After one month and 2135 kilometres of cycling, the e-Bike Cycle Tourists have arrived in Sully-sur-Loire in the Loire Valley in central France for a day of rest and to take stock of everything that has happened over the preceding few weeks. And what a ride it has been so far – particularly since we … Continue reading Cycle Touring Fashion and Breathtaking Scenery in the Loire Valley
As anyone who has been lucky enough to enjoy an organised cycling holiday or who has completed a long distance cycle tour will tell you, there is no better way to see the world than from the seat of a bicycle. When you are on a cycle tour every day is a good day, … Continue reading Enjoying Those ‘How Good is This’ Moments on the Loire
Life, as the e-Bike Cycle Tourists have discovered over the past four weeks, can be very interesting when you are cycle touring. Such has been the generosity and kindness of complete strangers we have met along the way we have been invited to dinner, offered hot drinks, chocolates, warm showers, internet to track down a … Continue reading The Amazing People You Meet While Cycle Touring
With the south west of the UK and now Brittany in France ticked off the e-Bike Cycle Tourists to-do list, we have finally arrived in Nantes in the Loire Valley primed for the ride across France to Switzerland and on to Austria via EuroVelo 6. And what a journey it has been through Brittany after … Continue reading The Valley of Kings and Playing Detective on EuroVelo 1
In more ways than one it has been a big week for the e-Bike Cycle Tourist not only did we clock up our first 1000 kilometres of our overall target –now 1381 kms – to cycle in excess of 16,047 kms to set a new world e-bike long distance record, but we also made the … Continue reading 1000 Kilometres Completed – 15,000 to Go and On To the Loire Valley
Isn’t it always the way. You either (a) build yourself up for a major occasion only for it to be a major letdown or (b) you blindly dive into a situation totally unprepared only for everything to go like clockwork. Such was the situation with the e-Bike Cycle Tourists much anticipated crossing of the English … Continue reading Curing Cycle Touring Seasickness with a Smooth Ride to France
Well, what a couple of weeks it has been since the e-Bike Cycle Tourists headed off from Aldershot in Surrey on April 23 in an attempt to set a new world e-bike long distance record. In the ensuing 14 days we have clocked up 844.10kms, have been absolutely stunned by the beauty of the English … Continue reading Two Weeks on the Road for the e-Bike Cycle Tourists
Sitting in our cozy little tent wrapped up in my feather sleeping bag with my hands curled around a hot mug of freshly brewed coffee I feel very excited about my first day off from cycle touring. It is nice listening to the sprinkles of rain on this cold wet spring morning. Gary on the … Continue reading The Experiences of a First Time Long Distance Cycle Tourist
What a baptism of fire (maybe that should read cold) it has been for two Aussies from sub-tropical Queensland who for the past year have lived in Bangkok, the hottest capital city in the world. While the first eight days of cycling on our e-bike adventure to set a new world long distance record have … Continue reading The Solution to Cold Wet Weather Cycling – Waterproof Socks
There is a well worn saying that goes something like ‘once learnt you never forget to ride a bike’. As a keen cyclist for 50-plus years I guess, without ever actually having thought about it, I have always subscribed to that theory. After all, riding a bike is so easy, isn’t it? You get on, turn the … Continue reading Learning to Ride a Bike Again and the Art of e-Bike Battery Preservation
