A sleeping bag is probably the most important piece of ‘bikepacking’ kit you’re likely to buy and aside from a bike can easily represent the biggest single outlay on gear you’ll make. With every item of kit you’re likely to buy, there’s usually a number of makes and models to choose from and it’s the […]
The Six Moon Designs Gatewood cape is one of those rare items that manages to fulfil two roles, In this case, it’s both shelter and waterproofs … actually, I’ve very little interest in the ‘cape’ aspect. I’m sure it’s great if you’re walking, it’s certainly big enough to keep you and your pack covered but […]
A little while ago, we had a ‘first look’ at the Cycle2Charge device, a stem cap mounted magic box that lets you charge phones, gps, etc from your dynamo … it’s now fitted and working. Fitting the thing. I’m glad to say, that there’s nothing particularly difficult about fitting the unit. The feed wire from the dynamo […]
In 1976 I had a dynamo fitted to my Raleigh Tomahawk, 39 years later I’ve got another one. My first dynamo was quite a different beast to the new one, efficiency wasn’t really its strong point. In fact it’s difficult to recall whether it generated any current at all or simply produced drag, that when […]
Entries for the 7th WRT and WRT-Lite are now open … in fact they’ve been open for 3 weeks but you might have missed that fact. Last year, over 130 riders made the pilgrimage to the start (a seemingly random field in mid-Wales) and by Saturday evening they were scattered across the Welsh hills or […]
Are you a hardcore adventurer or a lightweight liteweight? The questions below have been compiled by a panel of experts in a field … simply answer each question, keep a tally of your score (points at the side of each answer) and see how you fared at the end.Have you ever slept in a bus […]
There’s plenty of options for getting your feet back up to temperature after a cold, wet ride. You could slip your pinkies into a pair of cosy down booties or encase them with primaloft stuffed slippers or even just a thick pair of wool socks will soon have your feet feeling like they’re attached to […]
If ever you needed proof that the important things in life don’t change, this is it. Sure, the trappings of life change, the way society views things alters and the trinkets of modern living come and go at an alarming rate. What I’m talking about is the important stuff, the things that are deep within […]
Ever since gears were first fitted to the bicycle we’ve wanted more … 3 speed, 6 speed, 7 speed, 8 speed, 9 speed MORE. We haven’t craved knee straining, vain popping ‘big’ gears, we’ve wanted it easy. Gears that can seemingly transport us up the steepest of hills with the very minimum of physical effort, […]
If I could be bothered to search the internet, I’m sure I could find a quote by someone famous extolling the virtues of travelling by bicycle. They’d probably say that there’s no better way to see a country than from atop a bike and that while a bicycle offers speed, it still affords its rider […]