Geoff Crowther
"... travel far, not fast", Ted Simon
- Location
- Hayfield, High Peak
Hi All,
I'm pretty much a newcomer to this cycling game and just joined the forum.
Really can't believe how much I'm enjoying cycling in retirement. Have fun AND keep fit.
The following's from my blog http://www.amotorhomelife.blogspot.co.uk/ which you're welcome to take a look at. Topics are wide ranging but all revolve around travel. The original of this post contains some short videos which wouldn't copy to here.
Caught the cycling bug
Since Chrissie bought me a new mountain bike for my big birthday last year I've bin bitten by the bug.
My pal Hamish & I have enjoyed many off-road rides together including on Arran last October, which was when I suggested tackling the Coast to Coast cycle ride (C2C).
So, the plan was hatched and the date set; Easter 2014.
In between times I bought myself a touring bike; fancying the idea of ... touring.
I had fun trying cycle camping/bikepacking for the first time in my life. Went off from home to Leek and back to see what a fully loaded bike felt like. Covered around 75 miles over two days. Such fun:
So enamoured was I with my new Dawes Karakum that I opted to use this for the C2C. Hamish stuck with his trusty Whyte MTB.
We had a great time.
It was just wonderful and not really that challenging. We must be sooooo fit!
I feel dangerously like a proper cyclist ... so I went out and bought some lycra to celebrate.
Soon we're off to the highlands for a cycle tour with wild camps. Hamish has got really carried away and bought a rack for his trusty Whyte! The gullible fool.
I'm pretty much a newcomer to this cycling game and just joined the forum.
Really can't believe how much I'm enjoying cycling in retirement. Have fun AND keep fit.
The following's from my blog http://www.amotorhomelife.blogspot.co.uk/ which you're welcome to take a look at. Topics are wide ranging but all revolve around travel. The original of this post contains some short videos which wouldn't copy to here.
Caught the cycling bug
Since Chrissie bought me a new mountain bike for my big birthday last year I've bin bitten by the bug.
My pal Hamish & I have enjoyed many off-road rides together including on Arran last October, which was when I suggested tackling the Coast to Coast cycle ride (C2C).
So, the plan was hatched and the date set; Easter 2014.
In between times I bought myself a touring bike; fancying the idea of ... touring.
I had fun trying cycle camping/bikepacking for the first time in my life. Went off from home to Leek and back to see what a fully loaded bike felt like. Covered around 75 miles over two days. Such fun:
So enamoured was I with my new Dawes Karakum that I opted to use this for the C2C. Hamish stuck with his trusty Whyte MTB.
We had a great time.
It was just wonderful and not really that challenging. We must be sooooo fit!
I feel dangerously like a proper cyclist ... so I went out and bought some lycra to celebrate.
Soon we're off to the highlands for a cycle tour with wild camps. Hamish has got really carried away and bought a rack for his trusty Whyte! The gullible fool.