There is no single right number. Four things decide your tire pressure, and tire width moves it more than your body weight does. On top of that sits a hard ceiling most riders have never heard of.
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About YM–C: Henri + Anton
A collection of adventures, tips, routes, and experiences related to road cycling and gravel riding.
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Department of rides involving cake.
Cake over leaderboards. Organic t-shirts and poster for everyone who knows why we really climb.
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100 Climbs. 100 Stories. One Passion.
From Stelvio to Tourmalet: the 100 most legendary cycling climbs as design posters. Real GPS profiles, your bucket list for the wall.
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Tire pressure: why 72 psi is almost always the wrong number
Maxing out tire clearance: how much tire really fits in the Trek Checkmate?
Officially 45 mm, ridden 50 mm. How far tire clearance on the Trek Checkmate really goes, and which tires run wider or narrower than the sidewall says.
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Trek Domane with IsoSpeed: my evergreen setup
Trek has dropped IsoSpeed from the new Domane. I keep riding the old one with 40 mm tyres and IsoSpeed, and I think it’s a shame.
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La Genzianella
La Genzianella Alpine Chic Hotel lives up to its name. It sits in Bormio at around 1,200 metres and shines with family warmth as much as with excellent food.
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Hotel & Restaurant Weinlandhof
The Weinlandhof in Gamlitz, surrounded by the vineyards of Southern Styria, is an absolute highlight for road cyclists and anyone who loves good food and wine.
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Basecamp Eco-resort
Fancy a road cycling holiday in Holland without being far from the big city of Amsterdam? The Unbound sits on the edge of the city surrounded by greenery and offers an incredible combination of design and nature.
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Das Kokon
If you are looking for an alternative to road cycling in winter, cross-country skiing is definitely a good choice. Das Kokon in Leutasch is the ideal base.
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Pension Leuchtenburg
The self-proclaimed most expensive pension in South Tyrol is a stylish guesthouse with a history. At Pension Leuchtenburg you spend wonderful days right on Lake Caldaro (Kalterer See). With a ride recommendation.
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Stroblhof Wine Hotel
Stroblhof Wine Hotel in Appiano (Eppan): a place for anyone who values wellness and good food after a ride. With a natural swimming pond, sauna and indoor pool.
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Hotel Seeleiten
If you are planning a cycling holiday in Kaltern, South Tyrol, sooner or later you will end up at Hotel Seeleiten on Lake Caldaro (Kalterer See). We stayed there and can say: rightly so.
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Hotel Hohenwart
Schenna, 300 metres above Merano, looking out to the Texel Group. Hotel Hohenwart as a wellness hotel with a proper cycling setup. What won us over.
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My AI Cycling Coach, Six Months Later
In February I built an AI cycling coach to get to know Claude Code. Six months later it is something else: a coach with a memory, with questions of its own, and with a direct line to my bike computer.
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Electric mini pump test: CYCPLUS AS2 Ultra vs. AS2 Pro Max
Two electric mini pumps from CYCPLUS in an honest real-world test: the light AS2 Ultra against the powerful AS2 Pro Max. Weight, speed, valves, heat and hose, plus a clear recommendation.
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Latex, TPU or Tubeless? Why I stick with tubes
Latex, TPU or tubeless on gravel? My honest comparison: weight, pressure and why I stick with tubes, now with Eclipse TPU and a Schwalbe Clik valve.
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Sa Calobra by Road Bike, Mallorca’s Classic Climb
A Mallorca classic. Sa Calobra, 10 km of switchback dreams through the Tramuntana, an absolute must-do on every road cycling trip to the island.
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Himmlisch Genießen Cycling Loops: My 5 Favourite Stops
Six pleasure-cycling loops between Pfaffenwinkel and the Zugspitze region. My five favourite stops between Lake Starnberg and an alpine cheese hut.
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Di Blasi R20: A Legendary Italian Folding Bike, Tested Over Years
Folding bikes aren’t a Brompton-era invention. Back in the 1980s, Di Blasi already built the R20: a folder that still feels current today. Henri and I own one, bought used, and have been riding it for years. Here is what it can do and what it can’t.
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The front derailleur comparison, part 2: SRAM AXS E1 vs. the rest
Three years after D1 vs. D2: why the SRAM AXS E1 finally shifts flawlessly, and how to save money on the chainring.
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Road Cycling in Mallorca
Mallorca is Europe’s most popular road cycling destination and for good reason. Over 300 sunny days a year, 870 metres of climbing on the Puig Major, more than 200 cycling-friendly hotels, and a season from February to May that lines up perfectly with early-season form-building. Add 15-22°C, almost no rain, and roads better maintained than…
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Finca Ca’n Beneït
Ten rooms, olive groves and rides straight from the door. Finca Ca’n Beneït in Binibona is Mallorca from its quiet side.
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