We’ve been a little lax over here on this blog so here are some highlights from the year so far! Some will involve the two of us whilst others will be things I (Joe) have been undertaking outside of the “Roaming Cyclists”. Essex, Suffolk, Norfolk and Cambridgeshire Trip: Cambridge 100 Sportive XC Cambridgeshire on new…
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Dorset Equipment Testing / Getting Muddy
We headed out on a wet and gusty morning to get in a bit of riding in preparation for our Dorset trip this February. Suited and booted in a few new items of clothing, more suitable for adverse weather, the ride was not as bad as it could’ve been. It was a good test of…
DAY 7: 3 PEAKS BIKE TOUR
I woke feeling relatively okay. I had expected to stir every hour or so with cramps during the night but it hadn’t happened. When we left the camp there were a great deal of Holstein-Friesian cows crowded together in the field beside us. As we approached they shifted closer to inspect us, and as we…
3 Peaks By Bike Short Film
Shortly after returning from our trip we put together a small video to give people an idea of some of the things that went on during the 3 weeks we were away. It is by no means a comprehensive video as there was a lot we didn’t/couldn’t film. I am still in the process of…
Day 6: 3 Peaks Bike Tour
It has been a long time since I have looked at the words in my notebook, a long time since I have even thought about it. I suppose now’s as good a time as any. If anything sums up DAY 6 of our trip it is the first 3 words scrawled onto the page in…
Day 5: 3 Peaks Bike Tour – Snowdon Hike
We slept in a little longer than the last few mornings as all we had to do today was hike up Snowdon. At 9:00am we crawled out of our tents to views of the surrounding mountains in the Nant Peris valley. We had spoken to a couple staying in an army surplus tent a few yards…
3 PEAKS CYCLE TOUR: A final word before we set off
Our 820 mile cycle tour is less than 2 weeks away now and a lot has happened in the passing months. We have: Raised money for MIND in Cambridge online Held a fundraising event Upgraded our bikes Picked up essential accessories/essentials Spread the word through local outlets and companies Created a Youtube, Instagram, and Twitter…
Three Peaks Challenge by Bike Announcement (In Aid of Cambridgeshire Mind Charity)
Three Peaks Challenge By Bike Donate here: https://www.justgiving.com/threepeaksbicycle This May myself and Joe will be attempting the Three Peaks Challenge. We’re going at this in a slightly different way that the traditional Three Peaks Challenge though and cycling from mountain to mountain. This makes the total journey around 650 miles, plus the trekking up around each mountain….
Jaunt to Ivinghoe Beacon
Huntingdon to Ivinghoe 100ish Miles – 8th / 9th February 2015 It’s been a little while since we’d done any riding of substantial distances with weight on the bikes, since we’d been to Wales almost 5 months back if we’re honest (We will finish the blog series on that soon, promise). So, we decided we’d…
Wales: Day Five
The hostel was a good nights rest, we’d eaten well, showered again, and slept in beds – the first time since leaving. We went downstairs in order to checkout by 9:30am and loaded up the bikes. Upon leaving we bumped into the three men from the night before and exchanged a few more words with them…
ROAMING CYCLISTS 