The tales and travails of another long distance ride shall be described here. This one was a very different pace to the very-long-and-exhausting Land’s End to John O’Groats ride of the previous several writings. Rather than race over as much distance as possible, my wonderful friend Kate and I decided that we’d much rather lean …
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To fail or not to fail, what a question is that? Failure is one of those horrible, dirty words that leaves tremors in its wake and a foul taste in the mouth. I only have a couple days left before leaving on my longest ever cycling trip, planned months ago with dreamy eyes and hopes …
A bike, for all it’s roaming abilities, is a terrestrial creature. Wheels are only useful with a ground to roll against. With no ground, a bike will flounder. And yet, I believe it is possible to cycle on water. Think of cycling, and I’m sure you’ll have a image of a bike in your mind. …
Cycle-venturing is something I’ve been dreaming of for a while now. To just go, without all the faff and noise and expense of fuel-guzzling transport. I’ve never had a car, so independent travel has always been by bike or walking for me. And cycling is so much faster than lumbering forward one step at a …
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