I wanted to fit a light powered by the main battery, this is how I did it. This is a fairly easy project as long as you are not worried...

Going car-free is fine and dandy but if you depend on your 'fun bike' to do the domestic stuff you are likely to be unlucky when you have...

I've now ridden over 3,000 miles on my NCM Moscow Plus (27.5") so thought it was probably time to do a proper review of it, warts and...

About 10 days ago I had a bit of a crash, if you follow me on Strava you may have noticed that I have only done a small number of short...

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...

The ebike economy question: Whenever I mention my ebike to anyone the usual responses either include 'its cheating' or 'must cost a lot...

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...

I've been using my NCM Moscow+ for over a year now and recently I started to have drivetrain problems with gears starting to slip. This...

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...

Over the past few months, I've been keeping my eye on eBay for a few secondhand bits and pieces to allow me to change the setup on Boris...

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've been wondering who actually visits my site. Obviously, I can't identify individuals but I have had a quick look at some data from...

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...

Did my longest bike and trailer trip to date this afternoon, 21 miles. I did have a bit of a scary moment though. I was coming back from...

I've been attracting strange looks wherever I went today, not sure why. The fact is that these don't really fit in the car and I wanted...

Did you know there is now a financial penalty for not having a current UK passport? I didn't until today and frankly I'm rather unhappy...