Tag: cycle-touring
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Day 3
The morning brought more wind. Further checks of the weather forecast along the proposed route didn’t look great. Climbing further and being more exposed didn’t seem like a great idea, so based on safety I opted not to ride from the campsite. Day three and I’m already hitching a lift. Not a brilliant feeling, but…
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My Kit List
Another geeky post for the travel nerds amongst us. Despite one piece of feedback telling me that there was too much detail and information about my bike in the post titled, erm, “The Bike” 🙄, I have forged on with a post about the kit I am taking with me. I have no doubt that…
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The Bike.
My touring bike has developed over many years of changes and upgrades. It started as a 1980’s Raleigh 531C frame, which sort of wore out and was also rather large by modern standards. I then bought a cheap alloy frame and forks (Tifosi) which I rode to Santiago de Compostella on, followed by another slightly…
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August 2024 Update
Getting nervous now. Mixed emotions which are flitting between being excited and wanting to set off tomorrow, and feeling wholly unprepared with regard (lack of) mileage on the bike and the task ahead which I have set myself. Sometimes you can overthink things… That said, the preparation has continued. We have now booked Jane and…
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July 2024 Update
Well, July has been a bit of a mixed bag. Preparation started well, as did my training on the bike. I got some decent miles in, solo, with Jane and with good friend Gordon who always manages to lift my level – mainly by hammering me! The Tour de France also came within a couple…
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Riding Home 2022
It has been the plan for a long time. Almost as long as the plan to sell up in the UK and move to France in our retirement. In 2018, the first part came to fruition and we sold up our family home in the UK and bought our beautiful old house at La Roque.…
Dave and his Bike 