GETTING STARTED WITH SLOW CYCLING – Slow-Cycle

GETTING STARTED WITH SLOW CYCLING…

In Search Of Adventure – The Book!

7 Oct 20209 Oct 2020

Front cover - can you see yourself wanting to go somewhere like this? Because Cycling Should be a Breeze! Those of you who have been following my blog for a…

GETTING STARTED WITH SLOW CYCLING…

Big Fat Waste

7 Aug 20207 Aug 2020

FURIOUS today to discover that the multi-user SUSTRANS Trail at Hassop has been earmarked for development as a rail line. There are proposals for construction to start from as early…

From the Velo Odyssey with Love

15 Aug 20195 Jun 2020

Outside Café Du Levant near Gare St Jean in BordeauxPlace de la Bourse - the Miroir d'eau This year I got to have an two-week adventure in France with my…

CYCLING TOURS…

Huggate to Bridlington and Flamborough Head (Way of the Roses Cycle Route)

13 Apr 201910 Jul 2019

Sometimes you might only have one night, perhaps a Saturday to spare for a bike-packing micro-adventure. This is a lovely little trip through the gently rolling Wolds to the seaside…

GETTING STARTED WITH SLOW CYCLING

13 THINGS YOU MUST PACK FOR CYCLE TOURING (PLUS A FEW MORE)

12 Oct 20184 Jun 2020

Kit lists can go on and on. Ideally you need to pack no more than 10kg. Some people might be able to go as low as 6kg. I call the…

GETTING STARTED WITH SLOW CYCLING

A Slow Cycle Guide to Getting Started

12 Oct 201820 Aug 2020

The most important thing is to develop your own style. How far do you want to cycle? How fast or slow can you go? You won’t know until you get…

GETTING STARTED WITH SLOW CYCLING…

Slow Cycle Training in Derbyshire (Hardwick loop) 26 miles

20 Sep 20183 Jun 2020

This route takes in Hardwick Hall, Bolsover Castle and Sutton Scarsdale (slow 4 hours including lunch) Luckily I'm located near some great Sustrans routes (greenways) and some of them link…

GETTING STARTED WITH SLOW CYCLING

Testing out the Tent in the Garden

19 Sep 20183 Jun 2020

Of course, to be a true slow cyclist you don't have to go very far! Before going away to France I put my tent up in my friend's garden. The…

CYCLING TOURS…

Bordeaux – Getting There by Bus or Plane

17 Sep 20184 Jun 2020

My first real taste of traffic-free routes in France was in Bordeaux. Alongside the broad river where the Cruise ships disgorge there’s a food market, cafes, antiques and a cycle…

Food and “the French way” to Slow Cycle

17 Sep 20183 Jun 2020

Not for me stopping in lycra to stuff (whilst standing or leaning against the shop front) a delicate French fancy, croissant or baguette. This is not the French way! NON!…

GETTING STARTED WITH SLOW CYCLING

Slow Cycle – Lessons and Experience

16 Jul 20184 Jun 2020

Nothing makes you feel younger than riding your bike along a shaded canal or through golden fields filled with sunflowers. Cycling traffic-free (in any country) is not like cycling in…