Flying with our Fat Bikes was much easier than we had expected. Avianca, the Colombian national airline, were great and allowed us to bring two large … Continue reading Cartagena – arriving in Colombia for start of Andes cycle tour – South America
How to create a map to use on Garmin GPS from Open Street Map Continue reading Creating Maps for Garmin GPS from Open Street Map
During our Great Divide tour in Canada and the USA I tried a Fat Bike and decided they would be really good for touring on gravel … Continue reading Building Surly Moonlander Fat Bikes, including Wheel building, specially configured for cycle touring
We are sitting inside our zipped up tent wearing hats, head nets, gloves, zipped up coats and trousers tucked into socks. It’s very hot. Yep, it’s … Continue reading Fat Bikes on the Inner Hebrides – Scotland
Most cycle tourists take out some kind of travel insurance before they set out and probably check that it does not exclude what they are doing, … Continue reading Cycle Touring – Can you afford to have an Accident even with Insurance?
Our delight at finally crossing the state line into New Mexico was short livedas our gravel track turned to rough stone and boulders, it got a … Continue reading New Mexico – Staying in a Navajo Indian Chapter House – Silver City the End of the Ride
We left Breckenridge to head up the Boreas Pass, which was a gentle climb up to 11,482 feet through aspen forests. With great views from the … Continue reading Colorado gets Steep – Fed by Mennonites – Meet the Hoodoos
We are currently in Breckenridge, Colorado, and are about to embark on the highest part of our Great Divide route, which will involve cycling over passes … Continue reading Colorado, USA – Resplendent in the Fall – Simply Stunning – and Cycling Up Some Very Steep Hills
After a month of heatwave the rain, then heavy snow, that met us as we cycled up the Togwotee Pass were a bit of a shock. … Continue reading Wyoming USA – Crinkled Land with Massive Flat Topped Stripey Rock Punched Through It – Mormons and Thoughts on Temperature from A. A. Milne
We cycled towards Yellowstone past Quake Lake, which was the site of an earthquake disaster in 1959 when 26 campers where killed by a combination of … Continue reading Yellowstone and the Teton Mountains – Wyoming USA, Bison and Big Hill Cycling
