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. We send him off around the world to get all the news from launches and shows too. 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.
Standardizing jean sizes? Have you observed the different shapes people come in?...
Surely the cycleway through the Northern Quarter has been designed for the thirsty, caffeine deficient cyclist to grab a latte from an unsuspecting...
"Was there inappropriate speed? Yes, it's not excessive speed but you were driving at above the speed limit."...
Since I'm pretty sure three in every three cyclists feels less than safe on our roads, I'm not sure that this survey has any validity whatsoever;...
It is not a lubricant so almost useless on a bicycle where there are few places for water displacement given the use of alloy, carbon and sealed...
I hate all these non-standard thru-axle designs. Another reminder that roads weren't made for bicycles though.
Should have been wearing hi viz.
If you're on a budget the USE Vybe is around the £100 mark for approx 400g.
I am sure they could do better than leather bar tape. leather? Oh come on , must be much better, more technical materials
Scilicet haec novi!