Mother of all breaks
Tonight is my second night in the small town of Moab – which doesn't stand for "Mother of all Bombs" as my RAF-mate Martin insists. I...
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Jul 31, 20194 min read
Canyon country
If the Grand Canyon blew my mind, there's no way it's going to get unblown in a hurry. I'm in Utah and quite frankly it's the most...
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Jul 29, 20197 min read
A grand few days
Overtaking a boat in the middle of a desert is a bit surreal… but the riding over the past two days has been so extraordinary that my...
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Jul 27, 20195 min read
The Million-Dollar road trip
Today was all about one road – the Million Dollar Highway. With a name like that, how could I not want to ride it? It’s one of Colorado’s...
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Jul 26, 20191 min read
SR67 - the movie
A short clip on Colorado highway 67, or scenic route 67. There's no sound - because the different cameras record different noise levels,...
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Jul 26, 20197 min read
Up and down days
Mechanical problems, congestion, frustration, saturation - not to mention a brush with the law... It's been a tough few days. But then,...
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Jul 23, 20195 min read
Big country, big miles
“How’s your day going, sir?” asked the cashier in the Subway. “Pretty good,” I replied. “I hit a deer and didn’t crash.” He nodded, like...
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Jul 20, 20195 min read
Rain interrupts play
I made a beginner’s mistake: I committed to going somewhere without working out how far away it was. That’s a lesson I’m going to have to...
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Jul 17, 20195 min read
The tale of the Dragon
My trip to the Tail of the Dragon at Deals Gap I got to the Tail of the Dragon after two full days on the Blue Ridge Parkway - which...
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Jul 16, 20194 min read
Camping for dummies
From Pennsylvania, south – into the heat of a Virginia summer. I don’t quite know what I’d expected this part of America to look like,...
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Jul 13, 20191 min read
A recap: the plan
Just to get you up to speed, if you’ve only just found this blog: Who am I? Journalist and road tester (former editor of RiDE), writer...
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Jul 12, 20195 min read
Into the Woods
Well, I made it to America. After the bike was freighted into Canada (less red tape than going direct into the US) I had to unbox it...
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Jul 10, 20193 min read
A bumpy start
So I made it to Canada - woohoo. Still, the Big Stupid Trip of a Lifetime hasn't quite got off to the dream start for the dream trip....
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Jun 28, 20192 min read
And so it begins...
The preparation is over. It’s too late to chicken out. I’ve dropped the bike off with Moto Freight at Heathrow, paid the money and it‘s...
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Jun 25, 20195 min read
The calm before the storm
What's the perfect first tour for someone new to biking? It could be this one. Short, sweet and very rewarding – it's an ideal...
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Jun 6, 20192 min read
Starter’s orders
You’re probably wondering why I’m still here. Wasn’t I meant to be riding around the world? Well, yes - and that’s precisely what I am...
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May 28, 20196 min read
Bank Holiday Funday
Bank holidays were not invented to facilitate the mowing of grass or the hanging of wallpaper. Bank holidays were created for riding...
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May 24, 20193 min read
Good days, bad days
Bright sunshine, green hedges frothy with white blossom, grippy tarmac on a bendy road and a congenial pillion. That's a good day. Stuck...
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May 3, 20193 min read
Bank-holiday plans
I woke up to enough fleeting sunshine to optimistically start speculating about where to ride this weekend. After all, I’m getting...
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Apr 27, 20194 min read
My first ride after the crash
I catch myself finding reasons to hesitate before getting on the bike. Faffing around. Where’s my phone? Have I locked the house? Where...
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