This is the page for bike rides that don’t fit elsewhere on the site.
Route research
Posts on the bike routes I explore round Britain, mostly for Cycling Plus magazine. You can see a complete list (232 of them in all) or browse latest and random ones below.
Latest posts
- Ulverston: Velo Retro retrospectiveI’ve ridden through Ulverston a few times, and always found it a friendly sort of place….
- WoR 1970s 1: Morecambe to MalhamI’m doing the Way of the Roses 1970s-style: the 170 mile coast-to-coast east across northern England,…
- WoR 1970s 0: There in black and whiteNext month, for a magazine article, I’ll be cycling the Way of the Roses, 1970s style:…
Random posts
- Pennines: High Cup NickMore route research, cycling High Cup Nick up in the …
- Inverness 2: Tomatin sauceAnother fab day of cycle route research from Inverness, looping …
- Otterburn Ranges: Remote possibilitiesThis is as remote as England gets. The top of …
- Kidderminster 3: Canal plusIt was tempting, having finished most of my research, to …
King Alfred Way
In June 2022 I cycled the King Alfred Way, the 350km circular bikepacking route round south-east England.
For a ride report, assessment of the route, and more information, see the King Alfred Way index page.
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Camino de Santiago
In April 2011 I cycled the Way of St James across northern Spain, from Pamplona to Santiago de Compostela.
For a ride report, my article on the route for Cycling UK, and a podcast of the trip, see the Camino de Santiago index page.
South America
In autumn 2014 I backpacked round South America, and occasionally hired a bike.
Colombia: Ciclovía, Bogotá
Ecuador: Local life, Otavalo
Ecuador: Village life, Baños
Peru: Abra Málaga
Brazil: Ibirapuera Park, São Paulo
Brazil: Paraty
Brazil: Rio de Janeiro
Monopoly
Cycling the streets of the London board (compare with the York version)…
Old Kent Rd – Whitechapel Rd – Kings X – Angel – Euston Rd – Pentonville – Pall Mall – Electric Co – Whitehall – Northumberland Ave – Marylebone – Bow St – Marlborough St – Vine St – Strand – Fleet St – Trafalgar Sq – Fenchurch St – Leicester Sq – Coventry St – Water Works – Piccadilly – Regent St – Oxford St – Bond St – Liverpool St – Park Lane – Mayfair
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Quirky London
…and some strange sights best seen by bike
Thinnest House – Trompe l’œuil houses – Giant Plug – Oldest house – Oldest shopfront – Roman Bath – London Stone – ‘St Paul’s’ in Vauxhall – London Bridge (rems) – Floating towpath – Flying canal – ‘Lombard St’ for bikes – Crossing the meridian – Ride a free ferry – Cycle inside a canal – Camberwell Submarine – Old Kent Road tank – DIY Skyride – Follow a ley line – The centre is a horse’s bum – A bit of Cambridgeshire – George Inn
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Germany
In June 2018 I explored the Black Forest on an e-bike and wrote the trip up for Cycling UK in an article for their magazine and website.
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Japan
In April 2000 I travelled across western Japan with a Brompton. The text of my article on the trip for Cycling UK magazine is online at notanothercyclingforum.net.
I’ve no idea how or why it got there, but it’s fine by me.
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All the World’s Baths
From April 1999 to May 2000 I travelled with my partner to all the places in the world called ‘Bath’. See my archive copy of that old trip website in a separate window. Below are a few sample posts, reconstituted for e2e.bike.
Baths 1: Bath, Netherlands
Baths 2: Alkmaar, Netherlands
Baths 3: Braunschweig, Germany
Baths 4: Káposvar, Hungary
Baths 5: Aix-en-Provence, France
Baths 6: Bath, Scotland
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London to Athens
From August to December 1996 I cycled my first big trip: with my partner from London to Athens. No blogs, just the old-fashioned handwritten journal and colour prints back from the chemist!
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