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Broken in 2008

  • 16 punctures (9 fixie, 3 lobster, 1 threesome, 3 azzurri)
  • 3 tyres (1 fixie, 2 lobster)
  • 4 sets brake pads (lobster)
  • 2 spokes (fixie)
  • forks (lobster)
  • chain (lobster)
  • middle chainring (lobster)
  • rear brake rotor (lobster)
  • helmet

Ride Diary

2006: 9907.2 km

2007: 8604.5 km

2008:

lobster: 2910.1 km

fixie: 3299.8 km

threesome: 16 km

azzurri: 1112.7 km

Total: 7338.6 km

Average-O-Meter

To try and average 200km per week

Balance: -281.9 km

To Do

  • Great Karri Ride
  • Sea kayak from Denham to Monkey Mia
  • Avon Descent
  • Kilimanjaro
  • XC race
  • Build some wheels
  • Munda Biddi Trail Section 2a
  • Cape to Cape Track
  • Jarrahdale to Mundaring
  • Expresso 24
  • Paddle to work
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Road Tours

The Long Way Home, June/July 2006

During the heat wave of early summer 2006 I cycled from Aberdeen to my family home in Kinnersley, South Worcestershire via such foreign and strange parts as Shetland, Norway, Sweden, Denmark, Germany, Holland and East Anglia.

Click on a country on the map below to read my journal from that section of the trip. Alternatively, click here to start from the beginning.

Shetland Norway Sweden Denmark Germany Netherlands England

In addition I have collated all the photos into one gallery.

For the statistically minded of you I have crunched a few of the numbers and drawn some pretty graphs on the stats page.

Other Road Tours

Follow the links below to read about the other road tours that I have undertaken.

Outer Hebrides Tour Outer Hebrides Tour
A week long tour around the Western Isles starting and ending in Oban. From Barra to Lewis taking in Skye and Mull on the way back.
The Lecht The Lecht
2 day, 150 mile circular ride from Aberdeen to Tomintoul and back. Included cycling up Scotland's second highest, and surely steepest, road at the Lecht.
Land Land's End to John O'Groats
The great British bike ride. From End to End in April 2005 doing battle with icy head winds.
Bealach-na-ba Bealach-na-ba
The 3rd highest road in Britain and the longest climb are included in a great circular ride on the West coast of Scotland.
Avon Valley Avon Valley
Delightful little 3 day tour in the Chittering and Avon Valleys in Western Australia, easily accessable by train from Perth.
Tall Trees and High Seas Tall Trees and High Seas
A one week tour in the south west of Australia starting in Albany and ending in Dunsborough along the stunning coastline and through giant karri forests.