Ed’s Letter

Stu Bowers

The six months since we launched Cyclist Off-Road have been some of the most enlightening of my 30-plus years spent riding. Gravel bikes have rebooted my zest for cycling, and changed the way I approach my rides. I’ve developed a game I call Routefinder Roulette. The rules are simple: input a start point and destination into route-planning software and then let the algorithms do the rest. Where will my bike computer take me? A road, a gravel path, a bridleway? Having a bike that can cope with almost any surface means I can just take my chances and go with it. It’s a whole lot of fun, and I have discovered routes in my own area that I never knew existed. I even managed to cycle from my home in…

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Cyclist Off Road (Digital) - 1 Issue, Autumn 2019

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