New Bike Porn: Jerónimo Rasputin 29 Plus
I wasn’t even looking for a new bike. Rasputin found me (at least that’s the story I am telling). I was just browsing PinkBike ‘for a friend’ when Rasputin growled at me. I was powerless.
Winter Bothy Loop, Mid Wales
I somehow overlooked the email from Stu about the Bear Bones Bach to Bach winter event, but I saw the bothy photos popping up on the forum and I got a bit jealous. I had a few spare holidays rolled over from 2015, so I decided to get back out to Wales for a long weekend of bothy biking.
Quantocks & Exmoor Bikepacking Weekender
Recently I’ve been getting the hint from Jenny that I should get better at surprises. So far I’ve flat out disagreed. I am full of surprises! I take her on downhill singletrack that she would never expect. I often don’t tell her how far we have to get home or about the next big climb that is around the …
Adventure Cycle-Touring Handbook: 3rd edition
The third edition of the Adventure Cycle-Touring Handbook has just hit the shelves, arriving with some massive updates by Neil and Harriet Pike. ACTH …
A Song Made In Mexico
San Cristobal de las Casas was a really inspiring place for us as we wiggled through Mexico. We stayed in a house …
Tour In Tune Cyclo-Photobook
It’s been almost exactly two years to the day since we left London with our bicycles and set off on our bicycle …
What Do Our Touring Bikes Look Like After 10,000k?
UPDATE: My Inbred frame cracked at around 12,000km. Read about that here. The virtual odometer (ie, Strava) on my trusty Inbred rolled …
Bikepacking Around The Brecon Beacons
With a new job starting in June, I realised that May might be my last chance for a while to squeeze in …