Rob Ainsley
Rob Ainsley is the former editor of Classic CD Magazine at Future Publishing, where he later became Web Editor of classicalnet.co.uk. Since then, he has focused on cycling, writing a monthly column for Cycling Plus Magazine and releasing The Bluffer's Guide to Cycling and 50 Quirky Bike Rides, published by Haynes and Eye Books respectively.
Recent articles by Rob Ainsley
Weird and wonderful: Britain's 10 most quirky bike rides
Rob Ainsley, author of 50 Quirky Bike Rides, selects his favourite places to have a unique two-wheeled experience
Booze cruise: I rode between the highest and lowest pubs in Britain
Rob Ainsley cycles downhill from North Yorkshire's Tan Hill Inn to Marsden Grotto, north of Sunderland
Rob Ainsley | I asked ChatGPT where to cycle and it recommended the top of a wall
How good are AI chatbots at recommending bike routes? Reassuringly awful, it seems
Which is England's highest road? | Riding the top six in one day
Rob Ainsley sets out to conquer the nation's highest six tarmac roads in the wild North Pennine fells
10 of the UK's best train and bike adventures
Author Rob Ainsley shares some of Britain’s most remarkable rail and cycling routes
10 pilgrimages to make by bike, from the Via Francigena to St Columba's Way
Pilgrimages today are as likely cycled as walked, and they’re not all about saints either
Rob Ainsley | Mirrors are essential for drivers, why aren't they for cyclists?
Rob Ainsley just tried using a handlebar mirror. He wasn’t impressed by what he saw...
Rob Ainsley | “Why cycle up hills when there’s a flat way round?”
Why cycle up hills when there’s a flat way round? Rob Ainsley has some reasons...
Opinion | Bikes designed to keep us riding into old age
Rob Ainsley welcomes Islabikes’ Icons range designed for older riders
Why we deserve better cycle paths
Many cycle paths are at best a lottery, and at worst a real safety hazard