Dan Joyce, Cycle Magazine Journalist Profile

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How to do your own DIY bike fit

2 weeks ago | cyclinguk.org | Dan Joyce

By Dan Joyce Dan on a Cinelli HoBootleg test bike in 2016. It fitted him reasonably well but a shorter stem and a seatpost with more layback would give a more relaxed riding position A professional bike fit is a great way to improve the comfort when riding your bike, but if you don’t have to spend £100 or more, Cycle magazine editor Dan Joyce has some suggestions you can try at home Try sitting more upright and further back.
Review: Bluemels Style 28" 75 Set

4 weeks ago | cyclinguk.org | Dan Joyce

By Dan Joyce Big mudguards for 29ers with 55-66mm tyres Unless you add long mudflaps, most frame-fitting mudguards are too short to keep the spray from your feet and the faces of following riders. The SKS Longboard was one of exceptions but that’s now been discontinued. Its replacement is the Bluemels Style. “It couldn’t be longer,” says the blurb. The Style is available in 46, 56, 65 and 75mm widths, all for ISO 622 wheels.
Bike test: One bike that does everything

1 month ago | cyclinguk.org | Dan Joyce

By Dan Joyce Dan Joyce tries to make one bike work for different types of cycling Is it possible to have one bike for everything? Cycle magazine’s editor Dan Joyce spent a month experimenting with one solution, the Genesis Longitude Bikes aren’t hugely expensive, so why own just one? Money, if it’s tight. Storage space, for the same reason. Or minimalism: the satisfaction of having no more than you need. For me, it was just an experiment.
Bike test: Affordable(ish) hardtails

1 month ago | cyclinguk.org | Dan Joyce

By Dan Joyce What sort of mountain bike can you get for under a grand? How good a mountain bike can you get for less than £1,000? Cycle magazine editor Dan Joyce test rides the Voodoo Bokor and Whyte 529 Since we last featured hardtails in 2014, mountain bikes have evolved. The trend for frames to get longer (reach), lower (bottom bracket) and slacker (head angle) has continued, in a bid to make us faster or simply safer on descents.
Bike test: Genesis Day One 10 singlespeed bike

1 month ago | cyclinguk.org | Dan Joyce

By Dan Joyce Genesis Day One 10 – a singlespeed aimed at commuters Cycle magazine editor Dan Joyce tests a cyclocross-inspired singlespeed commuter with disc brakes and 35mm-wide tyres Launched as the Day One Cross eight years or so ago, the 2017 version reflects the fact that purchasers wanted this singlespeed more for city streets than muddy fields.
Group test: Men’s cycling jeans

1 month ago | cyclinguk.org | Dan Joyce

By Dan Joyce Cycling jeans are a good option for those who don’t want the Lycra look For urban cycling, there are better compromises than uncomfortable denim or geeky bike gear. Editor of Cycle magazine Dan Joyce tests jeans designed for cyclists You can cycle in normal jeans, of course, but there are a few reasons you might not want to. Comfort tops the list: a thick seam in the crotch combined with a narrow bicycle saddle can make you sore.
Bike test: British-built steel touring and off-road cycles

1 month ago | cyclinguk.org | Dan Joyce

By Dan Joyce Stanforth Skyelander Handbuilt bikes are enjoying something of a renaissance. Dan Joyce tests a Stanforth Skyelander, Sven Pathfinder, and Shand Bahookie The market for enthusiasts’ bicycles is dominated by aluminium and carbon machines made in the Far East – bikes that are modish, competitively priced and relatively lightweight.
Ad Hawk: The dynamic, diverse mission of St. Joe’s

2 months ago | sjuhawknews.com | Dan Joyce

In preparing for St. Joe’s upcoming Mission Week, Feb. 14-23, I realized 10 of the 40 courses I’d needed to graduate from St. Joe’s were taught by Jesuit professors. Now, to be honest, this fact was no assurance I got a genuine “Jesuit education.” I would argue I learned as much, if not more, about Jesuit education from some of my professors who were not members of the Society of Jesus (a.k.a. the Jesuits).
Bike test: ICE Adventure 20 Rigid

2 months ago | cyclinguk.org | Dan Joyce

By Dan Joyce Sitting back and relaxing doesn’t come easily to Dan Joyce, but the ICE Adventure is a recumbent touring trike designed for exactly that ICE has been building recumbent trikes for 26 years and now offers six models, ranging from the VTX fast road machine to the Full Fat off-roader. The Adventure is a tourer. There’s a huge menu of build options, which you can get a sense of by comparing this test trike with CeCe Balfour’s ICE Adventure (p43).
Bike test: Small fold, big ride

Dec 2, 2024 | cyclinguk.org | Dan Joyce

The Brompton is the quintessential urban folder, slotting so neatly into that space in the cycling market that it has become the standard by which other folding bikes are judged. Many are found wanting: over the years a number of rivals have folded (pun intended). While it’s very difficult to out-Brompton a Brompton, there are things other folders can do better. For example: ride better. Tern’s BYB and the new Brompton G Line both promise that.