Two wheels

Matt Seaton: One value of cycling is that it keeps your inner child alive. More than alive, in my case: in rude good health and boisterous with it, frequently threatening to overwhelm the outer adult. Snow, can have the same effect

Two wheels

Matt Seaton: My first, autodidactic lessons in bicycle maintenance were not happy occasions

The Bicycle Film Festival

Matt Seaton: Highlights this year are a feature about the origins of mountain biking in 1970s California, Klunkerz, and more shorts from gonzo helmet-cam-wearer Lucas Brunelle.

Can you stay fit and strong as a vegan?

Her teenage son starts university next year, and she's worried that a vegan diet will expose him to colds and infections. Three experts try to boost his diet - and her confidence.

Bike doc

Matt Seaton: Everyone is different: inside leg, shoulder width, arm length etc, all have a bearing on bike fitting. Ideally, you should buy from a shop that will measure and fit you first, then tailor the bike accordingly.

Flab grab

Raj Patel illuminates the failures of the global food system in Stuffed and Starved, says Felicity Lawrence.

The Homemade Homemaker

We spend a fortune on hi-tech beauty and cleaning products, often without really thinking about what's in the lotions and potions we slap on our faces and pour down the drains. Yet with just a little bit of imagination and forethought, we could easily make many of them ourselves. In this new regular column, we'll bring you recipes for everything from toilet cleaner to toothpaste.

Free wheeling

If you have a short commute and still don't cycle to work, why not? Emily Thornberry busts 10 persistent myths about this easy, green and healthy way to get on the move.