I WAS HIT BY A CAR DURING TRAINING - HERE'S WHAT HAPPENED | RIDER SUPPORT

Anthony shares his experience of being hit by a car four years ago and the recent conviction of the driver, sparking a deep discussion about close passes, bike cameras, and how the cycling community should respond. You'll also get practical advice on hill climbing, fasted rides, modern bike tech, and whether expensive helmets are actually worth the money.

Key Takeaways

• Bike cameras can form part of a solution to close passes and dangerous driving—reporting footage to police is now more likely to result in prosecutions and cautions than ever before
• To improve hill climbing, focus on building frequency first (how often you train) before duration, then intensity—lay a foundation rather than jumping straight into hard sessions
• Fasted rides don't improve fat oxidation as once believed; eating 80-100g carbs per hour during rides improves performance, recovery, and reduces total daily calorie intake
• All helmets meeting EU safety standard EN1078 provide the same basic impact protection regardless of price; extra costs come from R&D, marketing, aerodynamics, and comfort features like sweat management
• Modern cycling tech is more complex but learnable—if you want to work on disc brakes or electronic shifting, resources exist to teach you, just as previous generations learned mechanical systems

Expert Quotes

"Growth only happens in the presence of surplus, it never happens in the presence of deficit."

"You can't go worrying about what the penthouse design looks like unless you've dug the foundation—so many of us are missing that."

"I would sooner have something cheaper and replace it more often than have something nice—that's from a motivation standpoint."