Pre-Covid, I was a weekend lycra warrior. I’d suit up, have a big breakfast, stuff my pockets with food, bidons with fluids and be regularly out on my bike before 09:00 for a 3 or 4 hour cycle most weekends. Post-Covid, working from home through to retirement I moved to more regular weekday cycles. When the weather is behaving I’ll be out on my bike for a short cycle most days. I settled on a familiar cycle route that I’ve now got very used to - here are the stats; Distance

This review of the LEGO Bike set 11380 walks through my build experience, similarity to the Trek 520, the various working features, and whether the set is for cyclists and LEGO fans.

My Thule 100502 Hard Bike Travel Case, also known as the Thule RoundTrip Road Bike Travel Case is now my preferred option for flying with any of my bikes. This review dives deep into its specifications, features, and highlights why it stands out in the realm of bike travel cases.

I recently bought a new cycling helmet from Amazon - here's my quick review. Let's start with my affliction - a huge head. It's as big as the moon. This is me... Here's the helmet. You can find it on Amazon here - https://amzn.to/4oqGgoy And here is how I look in it. It fits nicely and has a little more space if I need it. Straps are comfortable, and the netting at the front helps keep the flies off my head. That's about it. I did buy this attachment for the back - it's a red

We found ourselves in a small village off the main road in rural France - it was coming up to 13:00, and we were in danger of missing ‘menu du midi’. We knew it would be good, given the number of vans parked up outside. We were well fed for 16 Euro - with as much water, red wine, cider and lemonade as you wanted. I love France. That lunch in rural France perfectly framed something that I'd been thinking about for a while. After years of cycle touring of different types, I was

I could see the dogs larking around in the road maybe 250 metres ahead of me. They spotted the red frame of the bike and locked onto it like a charging bull. They were soon up to speed, sprinting towards me as I grappled with the weight of my touring bags while turning back the way I’d come. Thankfully, I already had a good tailwind behind me and, after an initial 50 metres of wondering whether I’d make it or not, I was soon accelerating away from them. They continued the cha

Between 2007 and 2014, I cycled large sections of the North Sea Cycle Route (EV1) with my children, camping across Denmark, Norway, the Netherlands, Germany, Belgium and the UK. These trips were the first phase of what became a lifelong cycle touring journey. I’ve a distinct memory of cycling down a steep winding road in Oslo with two of my kids. All was good until they decided to race each other fuelled by Haribo, and were soon out of sight. They are in their 20s now. At the

Two plus years into retirement, and we are still enjoying the freedom to slow down, travel at our own pace, and revisit some of our favourite corners of Europe by bike. This post is a lead-in for our trip. Over the coming weeks, during our travels, I plan to publish detailed daily posts covering our accommodation, ferry crossings, quality of cycling routes, the great food that I’m hoping to have, logistics and stats, costs, and the highlights (and I’m sure occasional mishaps)

Overview of cycling in France along the Velo France Routes and into Belgium and Netherlands along the Meuse Cycle Route

Description of Trek 520 set up for touring