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.
Perhaps things would improve if more people like you stood for election. The chances of succeeding on an 'Active Travel' platform are not good. We...
I've tried any number of lubes over the last 40 years or so but since Rock n Roll was introduced I find myself coming back to that, specifically...
I do most of my own servicing and maintenance. But a good bike shop is a godsend when I encounter something new or especially tricky....
I run 10+14 on my summer tyres and 11+14 on my intermediates and full on winter muds. And I can feel differences as the week progresses.
I think that you have it the wrong way around: the £10-15 lights on eBay (other marketplaces are available) are cheap copies of Lezyne's originals....
Does it happen outside the Moldavian Embassy? Or maybe it's the chip shop.
'Safety Is a Shared Responsibility, Says Traffic Officer Whose Tips Are Aimed 100% at Pedestrians and Cyclists
We can't have that can we. Much better to risk killing vulnerable road users. Less damage to the cars.
I've just had the outcomes from 4 reports I put in last week. 3 of them were for driving at me on my side of the road. Two I had to brake and...
I have seen this image several times and can see no scientific reason for the conclusion it supports. I have been unable to trace it's source....