Today I realised why I love being a bicycle mechanic and event promoter: I get to meet fellow cyclists. My customers come from all kinds of backgrounds, ride all kinds of bikes, and ride for all kinds of reasons; but we all speak the same language, and it's a language written in the wind and on the road. I'm 60 this year, and after more than half a lifetime spent as a school teacher, I finally feel I am doing what I was meant to be doing all along. Thank you to my customers past and present;...

We all want our bikes to be as safe as possible and to run as well as possible, so we can concentrate on the sheer pleasure of riding...

The numbers have arrived, the beer from Brampton Brewery has been organised and the entries are coming in steadily. Be sure to secure...