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 over 50, he's riding road and gravel bikes most days for fun and fitness rather than training for competitions.
It used to be the prevailing wisdom for a very good reason, roads had much smoother surfaces in the olden days!
Yes, I had a look after I'd posted that. I'm tempted, but not sure I can justify the price. I'd also like to know what the noise leakage is like.
Movie tie in shrinkydinks in shreddies.
I remember the cheesegrater was very slippy, even walking on it....
there had been a “surge” at the number of injuries to on a protected cycle route Great job, Simon.
Oh dear - is this the usual "Active travel is wonderful! It's so efficient that we can get paradise for the cost of a few tins of paint" level of...
Ah - we can't have pedestrians or cyclists - our ancient street (now road) is too narrow. Handily though they had the foresight to make it just...
(Inspired by jollygoodvelo)...
"Before anyone starts to type a comment about the Giant’s Causeway not being in Scotland, or the real-life George Square never looking so lush and...
Yes, and it's been happening at various spots around Cannock Chase for many many years. Way back in the early-mid 90s a friend of mine was injured...