Cycling on "drugs"
woollypigs I’m totally against using drugs while cycling, though I do take them myself. I wrote about eating in my last post and how much it does help us up and…
May 2010
The joy of eating aka cycling fuel
After I read a few of Anne Mustoe’s books and a friend asked me about what to do to avoid aching muscles after exercise, it got me thinking. I can’t…
Lone Traveller: One Woman, Two Wheels and the World
After I read Anne’s book A Bike Ride, I just had to read one of her other books and got hold of Lone Traveller: One Woman, Two Wheels and the…
Tyre belt
Recognize these ? I have now found a use for the “wonderful” Dahon Special Edition Schwalbe Stelvio tyres, a belt ! My friend Bettina of velo-re.com fame, got the tyres…
Bike Touring Basics: A Free eBook
The TravellingTwo have just written a free eBook about the basic touring. I have just signed up for their news letter and read their first eBook. It is well written…
a review of Evergreen Farm Woodland Camping, East Grinstead, West Sussex, RH19 4NE
Description: (From ukcampsite) Evergreen Farm is set in beautiful scenery of fields and woodland close to the medieval town of East Grinstead. Evergreen Farm has 12 pitches each with an…
Blue bells
We got up and ate our left overs, since we ran out of gas yesterday, packed up and left the wonderful campsite. Since the station was only one-two miles away…
Light my fire
Last Thursday I was utterly knackered and couldn’t see beyond my bed that night. But Peli managed to talk me into going camping since I had one of my rare…
Ground Effect, Submerino and Hot Toddy merino wool base layer
Up to two years ago I never tried merino wool and was pretty sure that it was just a gimmick. Thinking back at my old woolly jumpers I could only…
Ground Effect, Underdogs cycling shorts
I don’t wear lycra but don’t mind some padding on my dear derriere. I wear a normal pair of shorts with some sort of padded shorts under, more like a…