Articles
Musings of a Psycho-Crosser
The first recollection of Cyclocross that ever seeped into my consciousness was most definitely brisk winter afternoons in the 70′s in front of the telly with Grandstand and it’s coverage of International races at C...
Siempre bicycle café
Last weekend, Siempre bicycle café proudly opened its hatch to the world. Bringing coffee, tasty sandwiches, sharing platters and beautiful cakes to the commuters at Kelvinhall underground, this shop / café combo offers s...
Introduction To Cyclocross
I’d love to think of Scotland in the winter as being this beautiful snowy paradise. Calm, white and beautiful. Inviting me out for long strolls in a Narnia-like wood, perhaps beside a frozen lake with people skating… But le...
Moab: Cycle Town
The name Moab is a biblical name for a place just short of the Promised Land. The Moabites were historically regarded as the perpetual enemy of ‘God’s chosen people’. Moab in the American state of Utah is, like its bi...
The Dandy Horses
“Whenever I see an adult on a bicycle, I have hope for the human race.” HG Wells It could be argued that people who leap from airplanes with parachutes strapped to their backs are, on a subconscious level at least, simply t...
Connecting Communities with Unity Bike Project
The bicycle is a simple and efficient machine. It’s more than just cheap transport, it alleviates the worst symptoms of poverty, and brings liberty and physical and mental well-being to its rider. Most of us can relate to tha...
Challenging my riding with Ridelines Ltd
The Fort William UCI MTB World Cup provided the team at Unchained with the opportunity to network with a great mix of companies and find out more about what was on offer for mountain bikers. One company that caught our eye was ...
The Rise & Rise of Women Cyclists
Have you noticed the, aherm, revolution going on Scotland’s roads? There hasn’t been a big fanfare and I’ve not heard any boasting, but determinedly – and with big grins – more women have been getting on their bikes. ...
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What sort of person rides a bike for 24hrs anyway?
So how do you get to being on the start line of the World 24hr Solo Mountain Bike Championships? And what sort of person rides a bike for 24hrs anyway? Lisa Kamphausen is exactly that sort of person. Growing up in Germany, she ...
5 Less Visited Scottish trail centres to put under your wheels this summer
I still remember the first time I went out on a mountain bike. It isn’t the fuzzy childhood memory that many of you have, or the equally vague, through a haze of hormones, teenage memory common to most. It was a while ago...
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