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  • CYCLING FITNESS WITH ADAM COPLEY: GOAL SETTING

    Cycling is a sport of goals, whether you want to achieve a PB on a climb, achieve a higher average pace or cycle to lose weight. There is always a goal involved. And I find that goal setting is often something a lot of people fall over on. So, here is my quick guide to using goal setting to improve your cycling.
  • Cycling Fitness with Adam Copley: Strength & Conditioning

    Hello and welcome to the ADAM COPLEY: PERSONAL TRAINING blog. Over the coming weeks I will be introducing you to the world of cycling specific fitn...
  • Are women the new COVID-19 cyclist generation?

    As we all are well aware, COVID-19 has completely disrupted life as we knew it. It has completely changed the cycling community and we have seen a ...
  • Are you a 'typical' cyclist?

    Often, people who don’t fit the conventional cyclist mould aren’t taken seriously and aren’t allowed in the ‘cyclist’ category, but this growing number of people ARE cyclists. We need to throw away our image of what a typical cyclist looks like because people outside of these standards, are bossing it!
  • Bikepacking with The Original Fat Lad

    The outdoors has always been a major interest for me from as far back as I remember, and with my diary now being crazy, finding time just to get on the bike is always a challenge. So camping and being at one with the elements has taken a back seat for some time, until now.
  • Be Part of the Lockdown Legacy

    The global pandemic, or as us Yorkshire folk refer to it ‘with all this going on’, has altered life as we once knew it. A recent survey by Accentur...
  • Beginners Guide to Clipping In

    Clipless Pedals! Confused why Clipless Pedals are called “clipless”, when you clip into them?  Well, here’s why: In the days of Merckx, Coppi and A...
  • A Guide to Winter Bike Lights

    With such an expansive range of lights available to cyclists, we can confidently ride all year round through the darkest nights and gloomiest morni...
  • Sportive and Group riding etiquette

    WEATHER: We’ve ordered the weather but things change around here from one hour to the next, our advice is, pack everything! FAFFING ABOUT: Fa...
  • 10 Road safety tips

    10 ROAD SAFETY TIPS Road positioning - don’t ride in the gutter Be aware of other road users Be seen Always follow the Highway Code Try ...
  • Where's Your Mojo Gone?

    mojo ˈməʊdʒəʊ/ noun a magic charm, talisman, or spell. Where’s your Mojo gone? Here’s the magic you need to get it and you back in the saddle...
  • Cadence

    Cadence What is cadence? Cadence is the rate at which you turn your pedals or number of revolutions of your crank per minute while there is no ma...