Last year, some friends and I cycled a couple of routes in southern Kent over a weekend. It was an enjoyable two days so this year we returned to Kent for a one-day cycle trip to starting in … [Read more...]
Cycling from Horsham to Partridge Green (and back)
October 5, 2011 By Leave a Comment
This is one of my regular cycle routes because it only takes a couple of hours and it's a nice figure-of-eight ride along country lanes (mostly) and a section of the Downs Link … [Read more...]
South West Mountain Biking – Quantocks, Exmoor, Dartmoor
September 13, 2011 By Leave a Comment
Authors: Nick Cotton and Tom Fenton Paperback: 204 pages Publisher: Vertebrate Graphics/Publishing Ltd ISBN-10: 1906148260 ISBN-13: 978-1906148263 RRP £15.95 but typically priced at ~ … [Read more...]
Cycling Days Out: South East England
August 17, 2011 By Leave a Comment
Traffic-free Family and Leisure Cycling in Kent, Sussex, Surrey and Hampshire Author: Deirdre Huston Paperback: 212 pages Publisher: Vertebrate Graphics Ltd ISBN-10: 1906148244 ISBN-13: … [Read more...]
Cycling in Dorset from Blandford Forum
July 3, 2011 By Leave a Comment
Every year, I try and participate in a couple of weekend cycling trips (in 2010, it was Kent and The Ridgeway). For this year, the first of my trips was last week, when I travelled to Blandford Forum … [Read more...]
Merstham to Chichester 100 Mile Cycle Ride
May 15, 2011 By Leave a Comment
Over the last few weeks, I've been training for a 100 mile all-day cycle ride and last weekend was the big day! Some friends and I cycled from Merstham in Surrey to Chichester in Sussex. Overall, my … [Read more...]
Horsham to Wineham Cycle Ride
March 24, 2011 By Leave a Comment
This is a cycle ride along quiet country lanes in West Sussex. It's a regular ride for me (here's another) and it ends at a delightful pub, the Royal Oak in Wineham. Distance: 11 miles (18 km) or … [Read more...]
Five Tips for Winter Cycling
November 28, 2010 By 1 Comment
Yes, I admit that I am (normally) a fair weather cyclist and in previous years I rarely cycled between the months of October and February (and even March was sometimes a struggle). This invariably … [Read more...]
ViewRanger GPS for Cycling
September 24, 2010 By 2 Comments
Over recent months, I have been using ViewRanger GPS on my Nokia E71 mobile phone whilst out cycling. Here's my review and a few tips for using ViewRanger based on my experiences so far. Firstly, … [Read more...]
Me, Myself and Cycling
August 11, 2010 By Leave a Comment
I only became interested in cycling or mountain biking rather late. Here's how it happened. After leaving junior school, I was not interested in cycling; it did not really seem relevant I have to … [Read more...]