Pav Bryan

Pav Bryan

Performance director at Spokes Fit, BikesEtc magazine's "cycling guru" and published author.

A guide to better climbing

A guide to better climbing

What is a hill climb A hill climb race, sometimes a hill climb (HC) or hill climb time trial (HC TT), is a type of cycling race that tends to occur towards the end of the cycling season; often this is September and October in the UK. It is a

Training dynamically

Training dynamically

You wake up in the morning and you’re feeling amazing! You have the midweek club ride anchored later in the day which you just can’t wait to join. First, however, the small matter of attending to work and family life. There’s no issues as you get out

Perfecting the balance

Perfecting the balance

I’m certain we’ve all dreamt about giving up all our responsibilities and riding off into the hills. A dream of living a simple life with no alarm clocks, no school runs, and no arguments with our partner around who gets to spend the one free hour this Saturday

Goal Setting

Goal Setting

Summer is over and cycling is slowly coming to an end for another year. Autumn is taking hold and the northern hemisphere is creeping ever closer to winter. At this time of year, it is typical to look back and judge the season based on whether or not goals were

Back to Basics: warming-down and recovery

Back to Basics: warming-down and recovery

Cycling recovery Cooling down - we're all guilty of letting this one slide more often than we should. It's easy to think that we can cool down by falling onto the sofa and having a cup of tea, especially after a long ride. But recovery is so much more than

Back to Basics: Warming Up

Back to Basics: Warming Up

Warming up, whether it's for a short workout or a big ride, is often overlooked. If you often find yourself jumping straight into your training without completing a proper warm-up routine, you're not alone.

Back to Basics: Cycling Terminology Explained

Back to Basics: Cycling Terminology Explained

Within the world of cycling, we see a lot of jargon thrown around. TTs, FTP, cadence, RPE, VO2, etc are used to refer to bike-specific metrics and strategies. Pav Bryan explains cycling's most-seen jargon.