Tour Divide Kit List
Here’s a run down on the kit I’ll be taking out to Banff with me this week. Bike First up is the frame – The Pivot Les This is probably one of the most talked…
Kirsten’s Cordillera Piece
In preparation for the upcoming Tour Divide, I’ve been doing some re-reading. I’ve re-read my own account from last time and after tracking me down in San Fransisco, Kirsten Henricksen sent me her submission for…
Pivot
Last year I had the pleasure of trying out a Pivot Mach 5.7 Carbon at Bontrager 24/12. Now a near 6″ trail bike is not the type of bike you’d normally expect to be doing…
Bears and Demons: One Year On…
Six months to the day after I arrived back in Greenwich, I stared at the computer screen and broke down completely. It was the first of many. It turns out that if you type ‘I…
Night of Adventure
Thanks to Dylan Winter for filming and editing all the talks at the Night of Adventure, 14 speakers spoke to around 400 people in a packed Vue Cinema in Leicester Square, check out the rest…
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Rab
Proper outdoor equipment from a proper outdoor company based in Derbyshire. Rab supplied waterproof and down equipment equipment to keep me warm and dry on my World Cycle Race, including Drillium waterproofs, Microlight Vest, Cocona base layers and Infinity SL sleeping bag. I am also…
Shimano
Big thanks to Shimano UK who supplied me with an indestructible combination of Ultegra Groupset, Shimano Disc Brakes and Shoes and Pedals for the World Cycle Race. During the 18,000 miles I replaced… 7 chains 2 sets of pulley wheels 2 sets of cleats 1 cassette 1…
Reynolds Cycling
I am delighted to be supported by Reynolds Cycling. Reynolds supplied the carbon fiber wheels for my record breaking Round-the-world bike which were strong, light and aero-dynamic. They say that the wheels are the most important part of a bike when it comes to going…
A chance meeting with Mike Hall in Western Australia
I think deep down, if we are completely honest there has always been a fascination with extraordinary people doing extraordinary things, these are people we only ever get to read about in the press or glimpse in the National Geographic, I feel quite often that…