They call the North Pennines the Roof of England, and 7 of the highest paved roads in England are found there. So we were pleasantly surprised by this three county-busting pastoral doddle – all in under 20 miles and utterly public transport-friendly. Continue reading Is This the Easiest Great Cycle Route in the North Pennines?
A tour de force of some of the best food, booze, coffee and cycling that Scotland has to offer by bike. From Oban, the Gateway to the Highlands, to Glasgow via Fort William, Inverness, Findhorn, Braemar and Dunkeld, I’m serving you glens, gears, Gorms, and grins! Continue reading A 12-Day, All Killer Bike Tour of the Scottish Highlands
Two countries. Two lighthouses. Two hundred miles. Lotsa cute animals! Just how did Hubs get on cycling from the Mull of Galloway to Whitley Bay lighthouse? Find out here! Continue reading Miles for Mossburn: a review of Hubs’ epic Lighthouse-to-Lighthouse Challenge
Long missing from our Argyll & Bute cycling CV, has been a trip down the ‘long and winding road’ between Tarbet and Campbeltown and beyond on the Kintyre peninsula. If you’re unsure where this is on a map, then look out for the penis dangling off the west coast of Scotland, with Arran as its’ scrotum. That is where we were headed. Tarbert is a … Continue reading ***kin’ tired on Kintyre
They say the west coast is the best coast, but I can’t decide! Continue reading Outer Hebridean Bikepacking Tour :: Day 4 (South Harris to West Harris)
Discovering Harris, ducklings learning to swim and getting into the ebb and flow of bikepacker life. Continue reading Outer Hebridean Bikepacking Tour :: Day 3 (North Uist to South Harris)
Turquoise water, rare orchids and planes landing on beach runways. But this was not the Fyre Festival, good guess – nay, it was the first day of our Scottish bikepacking trip! Continue reading Outer Hebridean Bikepacking Tour :: Day 1 (Vatersay to South Uist)
Two Pedals 