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 (267 of them in all) or browse latest and random ones below.
Latest posts
- North Ferriby: Back to the Suture
I’m recovering from scheduled hand surgery, which has resulted in forty or so stitches in my… - Eindhoven: The floating roundabout
I had an unexpected stay in Rotterdam, so I nipped down south on the train today… - Alkborough: Amazed at Julian’s Bower
Julian’s Bower, at Alkborough in far-north-west Lincolnshire, is the only Julian’s Bower in England still called…
Random posts
- Northampton 2: Village peopleA gentle, pleasant, sunny day of Northants countryside: thatchy villages …
- Geneva to Florence 3: Elan Valley to WelshpoolThe railtrail up Elan Valley (NCN81) is superb: smooth flat …
- Vale St: Steep hill, Bristol-fashionBristol’s tumbledown district of Totterdown has one of Britain’s steepest …
- Surrey Hills 2: In the slow laneMore lovely cycle route research in the Surrey Hills that …
River Loire
In September 2024 I cycled along the River Loire in central France, following it upstream from the mouth for about 550km.
Blogs for each day of the 11-day trip start at Day 1: Saint-Nazaire to Paimbœuf.
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.
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
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
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.
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.
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
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!
