Trip index HERE Photos from trip HERE Well – we’re back! Total distance: 939 miles Total climb: 33,977 feet ( 10,356 m) Time cycling: 95 hrs 27 mins Calories burned (though luggage weight not taken into account): 37,192 (!) Interesting statistics! Really good bits:- The tent was fantastic. Very quick…
Trip index HERE OK, Yes, there are some Amazon links on here – and if you click n buy we get a small amount of commission though you don’t pay more. This is good 🙂 It means if 1,000,000 people click and buy stuff – we can afford to do…
For full Wiltshire route index see HERE This route was a short test to see how accessible the bridleways are E/NE of Melksham between Bath Road and Sandridge. And the answer is, they are there and challenging – so good fun after a heavy night of rain. Full MTB needed…
Van trip index HERE – all pics from trip HERE OK, so after a fair few test nights, its time to use the tiny campervan for a month long trip. And not just a trip, but one that required loads of kit. It’s a standard month in France, bumbling to…
Well, we’ve just got back from a 640 mile ish bike ride around Brittany, pretty much following the map HERE. We survived! The facts:- 640 miles No tyre punctures (Schwarbe marathon tyres are ace! 4,000+ puncture free miles between the two of us. Excellent) One split airbed (Vango Trek –…
This trip was more of a challenge for us to see if we could do it, as the route was tough – more than 425km long and 5,300m climbs – all with around 35kg of luggage on our trusted mountain bikes. Full route here Daily route here All pictures here…
For full Wiltshire route index see HERE This is a tough route, a fair few tough hills and a reasonable distance. This goes from Melksham to Dyrham Park via Lacock and lots of villages along the way. A really very pretty and quiet road route. At Dyrham park (national trust)…
Well, the LEJOG trip is almost here! Yikes. For some reason we’re not seeing this as a holiday – more a nightmare plan lol. Just got to hope Mels knee is up to it. And us generally actually, as it is a tough route. Do remember though, our LEJOG isn’t…
Slight change of plans for our early idea for 2015 – mainly due to logistics, and also wanting a route that is slightly easier with the ability to make shorter loop changes if needed due to Mels ongoing knee issues. So, out with Switzerland and in with Brittany – an…
For full Wiltshire route index see HERE This is a nice bike ride through country lanes via Lacock up to Chippenham, through the town and parks, and then on the old Chippenham-Calne railway that is now more bridleway. Into Calne, and then country lanes back towards Bromam to Seend and…