By This post has been inspired by two recent and different conversations. One with a group of motorcyclists and the other with a group of cyclists, and the common theme between both was not about their bikes or recent epic rides, but cafes, their location and their ratings in the opinion
It’s a natural high, and the Dutch connection.
There’s a saying that your memories should never be bigger than your dreams, although our memories and experiences do shape who we are as individuals. This post covers some of my memories, the now, and (one of) the dreams/aspirations, and all are connected by a strong Dutch thread. Let me
An introduction to ‘Flexifoil SkyTiger Scenes’
My rides on a bicycle sometimes include a kite. This is no ordinary kite though, as it is a quad line, SkyTiger power kite. This particular type of kite was made by the British company, Flexifoil International in the mid-90s and has become an iconic design as the first of
I’m back in love with my Bosch eBike motor, and here’s why.
I bought my Trek Powerfly back in 2019 and it has been a great bike, providing some epic rides from the Alps to the flatter lands of the UK. In 2022, it needed some new crankshaft bearings replacing in the Bosch Gen’ 4 motor, so this was done via my
TAKK Adventurewear: A chance encounter on a mountain
Chance encounters between people have had a real influence on what has happened historically in the past, and it’s one thing that is guaranteed to continue to happen. I had a chance encounter recently. I was riding my ‘classic’ Cannondale Prophet recently along a trail of the South Mountain range,
