Why I need a digital detox

Why I need a digital detox

When was the last time you looked out of the window for a whole train journey? Watched a whole film or listened intently to a whole song doing nothing else? Can you honestly still have a whole conversation without instinctively…

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London e-bike tour with Shimano

London e-bike tour with Shimano

L to R: Lucy from PaddlePedalPace, me and Michelle from RideOn. Scroll down for video A couple of years ago on my (much-missed) three mile EW cycle commute I used to occasionally get overtaken by people on e-bikes. It was…

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6 lessons learned on my first Time Trial

6 lessons learned on my first Time Trial

I survived my first hill climb Time Trial this week and I need to tell you all about it. But first, let me apologise. I realise that this little corner of the Internet – are we still capitalising Internet? – tends to…

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An Isle of Purbeck mtb adventure!

An Isle of Purbeck mtb adventure!

  Scroll down for video Here’s a general rule: if you want a happy Tess, put her on a bike in the countryside, let her raz around the woods, or take on the trails. There’s literally nothing better than the…

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BMXercise at Lee Valley VeloPark

BMXercise at Lee Valley VeloPark

Earlier this month, for nearly two whole hours, I got to be 12 years old again. It was absolutely bloody brilliant and I can’t wait to do it again. Thanks to delayed trains it took me pretty much the same…

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