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Taken from the Blazing Saddles Column in the Tayside Courier Weekend Supplement 3.11.12 Scot Tares finds as the nights draw in you can still get your fix of cycling on-line. “Biking is my art form-my self expression” – Missy Giove As a youngster I remember eagerly awaiting those rare Channel 4 broadcasts of the Kellog’s……

Taken from the Blazing Saddles Column in the Tayside Courier Weekend Supplement 27.10.12 Scot Tares gets muddy on the trail, all for the joy of cleaning his bike afterwards. “Cleaning a bike’s like cleaning a toilet. If you do it regularly, it’s fine and easy. If you wait, it’s a truly disgusting experience” – Steve……

Taken from the Blazing Saddles Column in the Tayside Courier Weekend Supplement 20.10.12 Scot Tares looks towards a bright future for young cyclists. “After being encouraged by the team, pressured to perform and pushed to my physical limits I crossed a line I promised myself and others I would not: I doped. It was a……

Taken from the Blazing Saddles Column in the Tayside Courier Weekend Supplement 13.10.12 Scot Tares is relieved to find the creaking sound he hears as he rides is not coming from his knees. “When your bike functions best, you don’t hear it – it’s silent, there’s no cracking, just shhhh – you’re gliding.”― Ralf Hutter,……

Taken from the Blazing Saddles Column in the Tayside Courier Weekend Supplement 6.10.12 Scot Tares considers the potential effects of discrimination in the sport of cycling “Women who love mud too much have what it takes to transform mountain biking from a boy’s club to a human’s club”― Jacquie Phelan From the time of Beryl……