Let’s just say it, because somebody has to and apparently it’s me: no, you don’t wear underwear under cycling shorts. Yes, this feels wrong the first time. No, you will not be arrested. I’m answering this one directly and unglamorously because I remember standing in a changing room, fully kitted, deeply confused, googling this exact…

This beginner road bike guide is for anyone who has just bought their first road bike and isn’t quite sure what to do next. The bike is standing in your hallway. You’ve taken seventeen photos of it. You’ve told at least four people who didn’t ask. And now it’s just there, looking at you and…