Going Wild in BosniaBosnia was wild. It was first wild camp since the Slovakian mosquito/bivy failure, and it was the most remote, spidery, beautiful, broken…
Bike-Karting in SerbiaIt’s not my first time in Serbia, but this was a fantastic experience. I set off from the Hungarian side of the border after having…
Fundraiser for Planting a Shitload of TreesThis fundraiser managed to get 100,000 trees in the ground in 2019. In 2020 things are far worse, so we’re going bigger. I have started a…
Austria, Slovenia & HungarySince the madness in Slovakia I’ve gone a bit quiet on the place-based blogging. I’ve moaned about how bad the Garmin Vector 3 pedals are…
Trials and Tribulations of Touring TubelessTubeless in cyclocross and mountain biking these days is pretty much the default, but going tubeless for road is a long frustrating drive on…
Garmin Vector 3: Dodgy Power PedalsWhen you spend $900 on some fancy power pedals, you kinda hope the hardware won’t literally fall apart while the software bugs out every few…
Botched Bivy Camping in SlovakiaThe last stop in my Czech crossing was Brno, and I struggled leaving, it was so nice, and hot, and I ended up having lunch and a beer with a…
Euro Trip: Czech RepublicI’ve not felt this at home in any country. Czech Republic, to me, feels just like being in the west country (South West, UK). Hello is “ahoy…
Touring LogisticsWhen I started out in Spain there was just one shop in town which had a rack: a big heavy steel bastard, and just the one panier which was…
Euro Trip: Two Months StatsTwo months ago I set off from Spain heading north, with no real goals other than “hit as many countries as you can and do a good job at your…
Losing my Nut on the Swiss/German BorderI have a reputation for haphazard bike work, and getting into stupid situations. I crash, I forget to torque my bars up so a crash mid cross…
Euro Trip: Switzerland to LiechtensteinAfter my brief stop in Milan, I had fresh bearings, fresh legs, and some beefy new tubeless tyres, all in perfect timing for a venture into…