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Short days and long nights: a brief stint in the Pacific North West.

It might seem like I’ve lost some of my southerly focus… Over the last few weeks, I’ve been bouncing around the Pacific North West, visiting friends and acquiring a new US visa – with plans to perhaps...

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Back in the Chihuahuan Desert: Bikepacking in Big Bend

There’s a whole load of material I need to catch up with on the blog front… so I’ll start with a recent bikepacking trip to Big Bend Ranch State Park, Texas. Texas? Yes, in an apparent act of...

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Heading for the Foothills: Alburquerque, NM.

A retropost… Whenever I visit a new city, it’s become second nature that I find myself scrutinising its provision for cyclists and access to public transport – basically, its feasibility for car-free...

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Tough Troll Build

Time for some more Bike Talk; a part 2 to my initial review. My Troll’s taken on various incarnations since I first set it up in Costa Rica. It’s that kind of bike; its character lends itself to...

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Loja to San Ignacio, Peru; a muddy Ecuadorian exit.

Tortoise-like internet connections and a temperamental Mac are hampering blog updates these days. I’m now settled in to my guesthouse in Cajamarca, resting up after crossing the border into Peru, the...

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Laguna Ishinca, Cordillera Blanca; Peru

I think I’m becoming obsessed with the Cordillera Blanca’s quebradas… Having ridden all the way up to Shirapucro to visit Ben and his bici cooperativa, it seemed to shame not to put all that effort to...

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ASK: Troll v Ogre

Reading your comments on the benefits of 29′er as an off road touring bike with a rigid fork are interesting. I’ve been planning a Troll for that same purpose (with Rohloff and a coil sprung 100mm...

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Quilatoa Loop, Ecuador; a family bicycle ride.

Bus to Latacongua/Zumbahua then bike Quilatoa – Chugchillan – Isinlivi – Toacaso Back in Ecuador… So… despite the ride being officially ‘over’, I’ve found myself back in South America once more. It...

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El Huevito’s Bristolian Overnighter (amongst wild garlic and fairies)

For this little nugget of a ride, we dipped into Bristol’s pretty greenbelt fringes, making our way to the petite and idyllic Bourton Coombe. On a carpet of wild garlic – and possibly amongst a family...

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Sage’s Exmoorian Outing.

Until I buckle down and write up an account of my recent trip to Mongolia – pictures of which can be seen on Tumblr – here’s a brief post on our family outing to Exmoor National Park in June. A small...

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