Like many before us, we began our first bicycle tour fully kitted with Ortlieb panniers. These are really durable and waterproof, but they have a few downsides. They don’t scale down well for day rides and they are clumsy for off-road riding, especially tight single track. They also necessitate expensive …
I forgot how much I enjoy riding in the dark. The short daylight hours of the Pacific NW winter often catch me out after dark. Unfortunately, in my excitement I managed to destroy my B&M Cyo dynamo light in a little crash on the Chuckanut Ridge Trail. The plastic light mount cracked …
We always planned to tell the story of our encounter with Los Caballeros Templarios (Knights Templar), but we didn’t want to worry our family and friends whilst we were still travelling. We never thought for one moment that our experience in Michoacan would closely relate to an international news story ten …
After wearing the same clothes everyday for a year, of course I jumped at the chance of product testing the Twelveways multifunctional …
We arrived in Bogota the morning of my 31st birthday, three days before Christmas. It’s a very family orientated affair this time …
With much regret, we’ve decided to put our bicycle tour on hold. After enduring three months of digestive discomfort and misdiagnoses, it …
I started this bike trip with what I thought was the ultimate hub dynamo USB charging system. It’s served me well overall, …
Before climbing up to the higher regions of Colombia, I’d never even heard of páramos, the neotropical alpine tundra which operate like giant sponges, providing fresh water to millions of Colombians…
