Well, I entered MLC, mid life crisis, at the same time a Covid-19 hit. Therefore, I splashed out on a waterrower A1, cause something had to happen. I wanted something for general fitness, more movement, not medals hunting.
I have never enjoyed going to a gym and I find HIIT and working out to numb...
Today, you are getting a two for one: Just found this review hidden in a draft folder. I have updated it as it was a bit out of date, but it is still very valid.
Just before we were about to set off on our tour in 2012, I had worn out all my shoes and pedals so it was a good time to upgrade and st...
We have recently described our frustrations with the zippers on our Hilleberg failing in this blog post. There are plenty of features we do like about the Hilleberg, however, and if they could only get the zippers problem sorted, we think it would be the perfect tent.
Fabric strength: It has take...
UPdate: (07.08.2013) This issue has now been solved.
Since we first wrote this post we have received comment on this blog, via email and other online forums about our honest post about our experience with Hilleberg. Hilleberg have come back to us offering to fit new zippers on our tent, so we'll u...
When we first heard about merino wool, we had the feeling that this would just be one of those gimmicks. "This honestly is the best thing since sliced bread and the wheel together and you can't live without it!" Read between the lines, "We've just changed the colour and given it wings" (remember tho...
Since I wrote the below updated review of the Showers Pass Elite 2.1 jacket (quick summary: thumbs up!) we've had another visit to the Showers Pass offices in Portland. My replacement jacket was a lovely electric blue colour, but while cycling down the Pacific Coast I felt a little invisible, so won...
I've now used the Extrawheel trailer for nearly six months and 3500 miles, in nearly every condition you can throw at a cycle tourer, so it's probably time for an updated review of this fantastic trailer.
The first part of our tour saw us cycling for four months in Patagonia in southern Argentin...
When we researched our tent which would be our home from home for 18 months we didn't hear anyone complaining about the zips. So in good faith we settled for a Hilleberg Kaitum 3GT.
We have now been on the road and living in our tent since January. In that time we've talked to two other Hilleber...
Review of Showers Pass Women’s Elite 2.0 eVent jacket 314 USD (approx. £195) including postage plus £65 customs charge
**UPDATE : Click here to read the updated review of Showers Pass new version of the Elite 2.0 and our second visit to their HQ **
**UPDATE following visit on 25 May 2012 to Sh...
Our beloved Exped DownMat 7 Pump DLX has started to spit feathers out the deflation valve.
At first it was just a little bit and I blamed our Alpkit down sleeping bags since they were losing some feathers slowly too. But since the job of packing down the beds often falls to Peli, she was more in...
I have always wanted a hat but most hats nearly always require a "uniform" to go with it. Bowler hat, you need a pinstriped suit. Stetson, you need a horse and boots. Flat cap, you need a landrover and a pigsty.
Suffice to say that I could never find a hat that did what I wanted it to do and still...
We may not have used this tent for long, but with one week on Exmoor and two weeks in Tierra del Fuego, it's already been through quite a lot of what nature is able to throw at it weather-wise.
We set about choosing a new tent carefully, as we wanted to invest in something really excellent which w...
This post is in homage to our friend Emily who is making her way from London eastwards around the world. The last time I heard she was cycling her way through Iran, mostly staring glumly at her morning porridge, since she has lost her trusty friend, the Spork.
A Spork, for you who are not in the...
We drink a lot while cycling and at every opportunity we have, we refill our bottles. Pubs, farms and some cemeteries you can quite often find a tap or a friendly person who will fill your bottles.
Though when you are in a place like Tierra del Feugo, there is a wee bit of a distance between tap...
As a bit of luxury since we knew when we arrived from Buenos Aires we would be rather knackered, we booked into the Posada del Fin del Mundo for one night.
We arrived at 9:30am and were warmly greeted by Gladys, one of the staff, who kindly asked if we wanted breakfast while waiting for our room t...
We hung around in Buenos Aires in the afternoon, keeping out of the sun and making preparations for our journey to the airport. We explained in vain to the very laid-back staff at the hostel that we would need a taxi which could take a LARGE bike box. The taxi that arrived was, as expected, too smal...
To help us get over the long flight from the UK we decided to spend a few days in Buenos Aires before heading further south in Argentina.
We needed something local, cheap and with space to store our gear. The first places we found were either too dear or advertised as party hostels, which we knew...
If you're an optically-challenged cyclist like me, you may have considered getting some prescription specs designed especially for cycling. Riding in normal glasses is possible, of course, but they don't perform too well in wet, misty or sweaty conditions. Having ridden with contact lenses plus fanc...
I wrote to SuperNova asking them about my dying stand light on the front light and the one rather dim rear diode (of three) on the rear light and that I had lost one light in the Blue Mountains.
They came back and told me that it was probably a faulty tail light. What really knocked me off my se...
If you are a cycle tourer or keen cyclist you might know what I'm talking about. It is so many years ago I have forgotten how I got hold of a Hypercracker tool. It's just been laying there at the bottom of the tool box, unused.
If you are looking for a way to remove your Shimano cassette that does...
Using a trailer when touring is a very personal thing. Some people can't do without one, while others manage to tour the world without. It's different strokes for different folks.
NOTE : Click here to read an updated blog post about the Extrawheel, after 3500 miles, in nearly every condition yo...
I really do have the so-called "Brooks bum" - they work for some and not for others. Peli, for example, didn't get along at all with the one we tested for her and prefers her Selle Italia Lady Gel Flow.
In a attempt to speed up the "riding in" time of my Brooks I added some proofide and soaked it...
I have been running Schwalbe Marathon Plus 700x35c (37-622) and Peli the 26x1.35 (35-559), with great success. I think I have had only one visit in 8,000 miles and that was a stone that hit the valve and broke it.
We want to do more touring on rougher tracks and therefore we wanted to get some tyr...
Description: (From ukcampsite.co.uk) Millslade camping site is in the heart of Exmoor national park, in the small hamlet of Brendon, Lorna Doone valley, also known as the hidden valley. We are 3 miles from Lynton and Lynmouth and 17 miles from the seaside town of Minehead. We are a small site ru...
Description: Whether you are looking for a short weekend break, a family holiday or just feel like an overnight stop, Bowdens Crest can assist. We are situated in the the heart of Somerset with a panoramic view of the Somerset Levels.
Site visited: 11th of June 2011.
Cycling along the Somerse...
