Varun Jyothykumar8 minActivism and LeadershipBack to the Peaks: MTB Leadership Training with MTB Colour CollectiveOn my last trip with the fabulous people of MTB Colour Collective, I rode a mountain bike for the first time as an adult on 'serious'...
Varun Jyothykumar5 minUltra CyclingThe Ultra Bike Tour? Entering the Dales Divide 2023Not long ago, I decided that ‘touring’ was a very good word for the kind of bicycle riding I enjoy. I do like riding fast (at times) and...
Varun Jyothykumar6 minBike CultureCommuting by Bike - The Year-Long AudaxGiven up driving? Sold your car? Trying to set yourself up for an optimal long-distance, year-long commuting life in all seasons? This...
Varun Jyothykumar6 minUtility CyclingHow to Live Car-FreeWith a looming climate emergency, astronomic fuel costs and a cost of living crisis like none before, now might be a very good time to...
Varun Jyothykumar7 minBike CultureWhat does ‘Inclusion’ look like?This is the kind of bombastic headline often seen on many ‘how to’ guides for supposedly inclusive initiatives. The trouble is, as many...
Varun Jyothykumar3 minBike CultureIs Shimano Tiagra the new 105?With the recent introduction of Shimano’s 105 Di2 groupset has come a lot of furious debate; typically, that this is a move by Shimano to...
Varun Jyothykumar4 minBike CultureThe Trouble with Gravel BikesI’m going to start this article by addressing a non-issue to put it out of the way completely (because it’s right there, you and I can...
Varun Jyothykumar4 minBike CultureThe ‘Right’ BicycleThis all started on a cold January’s morning, when someone stole two of my bikes and I decided, very swiftly, that I didn’t want them...
Varun Jyothykumar2 minBike CultureQuaxing: Cycling can be Utilitarian, Too…This is not an article about performance, endurance and speed. If anything, it's an article about survival. Change is, by definition,...