Ulverston: The Retro Rendezvous Festival
Time to roll back the years… and catch up with a few people from last night’s talk (see previous post).
Ulverston: Talking & Walking
Arrived in Ulverston on the southern edges of the Lake District yesterday afternoon to give a talk as part of the Retro Rendezvous / Vélo Retro Festival. (I even now have the […]
Time Trial: One Day Only! (And That Day Is Today…)
I’m at Square Chapel Arts Centre in Halifax tonight – Thursday 12th July – to see… Tickets still available – click here – … and you can store you bicycle in the […]
Bespoke Touring Bicycles: Woodrup Cycles
UPDATE: Wednesday 11th July 2018 Today I drove over to Leeds to pay a visit to Woodrup Cycles and spent about an hour chatting to one of the guys who works in […]
The Impact Of The 4th Tour de Yorkshire
Impressive…
Halifax: The Piece Hall / Antiques Roadshow
It’s almost as if the designers of The Piece Hall in Halifax had The Antiques Roadshow in mind when they built the place in the 18th century… Below is The Piece Hall, […]
Football’s Coming Home(s & Gardens): Sweden 0, England 2
Second half… First half…
Inspired By The Tour De France: Two Tales Of Cycling Challenges
A slew of Tour de France-related emails have arrived this week promoting this product, that cause etc… The race itself, of course, sets off today from the Vendée in western France. Of […]
EuroVelo And Cycle Tourism Conference 2018
I’m tempted to register… From the European Cyclists’ Federation website: “The registration for the EuroVelo and Cycle Tourism Conference 2018 that will take place in Belgian Limburg on September 26th – 28th is open! You can now register here. […]
Clouds
During all that, I took pictures of clouds while listening to Radio 5 Live. If only we were all as passionate about preventing the folly that is BREXIT as we are in […]
Bespoke Touring Bicycles: The Search Begins (Perhaps)
I would love a new bicycle. Who wouldn’t? Reggie, the Ridgeback Panorama, has served me well for nearly 10 years, although admittedly he hasn’t seen much action since I bought Dale, the […]
The Cycling Europe Podcast: Episode 007 – July 2018 – Now Available
Cycling the Yorkshire Dales Cycleway (eastern loop) from Malham to Settle and back, travelling in Japan and an interview with Mike Webb of PulpedTravel.com and cycling to the summit of one of the Tour de France’s most iconic climbs: Mont Ventoux
The Ridgeback Panorama: Bike-Packing Mode – Part 2
You may remember that back in May at the Cycle Touring Festival, I met a chap called Robert, an academic at Reading University. I posted a few pictures of his Ridgeback Panorama […]
York Cycle Rally: Speaking, Socialism & Skin
There’s something reassuringly old school about the York Cycle Rally. Not retro, just old school. Nothing forced; no obligation to ride a bicycle that dates from a day before the word ‘comfort’ […]
Le Ride: Re-living The 1928 Tour De France
With suitably melodramatic background music and available on demand in the UK from June 25th… From the filmmakers: “LE RIDE follows the story of the first English speaking team to ride in the […]
Strava: Just Look At That Cyclist Go!
In order to cycle the length of Japan (more details here), one of my priorities needs to be to get fit again. I’ve got plenty of time; 2020 is my planned departure […]
