Keep your backside over the back wheel. That’s the golden rule when you’re going down a steep hill on a mountain bike. You can then freewheel over rocks, roots and ruts that would stop the bike (but not you) dead if you were sitting on the saddle. With your centre [Read more]
Do London’s new bike lanes really work? 0
on 6 Feb, 2019
In Biking
Cycling has expanded greatly. But are London’s new blue cycle routes as hellish as the old ones? Our writer gets on his bike to find out It is 8am on a bright Monday morning and traffic is snarling its way north up the A24. Across the road workers are flooding [Read more]
Mason builds a bike brand to be proud of 0
on 6 Feb, 2019
In Biking
The bond between a man and his bicycle can be an emotional one. Dominic Mason is well aware of this, and that is why he has gone out of his way to create a bike brand that people will fall in love with. It seems to be working.