We were halfway along our Snowy Mountain cycle tour. The first half had been steep, high and hard work so we were having a break in … Continue reading Australia Cycle Touring the Barry Way in the Snowy Mountains
We bought a pair of Terra Nova Moonlite sleepingbag covers. I am 1 m 83 cm tall and on our first outing on Dartmoor found the bag much too short for me. It consequently felt a little claustrophobic. Be aware that these modifications will invalidate all warranties on the bags. Modification 1 Extending the bag by 20 cm. I bought some lightweight breathable waterproof material and woven nylon braid from Pennine Outdoor http://www.pennineoutdoor.co.uk. I cut the Moonlite straight across near the bottom. Carefully measured the circumference 10 mm above the cut and 10 mm below the cut. Then cut a … Continue reading How to extend and add hoops to a bivvi bag
Cutting and sewing We recently changed to using the Northwave Outcross GTX touring shoe which is waterproof (Gortex). We found using over shoes with them destroyed … Continue reading How to make a pair of lightweight gaiters
Why make a Tarp We have used a selection of lightweight tents over the years for cycle touring. However we are always trying to save both … Continue reading Making your own Tarp for Cycle Touring
We started this trip in Goulburn, NSW, up on the Tablelands. The weekend before we were due to set off gale force winds descended on New … Continue reading Australia – Cycling through the Snowy Mountains from Goulburn to Jindabyne
Well, we are heading off again but this time we are staying in the UK. We decided that we don’t do nearly enough cycling here. As … Continue reading Cycling the North Coast 500 (km) and The Cape Wrath Fellowship, Scotland
Well, we finally cycled away from home at 8 a.m. under grey skies but at least the torrential rain and storm force winds of the last … Continue reading Cycling the Somerset Levels and Blackdown Hills, UK
As we cycled steeply up from Baños de Montemayor towards to pass in the bright but cold morning we left Extremadura and crossed into Castilla y … Continue reading Cycling the Ruta de la Plata Part 3: Castilla y León, Spain
We could hear it raining heavily overnight but it had stopped by the time we left the hostal (which advertises that it has good food and … Continue reading Cycling the Ruta de la Plata – Part 2 Extremadura, A Magical Place
Well, Spanish school is out and we are off, our newly learnt Spanish seeping out of our brains with each mile we cycle. When we downloaded … Continue reading Cycling the Ruta de la Plata – Part 1 Andalucia, Spain
