BIKE Magazine

UGANDA?

The year was 1997 and I was rapidly freewheeling towards my 50th birthday. As a journalist helping the home with its media coverage, how could I say No? I said Yes. David Finn is a journalist, part retired (but don’t ask which part). He has spent all...

PORTUGAL’S COASTAL CLIMBING PARADISE

Mediterranean views, historic roads, and la volupté

EDGE OF THE WORLD

13,000 km from Helsinki to Singapore

BLIND ULTRA-ATHLETE TOOK ON EVERESTING GLORY ON MOUNT ETNA

TANDEM TRIUMPH Blind Ultra-athlete Took on Everesting Glory on Mount Etna Bulgarian endurance athlete Victor Asenov, the first blind person to complete an Everesting on foot, went on to tackle the same 8,848m challenge on a tandem bike at the...

ELECTRIC FREEDOM: RIDLEY E-KANZO ADVENTURE

Bikepacking reimagined with Bosch-powered performance.

NOVA SCOTIA

Written by Peter Johnson

CYCLING ROTTERDAM

It’s definitely not Liverpool or Rome Mention the City of Rotterdam and I subconsciously start to hum the chorus of the House Martins annoyingly catchy hit. (‘This could be Rotterdam or anywhere, Liverpool or Rome, ’cause Rotterdam is anywhere,...

VINTAGE CYCLING FESTIVAL

L’ Eroica Britannia is a vintage cycling festival in Bakewell. The event is a huge success with over 30,000 people travelling from all over the World to make the event truly wonderful; the big question was would the follow-up event live up to the...

CYCLING EVENTS APRIL 2025

NORTH MACEDONIA

Winner of the 2022 International Tourism Award, the 300kilometer trail made us curious. Could it also inspire mountain bikers? With this question in mind, we explored the rugged, untamed landscapes of the Balkans on two wheels. I started my research...

LAKE DISTRICT

Proceeding with our arrangement on handling the course of the Tour of Britain - at an all the more restful pace - Simon Parker offers a manual for the precarious inclines of the Lake District. The adventure This is, beyond a shadow of a doubt, the...

WIN Kitbrix Brixton Totepack

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BIKEPACKING NORWAY

This August, myself, Ed Watson and James Watson (to be known henceforth as the Hairless Bikers due to our unpopulated stubbles!) cycled the length of Norway from south to north in support of the Tom Love Trust. Tom was our mate from school who...

TRAINING

Q: I’m new to cycling and looking for a versatile cross-country bike within a £1500 budget. Any recommendations? A: Luckily, there are several great options in this range. Below are a few top choices across both full suspension and hardtail bikes: •...

STARLING CYCLES

Humble origins While there are many large, mountain bike companies producing a huge number of bikes every year, there are also many smaller manufacturers making incredible pieces, right under our noses. Starling Cycles (starlingcycles.com) is the...

EBCO ADVENTURE 2

EBCO, a leading name in premium quality e-bicycles and part of the TVS Group, is proud to announce the launch of the latest addition to the acclaimed Adventure range – the Adventure 2! The Adventure 2 marks the completion of the EBCO Adventure range,...

CYCLE-TOURING ACROSS FRANCE

Cycling with other people was great fun, like being a kid again. Women would turn up with all the gear and there was always a sense of giddiness and excitement as we worked up to getting started. That was the point of Breeze: to encourage women to...