Schwalbe Marathon Plus Tour
woollypigs I have been running Schwalbe Marathon Plus 700x35c (37-622) and Peli the 26×1.35 (35-559), with great success. I think I have had only one visit in 8,000 miles and that…
Cycle Touring
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…
Camping in Denmark – "Overnatning i det fri"
“Overnatning i det fri” is a guide book in Danish about nearly free campsites in Denmark. Denmark don’t have the “Allemannsretten”, freedom to roam, like other Scandinavian countries. Since the…
Wild camping
We 'camped wild' when we've failed to find a campsite for the night ...
Across New Zealand (Christchurch – Hokitika)
Late arrival into Christchurch and “Jail” time, earthquake aftershock, very strong head winds and absolutely stunning views. Made these five first days a fantastic start to our stay in New…
Brooks saddles factory tour
Yesterday I had a grand day out with a handful of leather nuts to the Brooks saddle factory in Birmingham, UK. We were split into 2 groups and had a…
Why don’t cows …
We loaded up Rob's (from Les Sorbiers) mini bus, with our bikes plus Richard
The dry run (cycle in Croatia)
We are planing to fly down to Dubrovnik and then cycle up to just north of Split to a town called Trogir along the coast, as our dry run in…