A ride less ordinary
Adventure Biking & the art of Going Slow & Getting lost
Tag: Cycling in London
Tandem Adventures
The house is strangely quiet, the skies are leaden; perfect conditions for a quick blog post (it’s that or clean my chain!). I’ve just said good-bye to my brother Stephen, and Sister-in-law Kate, after a weekend visit with their 30 year old tandem called… Continue Reading “Tandem Adventures”
An Adventure Bike tour of South London
A friend of mine recently returned from an epic adventure, cycling alone from Amritsar, via the Hill Stations of North India, to Kathmandu, and having returned home to no job, I invited her on a mid-week adventure road-bike ride. I wrongly assumed she would… Continue Reading “An Adventure Bike tour of South London”
Up the Ravensbourne
….and down the Darent. That was the plan. As part of my scheme to ride to the source of all the rivers entering the Thames along its passage through London, I thought I would start at Deptford and finish at Dartford; going up one… Continue Reading “Up the Ravensbourne”
Hoo Dunnit!
It was time to forge further east along the Thames and pick up a Thames-side route from Dartford to Rochester, and with the days getting longer and the weather forecast set fair, I seized the day. My mission was to stick close to the… Continue Reading “Hoo Dunnit!”
The Milk Churn Loop
This blog post records a winter ride with the Bella Velo cycle club. Links to topics in this post include: The Rocks and Rivers. Maps of the ride showing what lies beneath the fields and tarmac (or what a ‘resting Geologist’ gets up to… Continue Reading “The Milk Churn Loop”
To Dartford (and not beyond)
After the surprise delight of my first trip ‘up east’, I decided to extend my route beyond Woolwich, with the original plan of getting to East Tilbury, via the Tilbury Ferry from Gravesend. I was becoming increasingly aware of the disappearing summer, with every… Continue Reading “To Dartford (and not beyond)”
Going ‘Up East’
I think I’m at the start of a love affair. I decided to ride to a friend’s house in Wanstead a few weeks ago and planned a route that was as traffic-free as possible. It took me through parts of London that I had… Continue Reading “Going ‘Up East’”
A ride less ordinary 