Bike test day with Cyclist Mag

Back in April I spent a day at the outside track at the Velodrome in QEOP trying out road bikes. I seem to be on the cusp of medium and large bikes (but have always bought large) so wanted to try out some mediums. A day event organised by cyclist magazine meant we got to try out a number of brands over the course of the day. It was excellent and made me rethink my plans to get a road bike - maybe my gravel bike was actually fine…

Track day and bike fitting

I was really impressed by the Condor folk and ended up booking in a bike fit session with them a month or so later. I spent an hour cycling on a Wahoo KICKR ROLLR getting my seat, bars and shoes all tweaked here and there. With measurements done, new insoles purchased and seat lowered a little, I am now much more confident that I am not overreaching and I am in a comfortable position on the bike.

A few months on and my longer riders are much more comfortable - have just spent a lovely couple of days cycling on the North Yorkshire Moors on routes that will be part of the Tour of Britain later this week.

Tour of Britain route 2024

Tour of Britain route - ride to Saltburn

Strava route

Carlton Bank ride

Strava route