Over to Hautacam …
woollypigs … and back from Hautacam. We set off at 9:30 with Rob (from Les Sorbiers), Richard (a guest at Les Sorbiers), Pingu, Mrs Pingu, Dave, Peli and me. We had…
Cycle Touring
Exped DownMat 7Pump DLX: if only the Princess (and the pea) knew about these…
Description: (From their site) Exped DownMats: super comfortable, infinitely warmer and more compact than any other comparable mat of similar weight. Since down compresses so well, Downmats also packs very…
A good start …
… on today’s ride for the others but not me. We meet up with the Pingu’s and Dave at 09.30 and was soon off down the Tourmalet. The new tyres…
A small …
… error of 6 million and change. At the Stansted Airport we found out that my printer had given up, and only printed the part it wanted and not the…
Shipping our bikes …
Our trip to Bareges, France, on the Tourmalet in 2009
Surly Long Haul Trucker (LHT), let the miles roll on and on and on …
Description: (From their site) If you want to carry a lot of stuff while riding your bike long distances, you’d be hard pressed to find a better bike than the…
Meet my little tank – Surly Long Haul Trucker 2009
If you have landed here after a search, click here to read my review only about the Surly Long Haul Trucker. Below is a ride report too so if you…
Living in a box
Our last day of our holiday started nice and slow, with a good breakfast and tea and some basic chilling out. We went over to the local bike shop, Webike,…
A swinging rest ride
We had a bit of a lie in today, I was more in the mood to just be lazy. But Peli’s nagging got me up and after breakfast we headed…
IRL @ CPH
For 10 years or so I have been chatting and emailing with Mr. Owl. And every time there had been a change to meet up, something had come up and…