Are you getting the cycling and fitness results you want? It's tough making changes in our lives even when the outcome is something we really want. Sometimes what's needed is a kick up the behind. Other times we need to feel inspired to lift our game, to reach for the stars and follow our dreams.

Are you looking for a help and tips on bike maintenance. Are you struggling with bike repairs and general bicycle maintenance? This amazing bike repair manual will answer your questions and it's free.The bike maintenance manual gives you a complete course and covers tools and maintenance terminology. It then goes into detail on bicycle wheels and tires, your bikes brakes, derailleur, chain maintenance, pedals, seat and other adjustments. And a final section covers accessories. Applicable to both road bike maintenance and mountain bike maintenance.

Are you struggling to get motivated for winter cycling? Does winter bike riding in the cold, the rain or a windy day fill you with dread? These winter cycle tips will help you keep warm, dry and motivated for your century training. At the bottom is a really cool video about a bike messenger doing her job in the winter snow. Check it out!

Do you find cycling your bike up a hill difficult? Are there steep hills on your daily cycle commute that you dread? Maybe you want to ride a long distance event like 100 Mile Bike Challenge that features rolling hills in the route. In this article you will learn successful bike hill strategies that you can use to make cycling hills easy. You will also learn about conserving energy on hills to help you finish long distance endurance cycling challenges.

Are you concerned about safety when you cycle. How alert are you to the dangers? In 2008 I spent the summer riding as a push bike messenger on London's busy streets. In this article you will learn the survival skills I used to stay alive.

Do you think your cycle commute is tough? Is it harder than a 100 mile bike ride? If you think doing a century bike ride is harder then you should watch this video.Do you have more respect for commuters and the daily battles they face?

Ask any ultra distance competitor when the most difficult time to race is and most will tell you it is through the night. The darkness, the shadows, the cold, the loneliness and fatigue all play their part in sapping vital energy and motivation. There is no feeling like the joy of dawn to raise flagging spirits and banish the dark thoughts of the night before. Gillian Jornet endured just such a night on his way to setting an ultra marathon trail running record for Europe's toughest mountain trail the GR20.

Free diving is not a sport too be taken lightly. death is common and it's participants walk a narrow path between fulfilling their dreams and meeting the almighty. William Trubridge is the unassisted world record holder with a depth of 288 feet.This inspirational portrait of the worlds best freed diver shows a man able to hold his breath for more than 5 minutes and who when not training in the water goes running holding his breath!

This short film uses the words from Tim Crabbe's classic novel about road cycling. "The Rider" is probably the greatest book ever written about cycling racing and gives a unique insight into the mindset of bike racers. It is dark in character and focuses on one aspect of a winning bike racers psychology. Not necessarily nice or pleasent but without it, a bike racer will never reach their potential.