Yesterday was the last Gravelton event of the season. I originally wasn’t expecting much. Much of the rides this year, for me, have been blighted by bad weather or I … Continue reading The National Forest Explorer 2024
Yet more bad weather today so no pics again. I slept quite well last night and woke this morning pretty stiff and groggy. I had to spend some time on … Continue reading Babbacombe Day 3
Right. First up, not many photos today because the weather was so bad. It was an eventful day. All bad but I’m warm and tucked up in bed now so … Continue reading Babbacombe Day 2
The day finally arrived but I couldn’t leave until after noon as I couldn’t check in to my AirBnB in Dursley until 5pm. I had to keep myself distracted after … Continue reading Babbacombe Day 1
Babbacombe beckons. On Wednesday I begin my three day ride to Torquay so I’ve had to make some mods to my gravel bike so it’s better suited to road touring. … Continue reading Gravel to Touring
With Severnth Heaven finally flushed out of my legs this week, my attention turned to another ‘big’ day out to the Mendips and Quantocks yesterday. I’d been invited along to … Continue reading Mendips & Quantocks Gravel
It’s almost time to don the rack and panniers again. I’ve just booked another 3 day ride to Babbcombe, Torquay again in September. It’s a favourite long weekend destination Sally … Continue reading Babbacombe Again
It was a bit of a low-key week on the cycling front this week. It took me all week to shake the fatigue from last week’s 17 hours in the … Continue reading The G60 Fail and Bail
It’s the day after my holiday. I got back yesterday lunchtime and the holiday blues have set in, wishing I was still there but what did Mid-Wales teach me? The … Continue reading 5 Things I’ve learned about Mid-Wales
After a day off yesterday that saw Sally and I drive over to Cardigan to see my friend in his spanking retirement pad, todays route was a bit tempered as … Continue reading Tired Legs
