Mat has been in cycling media since 1996, on titles including BikeRadar, Total Bike, Total Mountain Bike, What Mountain Bike and Mountain Biking UK, and he has been editor of 220 Triathlon and Cycling Plus. Mat has been road.cc technical editor for over a decade, testing bikes, fettling the latest kit, and trying out the most up-to-the-minute clothing. He has won his category in Ironman UK 70.3 and finished on the podium in both marathons he has run. Mat is a Cambridge graduate who did a post-grad in magazine journalism, and he is a winner of the Cycling Media Award for Specialist Online Writer. Now over 50, he's riding road and gravel bikes most days for fun and fitness rather than training for competitions.
I see it everyday. Today, a cyclist going along C4, in London, and then across Tower bridge same route as me. Every red light jumped swerving...
"No one wants to live in a snitch society" - Nick Freeman.
It has a metal ring round the top. So you can flatten it, but it's not like you can stick it in a pocket.
Two winners in two days in rainbow stripes - Lotte Kopecky. Also an excellent 3rd from Pfeiffer Georgi, and that's a lot of f's.
"We are realigning Rapha to better reflect our strategic priorities and current market dynamics" - what an utter bol***ks way of saying we're...
I was as-near-as-dammit in the middle of the lane. Front camera is mounted slightly to the left, but the rear camera is on the seat post, right in...
I had someone tell me about another fake camera that they might brake and aquaplane. They drive on the road but don't even know what aquaplaning is...
Car damaged after crashing into house in Hereford street...
Yeah, I can't find any authoritative studies from a quick search. Anecdotally, EV owners are wearing through tyres quicker than with ICE vehicles...
If you're interested, Westbrook Cycles have them down to £140 already, albeit in a very limited range of sizes.