Ed’s letter
WELCOME… 2022 saw me survive my maiden cyclo-cross, hill climb and Italian Gran Fondo with just a slightly bruised ego. Only to then injure myself carrying the Christmas tree 100 yards home. It got me thinking about the physiological cycling benefits I hear I could gain from strength & conditioning – and routinely ignore in favour of sausage & chips, the sofa and the 118 movies of Nicolas Cage. That’s all going to change in 2023, of course, as I become a cycling powerhouse with the thighs of Hoy and shoulders of Sagan. I hope your own, possibly less outlandish, cycling dreams arrive in 2023. Let me know how you’re doing. matthew.baird@ourmedia.co.uk Your experts Simon Withers Tech reviewer Ultra-experienced tester Simon Withers casts his expert eye over 2023’s £500 road-bike vintage to see what you get…