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“Series of high profile incidents”, I recall one that was high profile!


I'm a trendy consumer. Just look at my stupid phone.

That's right. Correct. RidewithGPS will export kml and I use Cyclemeter on the iPhone to record rides which can also generate kml. Kml is also good for google earth. Cyclemeter will export rides direct to google earth on the iPhone so you can view places you've been easily and drop into street view...

Stephen, congratulations, I'm sure once you get going a lot of the butterflies will disappear. Setting off is the biggest step. With SIM cards and data easy to obtain it's easy to keep in touch. Don't rush, if you feel like stopping, do, smile and speak to people often and you'll see how friendly mo...

The LHT is better at carrying these heavy loads I'd agree, the Trucker feels a little odd unloaded. Fully loaded it feels right and the comfortable Mercedes analogy is spot on. I averaged just under 12mph fully loaded from the UK to Cape Town and couldn't have had a better performing bike. https://...

Download the map.me app and load the countries required. Works fine off line down to street level. Does anyone actually do it like that? Ive found Maps.me great for finding the junction of Rue du Rene Artois and Gruber Strasse when Im looking for a particular shop but pretty useless for finding my ...

Hi all, I usually tour with a fully loaded bike, four panniers, bar bag, trunk bag, under bar bag etc. Due to circumstances I'm no longer able to go on long extensive tours, so looking at less time and maximising distance. Any recommendations from those using it already on good quality, waterproof b...

To date my theory that any place remote enough not to have houses will have fresh natural water has yet to be disproved. Haven't tried to put this into practice in the Sahara though. Britain. Yes The Sahara still has plenty enough water and surprisingly more people living there than you'd think, at...

As the title suggests , have just been through a string of punctures. Always on the outer part of the tube. The holes were always round, so I presumed a thorn that had gone in and out. Changed my cycle route to no effect. And yes after every puncture I ran my fingers around the tyre to check for an...

I've got a message that loops on my iPad I play, it's hold music and keeps stopping every 10 seconds to tell them that phone call is important to me, please hold the line. I leave it until they give up. I've had some hold up to five minutes.

I use an ortlieb bar bag. No problem with risk. I'm with it all the time. I leave the shoulder strap on and when I get off the bike, so does the bag.

Regards,

Gary
www.longbikeride.co.uk

I'd recommend Peter Storm zip offs. Although the 10 month tour I just did I rarely unzipped them. Still in good condition and the only pair I took. For cycling in the day I had Endura shorts.

Regards,

Gary
www.longbikeride.co.uk

I've just used my Ortliebs to cycle from the UK to Cape Town over 10 months and written a piece about my experience of using them here:

http://longbikeride.co.uk/travelling-an ... -panniers/

Regards,

Gary Hewitt-Long
www.longbikeride.co.uk

Yes they do work!
I have them on my Surly Long Haul Trucker with BB7's, just finished an 18,000km tour with them, all worked wonderfully!

Gary
www.longbikeride.co.uk

If you pick the right places to wild camp nobody should know you were even there.

Leave all the bags on. It's harder for someone to steal unless they are used to riding a fully loaded cumbersome tourer.

Gary
www.longbikeride.co.uk

Wipe down occasionally. Just look after the drive train and simple oiling elsewhere.

Gary
www.longbikeride.co.uk