Thanks guys.
Sarah - I've always used a CTC bike bag, it's just a thick plastic bag that goes over the bike, it's flown many times and I've never had an issue. Bag makes a great groundsheet as well for camping during tours. No idea whats next, I really want to do a cycle tour on every continent, maybe the Andes next year, or possibly New Zealand.
Scattamah - Yeah a very well travelled bike, cycled Highway 101 from Vancouver to San Fran in 2014, that was a huge undertaking but a fantastic ride, would recommend that route to anyone. I'm actually from Leamington Spa, the Epic cycles bottles come from an event I do every year in February. Love the bottles though, they are the perfect level of squishyness.
Ben - Climbs varied from brutal to merciless, the roads were very rocky and some of the climbs gained over 2000 meters elevation in one go, this one was a personal favourite:
https://www.strava.com/activities/629256680
Proud to say I didn't push even once, bikes too heavy for that really anyway with all the camping gear, water, food and a 2kg DSLR!
