Seven days of tips on how to make your winter riding more fun, productive and comfortable
Winter brings off-puttingly wet weather, grimly gloomy hilltops, treacherous trails, the necessity of night riding, tediously time-consuming post-ride clean-ups and more.
But none of this should be a barrier to your year-round enjoyment of cycling – with appropriate preparation and kit, inclement conditions offer new challenges, intrigue and purpose to your riding.
With that in mind, this week we’re celebrating all things off-season with Winter Cycling Week on BikeRadar.
Over the next seven days, we’ll bring you practical advice on making winter riding fun, training tips to make the most of your time on the bike, winter cycling hacks and upgrades, and buying advice for the best cycling kit for foul weather.
While winter officially ends on 20 March in the Northern Hemisphere, at least here in the UK, winter-like conditions continue well into the spring (and into the summer if we’re unlucky…).
As such, much of the advice can be applied to your year-round cycling. Who knows when you’ll be glad to have learned sandwich bags are a life-saver if you suffer from cold feet?