Month: October 2011
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Howies Microadventure Competition — The Winning Videos
Just got a note through to say that this video I made (with some of Andy’s camerawork) has been selected by Howies as one of the four winners of their micro-adventure competition! Yay! [vimeo]http://vimeo.com/28991462[/vimeo] What does this mean? Continue reading →
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Five Reasons To Go Cycle Touring In Armenia
Cycle touring in Armenia isn’t on many people’s to-do lists. All the better, then, for those who do turn up on their touring bikes in this tiny Caucasian nation. And since low-cost carriers such as WizzAir have launched flights to Armenia, travel costs from Europe have plummeted. Dreaming of returning and carrying out a proper adventure in […] Continue reading →
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5 Good Reasons To Go Cycle Touring Or Bikepacking In Winter (& 5 Reasons Not To!)
Cycling to Arctic Scandinavia in midwinter was one of the most intensely memorable and rewarding experiences I’ve had on two wheels. Here are five reasons I reckon you too should try cold weather cycle touring or bikepacking in a place like this: Not convinced? Excellent! Here are some handy reasons why it’s a really silly idea: Like […] Continue reading →
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Bicycle Traveller Magazine Just Launched (From A Nepalese Hotel Room!)
It was half a year ago that fellow bicycle adventurers Paul and Grace emailed me from South-East Asia to ask me to write a piece for their upcoming international bicycle touring magazine, the snappily-titled ‘Bicycle Traveler’. After six months in the making, and featuring pieces from the now-legendary Peter Gostelow, the ever-productive Travelling Two and the aptly-named Cycling […] Continue reading →
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Review: Schwalbe Ice Spiker Pro Studded Winter Touring Tyres
At the end of January 2011 I took myself and my bicycle to Oslo, Norway. My plan was to ride 1,600km north through Eastern Norway and Swedish Lapland before popping out of the mountains at Bødo in Arctic Norway. This is a review of how my Schwalbe Ice Spiker Pro 26x2.1″ tyres performed during that […] Continue reading →