This arrived for us today. The MaxGear bike tool. It was quite expensive at just shy of £20 but it will be invaluable to us on our trip and we were shocked at how small and lightweight it is so hopefully its tough and does not break when we need it the most. SIZE – […]
Please take a look at our 1500 mile journey through Scotland, England and Wales. We are not cyclists, but we love to cycle. Please sit back and follow our journey of ups, downs and funny moments.
Tuesday 10/04/12 Training
As always with UK bank holidays it rained the whole time and so as my post yesterday explained we did some indoor training. Today however is a different story we woke up to beautiful sunshine and so decided that it would be a good day to get the bikes out and explore some of the […]
Easter Monday Training Session
Well today was a very wet day in Middleton and quite frankley we were not too keen to venture out into the the great British weather. I am not up for getting a cold as it would knock me for six so we opted for the easier option of using our rowing machine and exercise […]
Day Nineteen Planned Route
View Larger Map This is the final leg of our trip. With a bit of luck we will be welcomed to Lands End by friends and family. We are really looking forward to starting this adventure.
Day Eighteen Planned Route
View Larger Map We will no doubt be leaving Plymouth with a hangover so today is pre planned as a gentle route. The map does say that it uses toll roads so we are assuming that its going over the bridge.. not sure if that is going to be passable on a bike… but I suppose time […]
Day Seventeen Planned Route
View Larger Map We are heading to Plymouth today to hopefully pay a visit to a friend of mine called Richard Brown. He is a very well respected plasterer and not only that one of our forum moderators so I am really looking forward to seeing him and hopefully he will take us fishing on his boat.
Day Sixteen Planned Route
View Larger Map We are heading towards Exeter today… nice long day again but it will be worth it. If you have a place that we can crash for the night in or around Exeter then please contact us as all the help and support would very grateful.
Day Fifteen Planned Route
View Larger Map So after leaving Royal Wootton Bassett we are heading to Weston Super-Mare going via Cheddar Gorge. If you would like to help us on our trip then please either donate to Help For Heroes and if you can put us up for a night on our way down the UK we would […]
Day Fourteen Planned Route
View Larger Map Today we are heading to Royal Wootton Bassett this will be quite a moving day for us and seeing as we are raising money for Help For Heroes I a hoping that we get a warm welcome here. If you live near Royal Wootton Basset and would like us to come and stay with […]
Day Thirteen Planned Route
View Larger Map Another long day ahead of us to get to the Brecon Beacons. If you have anywhere we can stay along this route then please contact us as the extra support would be very much appreciated.