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Scot Tares tells us of the “old-days” when a cup of tea was enough to let you cycle 280 miles in one day. There used to be a time when the “biley-up” was a key part of cycling club tradition. The impromptu stop to brew up a pot of water for a cup of tea……

Scot Tares finds cycling can be fun if you club together. Last week I was sent a couple of photographs from a Courier reader who cycled with my Dad in the 1950s in the now defunct Charles Star CC. The two photos, one of a club ride up to Reekie Linn and the other a……

Scot Tares finds social media can offer some inspiration after all. Like many people, I follow social media sites but often, at best, just skim over the inspirational, human-drama stories that often feature in them, but last week one in particular caught my eye. Rick Hoyt was born 43 years ago with a profound disability,……

Scot Tares finds snow excuse for getting out on his bike. Sometimes it can be difficult to motivate yourself to get out on your bike, but when you do, these times are often the best rides that you can have. So it was a few Saturdays ago, as the snow came down heavily and I……

Written by Scot Tares and originally published in the Courier 26.1.3 (copyright DC Thompson) Scot Tares gets in the zone with his cycle training. A recent study at Stirling University has investigated how training intensity can have measurable effects on performance, and the results may not be what you expect. The 29-week trial on a……