Author: Thomas
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The Ocean?!
Think that’s the outskirts of A Coruña in the far distance? Posted from Abegondo, Spain:
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Heading North in to a Headwind
All good. Very quiet roads at the start but relatively consistent cars and lorries on the N-505, but all very well behaved and there are regular parallel roads for access to houses that I can trundle along. Moving average is about 19 kph in to the headwind but making no real effort. Found myself a…
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Let the games really begin
it took about 90 minutes of steady careful work to make a bike. Onwards. We flew over my school. I didn’t feel guilty. Posted from Santiago de Compostela, Santiago de Compostela, Spain:
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Let the games begin
I feel strongly like I felt when Tamsin and I walked in to a damp decaying house that we’d fought to get hold of. Very similar emotions: OMG What have I (we) done? I’m just so grateful to Tamsin for being so supportive of this craziness. Also squeaky bum time on the bike box. Maximum…
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Front loading + sandals + axle upgrade
The Test Tour have me a few things to think about and improve. 2. The bike felt unbalanced with all the weight at the back. Glorious Tailfin do great cage bags and cages so I installed some. Amazingly the bags on the field in this photo contain my sleeping bag, tent and towel. ~800g each…
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What I learned
The whole point of this trip was to ask a few questions of myself and my kit. Am I able to ride all day with a loaded bike and manage 200km? Yes. And I average about 20 kph moving with minimal effort (and an eye on the whole day, and the next day) and 16…
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Extreme Weather Protocol
The weather was dire last night so I checked the forecast and it was predicting 4h of rain at the end of the ride to cousin #4. If touring I would cycle for half a day but that is not really an option so I bought a rail ticket… £10 more than crossing the Solent…
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Day 2 – Isle of Wight Circumnavigation
I rode in normal shoes today. It was completely fine with my reversible (white) pedals so I changed to the bigger platform. It was good all day including some steep climbs. I left my bags at Bella’s. Tragically including my overshoes. Schoolboy.
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To the Isle of Wight
I wanted to make the 1015 but got distracted packing and left 10 minutes late, getting to the terminal 10 minutes after check-in. But they were kind and off I sailed. I was expecting to be on the car ferry but followed Passenger signs which were not greatly in evidence which led me to the…
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