The Sufferfest App review
Proving interval training delivers results, completing a full Sufferfest training plan saw the author make a 10% gain in FTP and increase endurance over longer rides. While it doesn’t necessary always put you in a place of suffering as the name would suggest, you’ll most definitely experience discomfort but also likely improvements in your performance […]
New & improved Wahoo Kickr launches into an increasingly crowded landscape
The Wahoo Kickr, was one of the most interesting and innovative new products to hit cycle training when it launched in 2012. It was ahead of the curve in the Smart Trainer market and paved the way for sites like Zwift as well as becoming a halo product that helped companies like Trainerroad gain traction too. […]
The Wattbike : some final thoughts
A few weeks ago Wattbike finally asked for their review bike back after a very generous long term test. I’d had the Wattbike for over two years and according to Strava, I’ve ridden just under 6,000kms on it. To be honest, I haven’t had many bikes I’ve ridden that far on. I was absolutely gutted […]
Winter training starts here…
This summer was my fourth in a row that hasn’t gone to plan. By that I mean that I rode my bike a lot less than I’d hoped to. This year the reason was a much higher workload, which is great, because as a freelancer, it meant summer was a bit more lucrative than last […]
The beginning of my Wattbike experiment
Last September at the Cycle Show at the NEC I had a fascinating conversation with Matt Moran from WattBike, which has led to this post and the start of this experiment. The context for it was as follows: I’ve ridden reasonably regularly (i.e. at least a couple of times a week) since late 2008. I’ve […]