Category Archives: Run-up Diary

National Bike Show located at secret venue called the NEC

By Andy | Published: April 28, 2007
Today we drove to the National Bike Show at the NEC after generously being giving some tickets by the organisers. I was up early and went over to pick Tom up at 8.30am to drive down. We collected our previously prepared (at midnight last night) press packs and printed a couple of cheap [...]
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You only live once…

By Andy | Published: February 24, 2007
Coming along with us to the One Life Live exhibition in Earl’s Court, London next weekend will be Project Carbon. Project Carbon is a UK based, not-for-profit carbon reduction service that aims to help one to understand and reduce one’s carbon footprint and compensate for non-reducible carbon dioxide emissions. We are extremely pleased to announce that we [...]
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A million thoughts

By Andy | Published: February 18, 2007
Time is ticking away from us in the count down to leaving. Thinking about all aspects of the equipment, navigation, etc… Which bike frame, wheels, brakes? What combination of clothes? Do I really need to take a dinner jacket? We have been kindly donated a stand at this year’s One Life Live [...]
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Northern Excursions. The Highland Adventure May 2006. Day 7.

By Andy | Published: May 20, 2006
Just a quick note before you start reading. This is the last day’s entry of my (Andrew’s) journal on our Scotland trip May 06. I suggest to start at the beginning scroll to the bottom of the page or have some common sense and start on day 1. I did warn you. Don’t try and [...]
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Northern Excursions. The Highland Adventure May 2006. Day 6.

By Andy | Published: May 19, 2006
We gathered our stuff together fairly promptly that morning eager to complete the last leg to Fort William. I did a few minor tweaks to the bike, mended a puncture and gave it a clean at the river. Then I strapped the kit to it again with duct tape and was ready to go. I [...]
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Northern Excursions. The Highland Adventure May 2006. Day 5.

By Andy | Published: May 18, 2006
The morning came round like I’d been on sleeping tablets and put to bed by a touch from Mr Spock. I slept so deeply I think I temporarily left the building. My nightly antics could not be accounted for (no, not those sort), partially because I, and everyone else was asleep (hold on, where am [...]
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Northern Excursions. The Highland Adventure May 2006. Day 4.

By Andy | Published: May 17, 2006
We soon arose and started packing up our stuff with the intention of leaving early. The morning was quite beautifully doused in morning sunlight and freshened from the rain. The morning after a night of torrential rain. The bothy in all its glory. I felt like I could live in the bothy. It was a [...]
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Northern Excursions. The Highland Adventure May 2006. Day 3.

By Andy | Published: May 16, 2006
The morning arrived and after collecting up all the clothes which had mostly dried and packing our stuff, my brained kicked in at the prospect of continuing cycling with the huge amount of weight all in one place, on my back. After yesterday afternoon’s painfully strenuous slog along the road it was time to rearrange [...]
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Northern Excursions. The Highland Adventure May 2006. Day 2.

By Andy | Published: May 15, 2006
We reached the exit from the forest back onto the road from the day before. Tom hurriedly checked the map and sped off nonchalantly down the road like he was glad to be escaping the grips of the forest. Mark followed and then me. After about five minutes Tom stopped, turned round and pissed off [...]
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Northern Excursions. The Highland Adventure May 2006. Day 1.

By Andy | Published: May 13, 2006
Heading off on the train to Inverness. It was an overcast morning. Excitement and anticipation pulsated through my veins. I felt happy to be sharing the experience with my fellow travellers Tom and Mark. Tom, being a most exceptional friend of mine and Mark, being a most exceptional friend of Tom’s.. Being three attractive strong [...]
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Mountain Bike Guiding in Croatia

By Andy | Published: October 1, 2005
This post is a modification of one from when I had just finished working as a guide on the beautiful island of Korcula in Croatia in October 2005. I used to get up nice and early in the morning at 6.30 ready to start the first ride of the day at 7.30. Then I would do [...]
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