Winter cycling can be a challenge, but our top nine tips for safe winter cycling will help to keep you safe. Our tips are based on decades of experience of cycling through extremely tough winters, including endless rain and below freezing temperatures. Tip #1: Take a Strong, Safe Position in the Road and Maintain it Steadily Your aim is to find a straight line down the … [Read more...]
How to Dress for Winter Cycling – Cycling Clothes that will Keep You Warm and Dry
Here's a complete guide to how to dress to keep warm, dry, and comfortable while cycling in winter. This post contains tips for dressing for winter cycling. It explains how to dress in layers and keep your core, head, hands, feet and other parts warm and dry for comfy, safe, winter cycling. Keep Your Core and Head Warm for Comfortable Winter Cycling It … [Read more...]
How to Keep Your Feet Warm and Dry for Winter Cycling
Here's a complete guide to how to keep your feet warm and dry for winter cycling. Your challenge is to keep rain and snow out, and keep your body warmth in. It's very hard to keep your feet warm and dry while cycling, and I have spent far too much time with freezing, numb feet. Not only is this unpleasant, but it can be downright unsafe if you cannot feel your feet when you … [Read more...]
When to Use Flashing Bike Lights
Flashing lights and bikes have become like love and marriage – they are strongly associated together, but there CAN be problems. When should you flash your bike lights, and when is it not a good idea? Here’s a guide to when to use your bike lights on flashing mode. Most Bike Lights Offer a Variety of Modes Most good quality bike lights have a range of modes, including … [Read more...]
Adidas Cycling Glasses – Reviewed after Eight Years of Use
This is a review of my Adidas Tycane Pro Cycling glasses, after 8 years of using them for cycling and driving, in every kind of weather, from bright sun to snow. Adidas hydrophobic cycling glasses incorporate advanced lens technology to protect your eyes and give you the best possible vision. Back then I thought I might just have found the perfect cycling glasses for protection … [Read more...]
