When Cambo came to live at my expense, back in 2006/2007 it was immediately apparent how different he was to my previous bike. At this point he wasn’t called Cambo. He had no name. His handlebars were straight whereas the bike he replaced had drops. His gears were on the … Read on
Cycle path from York to Selby is excellent. Really nice with its own Solar System, and some nice sculpture. Not sure why anyone would want to cycle to Selby though. What to say about Selby to Chesterfield? Well, my mom always said “If you don’t have anything good to say, … Read on
Really didn’t want to leave this morning. Took a lot of persuading to go, though really in my heart I knew I couldn’t stop. The point of the trip had been to do this together. Clare would have had adult company, the kids would have had friends and I would … Read on
Shaun was not up to the ride this morning, so I set off and left him at the campsite. We discussed what he would do, and he planned to go to the site in Consett and meet me there. I suggested that if he didn’t get any better over the … Read on
Big day today, so set off early at 7am. This was our first +100 mile day. It also included the 2 largest climbs of the ride – Slochd and Drumochter. I was looking forward to both of these – I’ve wanted to cycle them for some while now. Unfortunately, Shaun … Read on
The hill that we had surveyed yesterday took us up to the high coastline south of Dunbeath. A great road for cycling on. I didn’t set off in the best of spirits as my alarm hadn’t gone off. I awoke to the sound of Shaun making himself ready. I got … Read on