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The Misadventures of Crashy McCiderface! I spent a few years on the road, cycling from Spain to Albania, Sweden to Morocco, and nearly got to every country in Europe before I got distracted with fighting the climate crisis. Now I'm trying to bring cycling into my reforestation work... 🤔

Cinq Plug 5 Plus Review

Cinq Plug 5 Plus Review

When you're out riding for weeks at a time, there are all sorts of devices to keep charged. Phone, bike computer, head torch, the remote for my selfie tripod so I can get poser shots for Instagram when i'm all by myself... 😅 If you're

Selling a Bike for Trees... then delivering it Bristol to France

Selling a Bike for Trees... then delivering it Bristol to France

Going from fundraising 70,000 trees in summer, to being injured and unable to do shit, meant I had to think outside the box in order to keep the reforestation going. Meet my Cannondale CAAD8. Back in 2015 I was back in the UK, between jobs, and between US visas.

Seeing the effects of Climate Change first hand, by bike

Seeing the effects of Climate Change first hand, by bike

At the start of 2019 everything was going wrong. I was working a job I hated in New York, trapped there by my visa, concerned about moving home to a very divided UK. Eventually, I built up the courage to quit the job, sold everything I owned, gave my turtle

Bicycles and Ferries

Bicycles and Ferries

Ferries have been a crucial part of my European touring adventures this year, and it wasn't just me boat-packing around. Every ferry I got to was fully of bike packers, we'd share stories, and trade tubes for zip-ties. The ease of cycling to a port, riding

Bailing on Balkans, Heading to Scandenavia

Bailing on Balkans, Heading to Scandenavia

Various questionable decisions had lead to me being in the Balkans in July. It had been hot as hell in June, and the first half of July wasn't better. Multiple heatwaves came through, my sealant kept drying out, and I was getting heat exhaustion every day. By the

Three Different Touring Setups

Three Different Touring Setups

Figuring out exactly what bags to get for my tour was tough. There's loads of options and obsessing about it is hard to avoid. Should I try a "bike packing" setup - sticking to frame/seat/handlebar bags and avoiding racks. Or should I go full

Going Wild in Bosnia

Going Wild in Bosnia

Bosnia was wild. It was first wild camp since the Slovakian mosquito/bivy failure, and it was the most remote, spidery, beautiful, broken, and ridiculous part of the trip so far. I entered the north east of Bosnia, coming from Novi Sad, Serbia. The first stop was Bijeljina for a