Today wrapped up the official 2025 Gravelton Events calendar despite Storm Claudia doing her best to scupper it on Friday. Thankfully, Routemaster Chris was ahead of the curve. He anticipated … Continue reading The National Forest Explorer
I put some new tyres on my gravel bike today. Are you allowed to call gravel tyres grubber? or have I just invented a new word! I’ve been trialling different … Continue reading New Grubber
Today I skipped my lunch and decided to do my first race on Zwift since June 2023. I decided to enter one of the current Zwift Unlocked series – Stage … Continue reading Skipped Lunch
After almost two years apart, I’ve rekindled my relationship with Zwift and rejoined the platform. I didn’t want to, two years away proves that but the lure was just too … Continue reading I’ve done something bad
It’s that time of the year again. Mucky, wet lanes mean the guards need to go back on the bike and the road bike gets cleaned and stored for Winter. … Continue reading Mudguards On
News: I’ve just pressed the button on my annual cycling holiday next June. For the last couple of years I’ve started the week with a gravel event and then moved … Continue reading Forest to Forest
Looking out the window today, I was glad I pulled this ride a day forward to yesterday. The forecast had been pretty static all week. Dry Saturday, rain Sunday. Cotswold … Continue reading The Broadway Grinder
Last night I was caught off guard by a comment on a picture I’d posted on my Gravelton Events page. I was accused of being ‘unkind’, ‘mean’, ‘not nice’ and … Continue reading Snowflakes
Just back from our long weekend to Toronto but did it work? We’ve had some odd looks and questions about going so far for only a few days so let … Continue reading The 6,500 Mile Long Weekend
Back in August I explained how I’d replaced the inner tubes on my road bike with Pink (other colours are available) TPU tubes so I thought I’d drop a quick … Continue reading TPU Update
