Author Archives: michellearthursbrennan

Are gravel bikes a bit of a silly fad? Maybe. Quite a fun one though. My thoughts on the gravel bike vs hardtail debate here. 

What’s going on in your head can dramatically influence your performance. I spoke to riders who have used psychology to overcome fear and improve their racing, also picking up some tips and tricks from sports psychologists. Read it here. Related:  The Sports Psychology of: Using Visualisation to Banish Fears The Sports Psychology of: Setting GoalsContinue reading “Is fear holding you back?”

Mass produced frames aren’t perfect – if they were to be perfect, they’d be a lot more expensive. But are these imperfections affecting riders? Are they so bad that we need to take matters into our own hands and have bikes tidied up and ‘finished’ after purchase? Probably not – but if you’ve got aContinue reading “Frame facing (and is the industry churning out rubbish bikes)?”

Amenorrhea is so rife in the amateur peloton that a lot of riders – and even coaches – think it’s ‘normal’. There’s also a tendency to believe that ‘unhealthy’ habits are evident in obviously low weight. Not true. After about a decade of switching between no periods and hormonal contraceptives, I decided to address theContinue reading “Cycling, underfuelling and amenorrhea”

Not if you can’t keep them in a straight line. If you can afford just one pair of wheels, and don’t know how deep to go – then this article seeks to find the answer.

Before cycling accepts us? Thankfully, this piece is largely redundant now – since a women’s Paris Roubaix has finally arrived. But the point still remains. See it here.

Are women’s bikes all about marketing, or is their a need for a different geometry to suit female cyclists? Having a custom bike built for my (female) body seemed like a good way to explore the question – read it here.

I like a good ‘what I did on my ‘oliday’. Here’s a few…. Cycling in Gran Canaria  Cycling in Morzine Cycling in Denia and Calpe Cycling in Tuscany Cycling in the Pyrenees Cycling in the Dolomites Cycling in Mallorca Cycling in Girona