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North Coast 500 | Day Seven | Thurso
11 Sep 2022

North Coast 500 | Day Seven | Thurso

by Timothy J Basham | posted in: Cycling, Holidays & Bike Packing, NC500: 2022, Scotland, United Kingdom | 0

A day of changing plans as we are forced to divert from our route…

North Coast 500 | Day Six |Tongue
10 Sep 2022

North Coast 500 | Day Six |Tongue

by Timothy J Basham | posted in: Cycling, Holidays & Bike Packing, NC500: 2022, Scotland, United Kingdom | 0

Another day of changing plans on our NC500 trip. This time the beach was too tempting to ignore.

North Coast 500 | Day Five | Scourie
9 Sep 2022

North Coast 500 | Day Five | Scourie

by Timothy J Basham | posted in: Cycling, Holidays & Bike Packing, NC500: 2022, Scotland, United Kingdom | 0

Today we tackled over 24 short, Sharpe climbs, climbed 2,000 metres, met with masticating midges. The memory of these days improves with time.

North Coast 500 | Day Four | Ullapool
8 Sep 2022

North Coast 500 | Day Four | Ullapool

by Timothy J Basham | posted in: Cycling, Holidays & Bike Packing, NC500: 2022, Scotland, United Kingdom | 0

A later start to a seemingly easier day with just three noticeable climbs in the offing.

North Coast 500 | Day Three  | Gairloch
7 Sep 2022

North Coast 500 | Day Three | Gairloch

by Timothy J Basham | posted in: Cycling, Holidays & Bike Packing, NC500: 2022, Scotland, United Kingdom | 0

Day Three of the North Coast 500 turns out to be a day of contrasts. Short, steep hills in the first half turn to long, easy climbing in the second.

North Coast 500 | Day Two  | Applecross
6 Sep 2022

North Coast 500 | Day Two | Applecross

by Timothy J Basham | posted in: Cycling, Holidays & Bike Packing, NC500: 2022, Scotland, United Kingdom | 0

Day Two of the North Coast 500 sees us tackling the highest mountain pass the route had to offer.

North Coast 500 | Day One | Lochcarron
5 Sep 2022

North Coast 500 | Day One | Lochcarron

by Timothy J Basham | posted in: Cycling, Holidays & Bike Packing, NC500: 2022, Scotland | 0

Cycling the North Coast 500. Starting out in Inverness and trying to get to Applecross, follow us on the first day of our trip to see how we got on.

Essex Paris Essex Day One: Dover
21 Jul 2022

Essex Paris Essex Day One: Dover

by Timothy J Basham | posted in: Cycling, Dawes Horizon 2010, England, Essex Paris Essex 2022, Genesis Equilibrium, Holidays & Bike Packing | 0

With the most exciting Tour de France since the last most exciting one, we had to get over to Paris to be part of the background. This is the UK leg of our journey.

Length of England Day Six: Islington to Newhaven
17 Sep 2020

Length of England Day Six: Islington to Newhaven

by Timothy J Basham | posted in: Cycling, Dawes Horizon 2010, England, Genesis Equilibrium, Holidays & Bike Packing, United Kingdom | 0

Despite waking in our own beds, we put thoughts of forgetting the whole thing to one side and were on the road by a respectable ten past nine. With another short day and with no more than 900 metres of … Continued

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Length of England Day Four: Lincoln to St Neots
15 Sep 2020

Length of England Day Four: Lincoln to St Neots

by Timothy J Basham | posted in: Cycling, Dawes Horizon 2010, England, Genesis Equilibrium, Holidays & Bike Packing, United Kingdom | 0

With our now well oiled morning routine held up as an shining example with which to shame our dried out bicycle chains and my treating the bikes to a little lube being likened giving our rides breakfast, the start of … Continued

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