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Commuting by bike: how to make it count as training
Riding to work has some of the strongest health evidence in all of cycling. How to turn thirty minutes each way into genuine training, when to keep it easy instead, and the logistics that make it sustainable.
How to get back on the bike after a break (or an injury)
The hard part isn't the fitness, it's the arithmetic of not chasing your old numbers. What to expect in the first four weeks, how to build load without breaking something, and where a clinician's plan beats any article.
Flying with a bike: boxes, airlines and what gets damaged
The rear derailleur hanger is the part that breaks, the CO2 canisters are what get confiscated, and the airline's policy is never where you expect it. Packing so the bike survives, and reassembly checks before you ride away from the airport.
Pedals, cranks or spider: which power meter to buy
Where a meter measures decides what it can honestly tell you. Single-sided doubling and the error it hides, temperature drift, how easily each type moves between bikes, and what the published validation studies found.
Saddle sores: prevention, treatment and when to see a doctor
"Saddle sore" covers several different problems with different treatments, which is why the internet's advice contradicts itself. What is actually going on down there, what genuinely prevents it, and the signs that mean stop riding and get it looked at.
Cycling with type 1 diabetes: fuelling, monitoring and what riders do
Steady aerobic riding pushes glucose down and a hard interval can push it up, which makes a varied ride genuinely difficult to manage. What the international consensus guidance describes — and why every number here belongs to your own care team, not an article.
Can an e-bike make you fitter? What the research shows
Measured e-bike riding lands squarely in the moderate-intensity band, which is enough to improve fitness in people who were not previously riding. What that means for someone already training, and the four uses that genuinely stand up.
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