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. We send him off around the world to get all the news from launches and shows too. 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 pushing 50, he's riding road and gravel bikes most days for fun and fitness rather than training for competitions.
Some very big negatives called out and it still gets ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ 🤔...
That's a long list of boxes to tick, but fair enough. "Some media" is a tall order, but one medium is here: https://www.theguardian.com...
Thanks guys. Frame is an old steel 531 from Ribble. I thought there wouldn't be a problem. Thanks for confirming that.
I like the idea of this new generation of wide rims, but am a bit concerned they won't fit my an Aero road bike with very tight tolerance between...
I disagree. Professionals use 53-11, not 50-11, so it's still someway off. I feel I need 50-11 (even if only on descents!) - sometimes I feel I...
Well, because our economy is predominantly services led - and there is no going back: it's the UK's competitive advantage, if you like. But...
Erm... employers will check social media and other publications for anything that may bring their brand into disrepute and hire or fire accordingly...
Time to ring the changes on this clapped out feature.
Unfortunately it's a should: "Any vehicle driven by a learner MUST display red L plates. In Wales, either red D plates, red L plates, or both, can...
I can sympathise. I slipped over on black ice friday morning. Bike is fine, but i've got one heck of a bruise on my knee. thankfully i only average...