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For something a little different in europe

It's crossbiketastic

No cars, great views, few people for three seasons of the year love it. Good chippy in whitby

Anbody else watching this series ?

http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00t4kh3

Hewitts is action here


http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00t4kh3

One thing to consider is the amount of caravans and camper vans on the roads in this part of the world at this time of the year, also many of the lanes have very high banks with no verge = poor visibility. Choose your route carefully for maximum enjoyment.

100 miles aday

Remember it gets bloody hot the further south you go to cover 100miles on 40degree heat.......means riding through the hottest part of the day.

There's and article about that in issue 3 of the Ride Journal.

I have an XGK II Very reliable and sound like a jet afterburner......you know its brew time when it's on. You can simmer on it but it does require practice.

vaseline - for chapped lips/face, for chaffing, add to cotton wool to make a fire lighter and be used to lube cables.

it's on iplayer later if you miss it.

http://www.singletrackworld.com/2009/10 ... ood-locks/

The alarm only goes off if the cable is cut or the alarm is attacked you can switch the motion sensor on/off

Do a search lots of discussion recently

My experience of Roberts was similar to that of Kevins..... I bough a Yates and I'm v.happy


what about Hewitt?

Honjo now do some brass mudguards which are super posh..........

Google Keen Commuter Sandals the have an enclosed toe. Just bought some in a sale for 40quid.