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To clip or not to clip
For anyone who is following this blog, you will have realised that while Tom has been cycling most of his life, I’m pretty new to the two-wheeled lifestyle. That said, I’ve certainly embraced my inner...
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Teaser…
Tom ordered the first batch of parts for my touring bike a few weeks ago. Needless to say we’ve been impatiently waiting for the package to arrive…in fact, I think Tom may have been checking the...
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The first reveal…
I promised in an earlier post to reveal what was in the box of goodies that arrived at our place last week. I had planned to do this sooner but only just got around to it. Here are a few photos taken...
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Handlebar wrapping
Today I wrapped bar tape around my new handlebars. I had helped Tom when he wrapped his racing bike drop bars and we watched a bunch of videos on YouTube to work out how to do it. The bars we are using...
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The Bike Cupboard…
OK, so this photo was actually taken a few weeks ago. You can see the road bike that Tom built in the background and there’s my Surly in front. This is our storage cupboard which has lately become the...
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The Bike Cupboard…Updated
A few weeks later… So now, in addition to the white road bike and my Surly (with the brown saddle), we have another Surly, another road bike and a random bike frame. Five bikes in the cupboard (plus...
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Tent!
Our biggest expense after the bikes themselves was our tent. We knew we needed something lightweight, resilient and free-standing. After a lot of research and chatting to the very friendly staff at...
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Better brakes and some new spokes
A quick post on a dreary and cold Thursday in March. With the bike trip now just around the corner, we’ve upped the tempo of preparations (unlikely they could have been much slower!). We took delivery...
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Emergency Repairs!
One lesser reported outcome of our Connecticut training ride was as a result of a minor collision between your two illustrious correspondents – a broken front rack on my (Tom’s) bike. Aside from a few...
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The Nuts and Bolts: Sleeping, Eating, Packing
So far, most of our posts have dealt with practice rides and various preparations, but when one of our avid followers asked us “where are you going to sleep?”, we realized we should give some...
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