I have wanted to measure the thickness of the disc brake rotors on my bike for a long time to see if they need replacing. The problem is...

Yesterday marked my 500th bike ride since my 40-year break from cycling, it was just a short dash for lunch on a workday but no matter....

I went out for a bike ride yesterday afternoon, only about 20 miles but probably the longest of the year so far. On the way back I popped...

Covid-19 was first reported in the UK on 31st January 2019, since this was over two years ago I don't think that I was being...

The latest changes to the Highway Code seem to have prompted an increase in the rage against 'Cyclists'. Now don't get me wrong here, I'm...

I’m old enough to remember the days when almost all portable devices used replaceable batteries, we spent a lot of time and money...

Early this month I had an operation on my stomach so have not been able to ride my bike, if I had a car I would not have been able to...

The Internet is full of bike snobs who assure us that any eBike costing less than about £5k will break down in a matter of weeks and...

Seem like a strange question but the case for it is growing. To be fair, I've always had the ears but there are recent developments. For...

It is now about 6 weeks since I bought my secondhand Dutch-styled NCM Venice to use as a shopping bike. I have put just shy of 300 miles...

Thread Lock is good stuff but what does it do and which one should you use? This is just a basic introduction as I'm certainly no expert...

I have seen this in our local (Whitehaven) harbour while out on a bike ride today. In front of the blue trawler is another of a similar...

Although I was aware of the 'Millenium mileposts' on the National Cycle Network were and have passed several of them many times, I'd...

I guess that I'm lucky in many ways and the views I have available to me on a local bike ride are an example of this (please excuse the...

It is a year since I got rid of my beard, mainly because it kept getting tangled in the buckle of my cycling helmet. At the time I said...

What3words is a free app I have on all of my devices but rarely use, so why keep it? Simple, it really is a potential life-saver. In...

How the times change. Up until about 18 months ago I'd have associated 'Hi Steve, the usual?' with a greeting in my local, but what with...

I’ve just finished reading the 8 book DS Kate Hamblin series written by David Hodges, this has taken me about 3 months because I...

I have been a member of the local WEDCU credit union (Whitehaven, Egremont & District) for a few years. I first joined when I had a...

I wanted to make a recipe with chickpeas, amazing how many things can be made from these. In the cupboard I have got a couple of tins of...