The word ‘divide’ is now so liberally scattered throughout the world of bikepacking that it appears to have lost much of its original meaning. However, there are some routes that still adhere to the true meaning – the Calder Divide is one such route and I’ll let Adrian explain a little about it and the […]
I think it’s perhaps fair to say that, washing, clean clothes and general personal grooming are things which often fall by the wayside when bikepacking. However, help to combat the potential side effects of such neglect is now at hand in the form of Bear Bones bamboo T shirts. You might not realise this but […]
What would the world of bikepacking and especially that of ITT look like if it weren’t for lithium batteries and LED technology? … yes, that’s right, you’d have no idea what it’d look like because it’d be too dark to see it. I believe it’s fair to say that lighting technology has quite literally dragged […]
A few people have recently asked me how the BB200 / 300 routes are devised, so I thought I’d try and explain and possibly help dispel any rumours that it’s all simply done with a map, blindfold, three darts and a drunken spider by the name of Doris. Perhaps it’s easier to begin at the […]
The prize glistened just inches below the surface. I pushed my hand through the cool clear water and brought it to the surface. My faithful Leatherman made swift work of releasing the golden genie from its lamp. They say “be careful what you wish for” but the second I lifted the bottle to my mouth […]
Way back in the swirling grey mists of time when I started riding, I had one bike. It had a skinny tubed steel frame and just enough clearance to squeeze in some 2.1” tyres on its citrus, lemon yellow rims. Any retardation requests required advanced notification, preferably in writing and the alleged 60mm of plush […]
I’ll let you into a secret – in all my years of riding, I’ve never once wanted to ride from John O’Groates to Land’s End and I’ve most certainly never wanted to ride from Land’s End to John O’Groates because quite obviously, that appears to be uphill all the way. However, despite my reservations, it […]
Great British Gravel Rides is the second recent ‘gravel routes’ book from Vertebrate publishing, this following hot on the heels of ‘Gravel Rides Scotland’. In some regards the layout is similar but that’s no bad thing because it works and you know what they say about things that aren’t broken. However, unlike the previous book, […]
The Tour Divide is something that many people dream of, yet only a relatively small handful ever make it to the start in Canada. Of those who do, not all will make it to the Mexican border and fewer still will do so in less than twenty days. To achieve that, takes fitness, mental fortitude […]
Me, I’m something of a soft luggage fan but I’m also not a zealot and I know that there are certain trade offs and even occasional niggles associated with it’s use. The dreaded (and I tend to generally think, often exaggerated) ‘saddle bag sway’ is one and another is the sometimes fraught relationship that exists […]
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