Bicycling Australia

Bicycling Australia is packed with interesting and useful information that will enhance your cycling experience. Our expert writers specialise in providing detailed information on training, positioning, health and nutrition, designed to help you ride better. There’s also unbiased, critical analysis of new products—from parts, and accessories, to clothing and nutrition, to full bike reviews—all with detailed photography to help you buy better. You'll also find Where to Ride suggestions in every issue, for destinations both in Australia and overseas. Download your copy now!

BICYCLIN AUSTRALIA

Welcome To The Family

The Big Picture • COL DU GALIBIER, FRANCE

A New Era For Recreational Cycling? • A GLOBAL PANDEMIC IS NOT GOOD NEWS FOR ANYONE, LET ME JUST SAY THAT. TOGETHER WE’VE NOW EXPERIENCED, IN SOME WAY OR OTHER AND TO VARYING DEGREES, THE ANXIETY, THE GREAT UNCERTAINTY AND SADLY FOR SOME THE TERRIBLE HEALTH IMPACTS ONLY A GLOBAL PANDEMIC CAN DELIVER.

Top Gear • CYCLING – IT’S AN ABSOLUTE ACCESSORY SPORT AND WE WOULDN’T WANT IT ANY OTHER WAY. WHEN NOT OUT RIDING WE SIMPLY LOVE TINKERING WITH THE BIKE, SEARCHING FOR NEW GEAR, AND WORKING OUT HOW WE CAN BECOME BETTER AT OUR SPORT. HERE WE TAKE A LOOK AT THE LATEST AND GREATEST PRODUCT RELEASES IN CYCLING.

SIMON CLARKE • HE HAS BEEN A PILLAR OF THE PRO SCENE FOR MANY YEARS NOW, AND STARTED 2020 WITH A CLEAR VISION AND SPARKLING FORM. WE CATCH UP WITH SIMON CLARKE AS HE RE-ALIGNS HIS SIGHTS AND HOPES.

CLASSIC COUNTDOWN Training For The Bowral Classic • ‘PLANNING AND PREPARATION PAY OFF’. FIVE WORDS AS IMPORTANT TO FONDO SUCCESS AS THESE FIVE TIPS BY NICOLA RUTZOU.

TOP 5 TIPS FOR BOWRAL PREPARATION

TOP 5 PLACES TO SUPPORT THE REGION AFTER THE BUSHFIRES AND COVID-19

GET SMART: Indoor Trainer Guide • THEY HAVE BEEN THE SAVIOUR OF MANY A RIDER AND THE ABSOLUTE GO-TO TRAINING AND SANITY AIDE OVER THE PAST FEW MONTHS. HERE WE TAKE A BROAD LOOK AT THE CURRENT CROP OF SMART TRAINERS AND VIRTUAL TRAINING PLATFORMS.

FROM ROLLER DERBY TO ZWIFT: 100+ Years Of Stationary Training • FIVE-TIME TOUR DE FRANCE RIDER, TOUR DOWN UNDER WINNER AND AUSSIE CYCLING LEGEND PAT JONKER TAKES A LOOK AT THE HISTORY OF STATIONARY TRAINING AND THE WORLD OF INDOOR TRAINERS.

The Mighty MORNINGTON PENINSULA • VICTORIAN-BASED BICYCLING AUSTRALIA CONTRIBUTOR COCO HENRY WAS SO IMPRESSED BY A RECENT TRIP TO THE MORNINGTON PENINSULA SHE’S TEMPTED TO MOVE THERE! HERE COCO EXPLAINS WHY.

FACT FILE

EAT, SLEEP AND DRINK

Top Indoor Training Questions Answered • SARAH HUNTER TAKES AN IN-DEPTH LOOK AT ALL ASPECTS OF INDOOR TRAINING AND ANSWERS THE 5 MOST COMMON QUESTIONS ON SETTING UP TO RIDE INSIDE.

Fit With Spokes • SPOKES IS A GLOBAL SPORTS COACHING BUSINESS PROVIDING HIGHLY PERSONALISED REMOTE COACHING PROGRAMMES THAT INTEGRATE TRAINING, NUTRITION AND MOTIVATION PLANS FOR CYCLISTS AND TRIATHLETES OF ALL AGES, ABILITIES AND ASPIRATIONS.

FulGaz: ‘Less Virtual, More Reality’ • FULGAZ IS A VIDEO-BASED TRAINER APP THAT LETS YOU RIDE REAL OUTDOOR ROUTES, INDOORS, INCLUDING MANY OF THE WORLD’S MOST ICONIC STRETCHES OF TARMAC. PETER MANIATY PUT THE APP THROUGH ITS PACES AND HERE’S HIS REPORT.

Wahoo KICKR Core • LUKE MEERS HAS BEEN MAKING THE MOST OF LOCKDOWN, USING TIME INSIDE TO GET STRONGER, FITTER AND FASTER VIA A WAHOO KICKR CORE – HERE ARE HIS FINDINGS.

SPECIFICATIONS

SUMMING UP

A Year With The Wattbike Atom • STATIONARY TRAINING HAS ALWAYS BEEN AN IMPORTANT ASPECT OF OUR SPORT AND THE RIGHT TRAINER IS CRITICAL. HERE WE LOOK BACK AT 12-MONTHS WITH A WATTBIKE ATOM.

SPECIFICATIONS

SUMMING UP

The Future Of Saddles? • LIKELY TO BE THE MOST EXPENSIVE SADDLE EVER REVIEWED IN THE PAGES OF BICYCLING AUSTRALIA, THE FIZIK ADAPTIVE VERSUS EVO IS...