Cycling in the Peak District
woollypigs We have just spent four days in the Peak District in the north of England, pootling about and enjoying the views. And, of course, sampling some excellent cake. Last year…
Cycle Touring
Are you sitting comfortably?
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…
Fettling Ortlieb pannier hooks
I have talked about the Ortlieb pannier hooks and spacers falling off before (clicky here: Ortlieb Bike-Packer Plus (Rear). For some reason they fitted just nicely and snugly into the…
Touring with the Wows
We had a bit of unfinished business to do with touring with our friends Peter and Janet, aka the Wowbaggers. We planned to do a weekend tour and were looking…
Vicycle tour of Denmark Part IV
More wind, single track offroading, history, visit to Germany, two utterly brilliant campsites and even a song from Peli. 03/06/2011: As normal my folks’ B&B trumped any other. We left…
Vicycle tour of Denmark Part III
Sandwich, sun, rolling hills, good company but missing two, the wind that became mountains and mum’s yummy home made ice cream 31/05/2011: Gus arrived on the dot of nine thirty…
Vicycle tour of Denmark Part II
Basic toilet, HC Anderson birthplace and the train over the bridge to Sjælland and a trip to the hospital. 28/05/2011: We woke up and found that the owners had left…
Vicycle tour of Denmark Part I
Lurgy, seasickness, the hunt for a hotdog and our first stay “i det fri” in Denmark and our first taste of the wind 25/06/2011: The last two weeks I’ve been…
Supernova E3 tail (rear) light review
This is bar none the best rear light I have used and seen on any bicycle. Very bright, though I haven’t seen it, just been told. 🙂 The three red…
Blog4NZ March 21-23, 2011
I know I’m a bit late to this, well I just spotted it. 🙂 Even if we were there a little over a month after the earthquake in September 2010…