John lives and rides in the mighty Peak District, and as such has a love of hills and a corresponding hatred of rain and appreciation of warm European cycling holidays - current favourite spots are Girona and the Basque Country in Spain. Touring, club runs, commuting, the odd bit of racing and the not-so-odd cafe stop - that's how John rolls.
In 2014 John aimed for and qualified for the National Hill Climb Championships, finishing a healthy 82nd, and he has placed on record he will not do that again. But you never know...
2022-02-08 12:58:30 - Indoor training is having a moment right now, with more and more people coming to appreciate the advantages of having a bike ready to go whatever the weather, whatever...
2018-08-31 11:26:18 - Sir Bradley Wiggins and Yanto Barker have got together to produce a range of good-looking jersey and bib-short combos, called Le Col by Wiggins. The Le Col bit is Yanto...
2018-03-27 12:42:10 - "March is quite early in the year for hill climbing..." was the response from most sensible people when I tried to cajole them into entering this year's Magnificent 7,...
2018-01-16 16:34:30 - Like most cyclists I know, buying and trying out new stuff is part of the joy of cycling. I think it's the trainspotter in all of us - we're only a pair of lycra shorts...
2017-12-18 14:12:05 - It feels a little odd to be writing a review of RedWhite's short-sleeved jersey, whose makers rave about how well it handles hot weather, the type you look forward to...
2016-07-27 11:58:10 - RedWhite Apparel make two styles of bib shorts, The Race and The Bib. That's it - just bibs and only two styles, designed in Singapore and handmade in Europe. So they...