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    • Honey Stinger Honey Waffle

      Honey Stinger Honey Waffle

      Fill the engine on your bicycle with the right fuel for a happy cyclist. Honey Stinger Honey Waffle I find it difficult to find the right food to fuel my body when I am out riding my bike. Many products are too sweet and rather than eat them I just avoid eating (which on a… Read More


    • The Future of Cycling is in the Balance

      The Future of Cycling is in the Balance

      A Fine Art of Balancing Watch the video As a cycle coach one of the most common questions I get asked by parents of young children is, “What is the quickest way to get my child to learn to ride a bike?” my immediate and unwavering response is get them a balance bike. Both of… Read More


    • Get in the right gear

      Get in the right gear

      Getting in the right gear for cycling doesn’t mean donning your best lycra. Using the gears on your bike correctly will make cycling easier and more pleasurable, but unfortunately the subject of gears can add a whole new layer of confusion to cycling to the point that many just avoid the subject completely. However it… Read More


    • An interview with Dame Sarah Storey

      An interview with Dame Sarah Storey

      Scot Tares has a chat with the UK’s most successful Paralympian ever: Dame Sarah Storey. Dame Sarah Storey had an incredible year in 2012, with many wins in road and track cycling, topped off with four Gold Medals and a World Record at the Paralympics which brought her overall tally to 11 Gold, eight Silver… Read More


    • Scotland the Great

      Scotland the Great

      Wherever he cycles in the world Scot Tares finds that Scotland is hard to beat. As I rode, numbers raced through my head: four miles to go to the top; my average speed was 12 miles per hour, giving an ascent time of approximately 20 minutes; my pedal cadence was 80 revolutions per minute, giving… Read More