Wales Part One: A Wintry Welsh adventure… in August.
Leaving Herefordshire in what felt like the heaviest rain shower this year set the tone for the first half of our Welsh cycling adventure. We have spent six days on the bike and five of those involved rain (the only … Read More
Things Are Getting Real: Yorkshire to Herefordshire, UK
We’ve been fairly quiet for the last few weeks as we have been ticking off several of the more major boxes in preparation for our big trip. So far we have both quit our jobs and moved 150 miles south, … Read More
Adventure Cycle Festival 2017: Inspiration and expanding possibilities
Over the past few months we have been getting out into the wild, taking overnight trips with our bikes and purchasing lots of exciting new gear suited to this style of riding. Naturally the Adventure Cycle Festival piqued our interest. … Read More
Venturing Further Afield: Cycling in The Yorkshire Dales
Cycling in the Yorkshire Dales is fantastic. The Dales have some fantastic backroads and the scenery makes a great backdrop for adventure cycling. We cycled through quaint villages, rode alongside endless stone walls and found two great wild camping spots. We … Read More
A Steep Learning Curve: Cycling Yorkshire in February
Our first ‘bikepacking’ ride was planned for the end of February which, in Yorkshire, is a questionable time to go out into the hills and try out all of your new camping gear. We had three days, so the plan … Read More
Get Bike. Build Bike. Ride.
Get Bike. Build Bike. Ride. Is it that really easy? Or more accurately, “Get a massive pile of parts. Spend quite a few hours assembling said parts. Too knackered to ride”. And that doesn’t include the weeks of research into … Read More
What is this madness?
Welcome! You’ve stumbled across our blog all about our adventures on two wheels. Steph and I (Ben) are currently in the midst of planning a round-the-world cycle touring trip, which if you follow this blog you will no doubt hear … Read More