RIP: CGR Ti
4 years to the day, my CGR Ti has been forcibly-retired. A crack in one of the internal-routing holes had spread to almost the entire circumference of the downtube. I think what surprised me the most was the intense sadness I felt. I would never ride this bike again. TheRead More →
Review: Wizard Works Teeny Houdini
Design It’s tiny! Well ok, it’s not. I bought the Medium size of Wizard Works Teeny Houdini saddle bag from their winter Wiz Viz collection. The medium size is a claimed 0.5L in size compared to 0.4L for the Small version. At £43 this is at the higher end cost-wiseRead More →
Review: Wizard Works Lil Presto!
I have the Lil Presto! in an aggressively pink colourway and it is by far one of the best bags that I own. Made by a small company down in London, run by V and Harry who have a background in commuting, touring and bikepacking. They know what works! ConstructonRead More →
Pannier.cc Rainspotting “Watch Party”
If you’ve read my previous article about my time in the Lake District with Pannier.cc you’ll know I’m a big fan of theirs. They were due to release their new film Rainspotting, made in collaboration with Brother Cycles, at various locations throughout the UK but due to the global Covid-19Read More →
Pannier.cc Lakeland Pass-stormer
Unprepared, overwhelmed but having a blast! Now, i seem to have this talent for overestimating my own abilities, as I did the weekend I joined Pannier for their Lakeland Pass-stormer tour. Having recently cycled my way across 3 countries over the course of 3 weeks, I felt I’d easily beRead More →
Broken Images
While I was moving my website to a new server host my previous host lost all my images. I’m trying rebuild the library but it’s a very manual process so you’ll see a lot of broken links for a while. If anyone has any experience or advice to help meRead More →