Are 1000 Mile Marfil Road Cycling Socks a Good Choice for Adventure Cycling?
This sock was sponsored by a company for Ride Earth. It contains a yarn called Marfil which apparently is very good at wicking away moisture so your …
What Kit Do You Need To Go Adventure Cycling?
This post is one of a series about Adventure Cycle Touring that formed part of the foundation for my ebook Prepare Pack Pedal. It is ideal if your …
Weave of the Ride Officially Launched (so Now You Can Get Your Copy)
On Saturday 3rd of August 2013, ‘Weave of the Ride’ was officially launched on a sunny Hampstead Heath. People turned up from all …
Weave of the Ride: A tale told from two points of view
I was happy to have two blog posts written about Weave of the Ride. Tom Allen from tomsbiketrip.com and Alastair Humphreys (National Geographic …
Tales of Adventure - An evening of animating stories of exploration
‘The George’ pub founded in 1723 as a coffee house and gets its name either from the proprieter whose name was George or from Georgia III …
Guest Post: Leon McCarron - From New York to Hong Kong collecting peoples stories - on travelling alone
I have always found bike touring to be an intensely personal and introspective endeavour. Journeys with companions have been a lot of fun, and I …
21 Observations about Mongolia - tips for the Mongolia traveller
In 2010 I did a trip to Mongolia. After travelling there by the Trans-Siberian train, I cycled 1000km across the open steppe. Having been back in …
Bikepacking Mongolia - A couple of Morons go off the beaten track
Over the last week of riding Tom and I have ventured off the beaten track. After the town of Bulgan the asphalt ended. Soon we were back on the dirt …
Wind-Powered Pedalling and Diving into Walls of Dust Just for fun
The last week has been a lot of fun cycling off-road through stunning scenery with a generous helping of bizarre weather conditions. TODO: tom- …
Soviet Mattress Suspension and Ulaan Baatar
Tom and I are now in Ulaan Baatar. The bus journey here was arduous. We expected it to take around seven hours but it took the entire day. However, …