Welcome 2015, a new year, new challenges. New bikes even. I am chuffed that my first commission for Scotland Outdoors is out now, my very own account on the joy of riding singlespeed bikes off-road. I tried my very best to encourage you to try riding with one gear, packed…
Just as your motivation is about to slip (as you did in the last two days on the pavement and the entrance of Tesco’s), you make yourself a cup of coffee and watch this. A Scottish legend, and his words are so true, never mind his actions. Passion, that’s the…
Thanks to Harald Legner, a fellow cyclist from Germany, I just stumbled over another inspiring clip on Vimeo, and watching it made me instantly happy after a rather average ride today. This (video) is exactly what we need to encourage more people to cycle, not the ever ongoing discussion we…
I can feel summer in the air, despite getting hammered with cold rain in the morning. With summer coming there is hopefully the odd road trip (on or with the bike) in the air, and those two tunes here are the perfect soundtrack (more to come). As much as I…
As I hold the DVD for Home in my hands now, I remember the last scene of the film, following Ruaridh Cunningham down the mountain at Fort William‘s Aonach Moor as he wins the Junior title at the World Champs in his home country in 2007. I remember sitting in…
