What goes down must come up
woollypigs Day 4 After breakfast Alan led us out for 30 odd miles, where we had a very nasty hill to climb, but the views were well worth it. Then we…
cycle touring
Leaving Luton, direction Lancashire
Day 1 We set off from London St. Pancras towards Luton, simply because that would allow us to avoid riding out of London, and also because our friend lives there.…
Riding north
On Saturday the 21st we are jumping on a train here in London and head north to Luton. No we are not flying out, we are cycling away to save…
Biting bastards
No I’m not sorry for this swear word because I totally have reason for it and when you have read this post you will understand why. I tend to be…
GPS and OSM
A few weeks ago I got a Garmin Dakota 20 GPS mainly for us to use when touring. Don’t get me wrong I do love the old paper maps, could…
The Long Haul Trucker ruined my bicycles
I’m now coming up to 5,000 miles on the Surly Long Haul Trucker, aka my little Tank, and boy have they been my most comfortable 5,000 miles ever. But, as…
Ortlieb Bike-Packer Plus (Rear)
Over the last year or so I have used my Ortlieb Bike-Packer Plus (Rear) a lot. Mainly to carry my work stuff to and from and of course touring. I…
Cycling on "drugs"
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…
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…