Beyond 1200

When my wife originally wanted to go riding with me and needed a new bike, the Giant Hello Kitty caught her attention.
Its first major ride was a 70km ride from Yonghe to Fulong even though she had never been a cyclist and had not done training of any kind. She threw her bag on the [...]

“Just hop on and enjoy the ride” – a mantra I can appreciate.
Throw all concerns to the wind, just get on with it, cut to the heart of a great ride.
But…
If you want to go that little bit further, save that little bit more energy and make your long efforts feel that much easier, then [...]

The best way to test a bike is to ride it for a long time and a long distance.
Small niggles and annoyances are easily overlooked on bicycles that are seldom used, or only used for short commutes.
There’s precious little time to determine just how well things work as the ride is over before any poor [...]