Regular visitors to this little piece of bikepacking paradise, will probably be well aware of my liking for the Pinnacle Ramin 3+ … those of you not up to speed with our heady relationship, can catch the omnibus by clicking here – don’t worry, we’ll just talk amongst ourselves and wait until you get back.As […]
It could go like this. “Ooh, good morning, can I just …”. “Where’s yer bloody bell, you should have a bell on that thing” and at other times, it’ll be more like this. Ding, ding. “Yeah alright, I’m not bloody deaf ya know, there’s no need to go ringing that thing”.Bicycle bells are a pointed […]
It might seem rather strange that there’s a product that caters equally for the lazy, the forgetful and the racer. Generally, racers aren’t lazy and forgetful people don’t race … as they usually forget to enter. So, what could this all encompassing product be? I hear you mumble … Chain lube that’s what but seemingly, […]
Modern cycle helmets are very good but perhaps on occasion, they’re too good. In the height of summer when the sun’s beating down, it’s nice to have something sat on your head that lets the heat out and the breeze in … but what about winter? Those very same, specially designed vents are now letting […]
This time of year can be difficult for the bikepacker. Short, cold days and long dark nights aren’t particularly inviting and the prospect of yet another eight hours huddled under a tarp listening to the rain, really doesn’t make you want to grab your bike and get out there, does it? The sun will come […]
If I could give one single piece of advice to the would-be bikepacker, it would simply be – don’t bother. Life’s too short, the pain too real and the sacrifices just too great. Contrary to what the glossy adverts and articles would have you believe, becoming a bikepacker will negatively impact every facet of your […]
WRT? Which rabbit Tony? Wrinkly right toe? Warm rectal thermometer? No, forget your personal habits for a moment – WRT stands for Welsh Ride Thing. If you’ve not heard of it before, then please allow me to try and explain … it’s a blindingly simple concept, but that same simplicity, can make it somewhat hard […]
They say, ‘money can’t buy you happiness but it can buy bikes and that’s near enough’. It’s a reasonable argument but for the majority who inhabit a ‘real world’ that isn’t full of six figure salaries and country mansions, it’s a philosophy that they probably won’t be able to embrace fully. While appealing, it’s likely […]
I’m writing this with only a handful of days left until the end of 2016. A new year’s lurking just round the corner and as ever, it’ll be full of ups and downs, the mundane and the extraordinary and a mixture of pain and pleasure. At this time of year many of us will look […]
It’s rained on and off all day but the last four hours have seen the sporadic showers morph into something much more continual. A mixture of pedalling and pushing through the darkness allowed little time to think of such things but twenty minutes ago, that came to an abrupt and welcome halt with the arrival […]