Bicycle tourist meet up, Tuesday, March 9th 2010.
woollypigs I was reading The Travelling Two website tonight as fell over a post there, Alastair Humphreys is planing a meet up for bike tourist, March 9th. I thought that it…
Cycle Touring
Sheldon Brown 07.14.1944 – 02.03.2008
Today is the sad anniversary of the departure of Sheldon Brown two years ago. I have never met Sheldon but I have heavily used his website and learned a lot…
Cycling the LHT in the snow
I finally had the chance to cycle in the snow with my Surly Long Haul Trucker. What can I say, it is sooo easy. I have done my fair share…
5,915.65 miles for 2009
Last year took us to Scotland (Grand tour of Edinburgh) , Wales (3 wet days loop), Surrey Hills (3 days tour with TEA), Isle of Wight (one small wet ride),…
Exploding balls
The other day while cycling home from work. I heard and felt the loud noise of what seemed to be a screwdriver being put to a bench grinder coming from…
SuperNova E3 Pro, let there be light.
I got the SuperNova E3 Pro with the handle bar mount. The reason is that I didn’t fancy having my expensive light sitting on my bicycle when parked up. When…
Anne Mustoe: a remarkable woman
I have never heard about Anne Mustoe until I was told about her untimely passing. … what she termed her “new career”. When she resolved to cycle round the world,…
LHT Cockpit with butterfly handle bar
I'm not a big fan of standard drop bars. The main reason is that I don't feel I got a good grip when it comes to braking when you are…
2000 miles
Today I passed the 2000 miles mark on my little Tank the Surly Long Haul Trucker o/ Why haven't I listened to others before, kinda kicking myself here, when they…
Tubus Pannier Racks
The Turbus racks are by the look and feel build to last. They do really feel rock solid but are still light. I got two set of the Turbus Cargo's…