Bicycling Australia

ADVENTURES AND DREAMS…TWO ASPECTS OF OUR SENSATIONAL sport that keep us motivated to push harder, train for longer and ride further. ‘Adventures and dreams’ sits well as the theme of this issue, edition 219 of Bicycling Australia. Inside we take a cl

Think expedition and adventure and those in the know think of Ortlieb. Made in Germany and regarded as the best of the best, these waterproof accessory bags are a critical and indispensable item for those into bikepacking and adventure riding in the

SURE, FRANCE, SPAIN AND ITALY MAY ROLL OFF THE tongue as the world’s ‘go-to’ cycling destinations, but for true purists the heart of the sport is Belgium and without a doubt the common carotid arteries criss-cross the rolling region of Flanders. Flan

They’re not high-altitude mountain passes or the long, 30km climbs of France or Italy, but the cobbled climbs of Flanders are up there as some of Europe’s most anticipated destinations for visiting riders. Here are some of the ‘must ride’ bergs. Dis

Blisters are small, angry and painful! They cause a feeling of dread each time we bend down to put on the same pair of shoes or grip the handlebars that caused them in the first place. The tenderness and spiteful sting is transferred from hand or foo

THE YOUNGER OF THE EDDY brothers (17-year-old Sam made his NRS debut in 2018), Patrick claimed no less than four U17 National titles in 2018 across both the road and track, and ended the year on another high when signed by the Victorian-based NRS squ

HOW DID THEY DO THIS: KILOMETRE AFTER BLOODY kilometre, day after bloody day … I am thinking of the ‘Overlanders’, intrepid solo riders who more than a hundred years ago would set off on their bikes alone into the unknown of Australia. So often I hav

AROUND 100KM NORTH OF Barcelona, and within touching distance of the French Pyrenees, the picturesque Catalan city of Girona is blessed with its terrain, location and – aside from the very depths of winter – climate. As such it provides the perfect l

IT BEGAN WITH MY FATHER enthusiastically pushing me towards a steep and dirty precipice. My lanky legs were spinning. My bottom lip was wobbling. And everything inside me believed I was heading for disaster. We’ve all a story to tell about learning t

So you’re committed and ready for adventures off the bitumen. You could wing it to see how you go… or you could check these handy tips to settle you into a less bumpy ride. I’ve rated these 10 essentials because of some tricky predicaments actually e

YOU ARE A HANDY 20-something year old club racer who relies on insulin, a banned substance in cycling, to control your diabetes. You have taken notice of the regular notices from Cycling Australia and the national anti-drugs body ASADA about not usin

CYCLISTS DON’T EXPERIENCE anywhere near as many injuries as runners. Mainly because it is a low impact activity. But that doesn’t mean cyclists are completely immune to injuries, you still have to maintain some strength and flexibility, and train wit

A LOT CAN CHANGE IN SEVEN years. Just ask Mark Kirby, co-founder and owner of Brisbane-based Craftworx Wheels. What intentionally began as a small-scale start up back in 2012 is now expanding into global markets and, based on their current growth tra

IT’S FITTING THAT ABOUT A WEEK before I was handed the Salsa Cutthroat for review, a friend sent me a link to the complete list of bikes competing in the 2019 Tour Divide. If you’re not familiar with it, the Divide is a bikepacking race that follows

WELL, I HAVE TO SAY I AM OLD school – I mean my first few years racing I was riding a steel frame with downward shifters, toe clips and a 12 x 18 cassette. The most exciting thing to happen to me back then was going from steel toe clips to alloy toe

TEN WOMEN OF ALL AGES, shapes, sizes and cycling ability and experience. Ten bikes, all exactly the same, but offered in three different sizes. A base in the south of France with three rides covering all manner of terrain, led by a former member of t

A lot of bike riders head to France for the climbs made famous by the Tour de France and indeed, when I first arrived for the Avail launch in June, the northern Spring, I borrowed a bike and headed straight for Mont Ventoux, just an hour’s drive from

COLD, BLEAK AND DARK outside, it was the perfect time of year to be warmly bunkered down and enjoying the couch, the kitchen, the kettle, and all those little luxuries that make winter all the more bearable. But, as we know, every action has an equal

BA: WE UNDERSTAND WATTBIKE HAS RECENTLY CELEBRATED 10 YEARS – CAN YOU TELL US A LITTLE ABOUT THE HISTORY OF THE COMPANY? RICHARD BAKER: Wattbike is ingrained in cycling. In 2000 our founders met with Peter Keen, Performance Director at British Cyclin

THEY MAY BE ‘BOSSI’ BY NAME. But don’t be fooled. Out on the road these impressive disc-optimised carbon wheels are the exact opposite. Lightweight, versatile and wonderfully compliant, they do what they’re told and are amongst the most well-behaved

BICYCLING AUSTRALIA HAVE recently been road testing the latest offering from Fizik, the Tempo Overcurve R5 cycling shoe. Reviewed in classic and elegant black, the R5 features a single BOA dial on top and a single Velcro fastener up front. The breath

FOR SOME PEOPLE THEIR BIKE IS merely a tool that allows them to go riding. But for others the bicycle is a personal expression of self. As a lifetime cycling tragic I clearly fall into the latter camp – every bike for me is an important life decision

THERE WE WERE, JUST A COUPLE of kilometres from Brisbane’s bustling CBD, and it wasn’t traffic we could hear but the sound of sewing machines. Manufacturing and apparel production in Australia? In 2019? You bet! Slowly making our way around Scody’s i

IF CHRIS FROOME DIDN'T CRASH at the Critérium du Dauphiné, or Tom Dumoulin at the Giro d'Italia, or Geraint Thomas at the Tour de Suisse, things might have been different. If only... There is zero point dealing with 'if onlys' because as riders often