Tag Archives: cycling

What I Pack For a Bikepacking Trip

Bikepacking. Cycle Touring. Whatever you want to call it I’ve done it. I’m by no means an expert or hardened adventurer, but I’ve got a few thousand miles under my belt. If your interested in giving Bikepacking a go and wondering what sort of thing you might need, then this guide is here to help.

A Local Map: Square Two

Fresh from completing my first grid square, it didn’t take me long to get back out again in search of square number two. When I was presented with a Friday afternoon off work, I looked out of my window, seen the clear blue skies, and knew I needed to go fetch my bike and cycleContinue reading “A Local Map: Square Two”

Cycling the NC500: When Adventure Goes Wrong!

Nearly 2 weeks ago I got back from what I had planned to be a 500-mile self-supported cycle around the north coast of Scotland. I’ll write another post about the trip, covering why I did it and how the first 6 days went, but this post is about the final day of the trip. WhatContinue reading “Cycling the NC500: When Adventure Goes Wrong!”

What was my first bikepacking trip like?

I was sitting in a pub in 2015 when I first mentioned the idea of cycling to Paris. I’d had a few drinks at the time, so my friends must have thought I was joking because they all burst out laughing. I was 22 years old and other than a lad’s holiday to Magaluf whenContinue reading “What was my first bikepacking trip like?”

Starting Again

Back in September 2017, I competed in my first Sprint Triathlon, just two weeks after my first-ever 100-mile bike ride. I was training most days of the week, sometimes even twice a day. Swimming, cycling, running and gym work. It was probably the fittest I’d ever been and also the most time I’d spent outdoors.Continue reading “Starting Again”

The Cost of Wild Camping

I fell into wild camping when I embarked on my third bikepacking trip, a two-week cycling trip around Europe. I’d previously spent a week cycling through France, stopping in an Airbnb each night, and then a long weekend in Wales with paid campsites. Both trips were thoroughly enjoyable and having a place to stay eachContinue reading “The Cost of Wild Camping”

Wales 2017

I wrote this blog a little differently. Instead of writing it out here on my website and sharing it across social media. I decided to share the whole blog through a series of Instagram stories. You can catch up on the entire thing below, or follow my Instagram for regular updates about everything I doContinue reading “Wales 2017”

Back on the Bike

I fell in love with cycling when I was a kid. Ten years old, I raced around the estate with my friends on a second-hand bike I’d had from a cousin. That bike was battered, covered in Pokémon stickers and about three sizes too big for me. Yet, it was my earliest passport to adventure.Continue reading “Back on the Bike”