The Boss is back! It's great to see him again, fresh from another trip to New Zealand and full of stories to tell. Welcoming him back to the fold this morning... Myself, Tom and Neil met at the usual spot by the canal and got a nice surprise as we were able to meet Steve's …
This was to be the second bothy trip that Dave and I had done by bike, carrying the minimum of equipment that we could get away with. Train tickets had been booked as Dave was coming from the Midlands and I from South Wales we aimed to meet in Shrewsbury, on the train to Newtown. …
The weather has been fine of late but windy as hell, my riding enthusiasm low, my digestive system in turmoil, to say that I couldn’t be arsed to ride is an understatement. The New Zealand trip is coming to an end soon and once again events had conspired against me with regard to heading out …
The Tour Aotearoa didn’t go to plan, a dose of Giardiasis put paid to my plans and a week into the event I pulled the pin, riding with an empty stomach was not much fun, and evacuating my stomach about an hour after eating was even less fun, a real shame as the event and …
`Ghost town´ remembering The Specials. This ride of about 30km was the last segment in a 250km bikepacking route I have been planning on the island of Zealand in Denmark. The route is made up of three local bike routes which have been connected with farm tracks, forest roads and minor roads. So this 30km …
The Madsen brothers, Mac and Cooper, sons of Craig and Marg, two little (not so little now) rippers that I’ve had the pleasure of watching grow into fine young men who both adore riding bikes. I first met this family three years ago when as a cycle tourist riding through New Zealand I was asked …
I’ve been here in New Zealand for almost a week now, done lots of touristy things, drank some beer and been out for four rides, all with no ill effect, to say I’m relieved is quite an understatement. First ride out was on Saturday morning, early Saturday morning, like 5am early, obviously jet lagged I decided to go out for half …
