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Category Archives: Expedition Journal
Bicycle touring equipment kit list
Good design, when it’s done well, becomes invisible. It’s only when it’s done poorly that we notice it. The idea is to design your bicycle touring equipment kit list so well that you don’t even need to think about it when you go on your cycle trip. To begin with you will have to get [...]
Also posted in Constructive Ranting Tagged bicycle touring, chainreaction, Cycling, equipment, expedition design, Extrawheel, forks, kit list, kona, magura, Mountain Biking, panniers, rack, sun, Touring Leave a comment
How to Cook Georgian Khinkali – list of recipes.
One of my favourite foods of all time is Georgian Khinkali. Here are some links to recipes:-
Also posted in Constructive Ranting, Georgia Tagged cuisine, Food, Georgia, georgian, Khinkali, recipe Leave a comment
Weekend in Switzerland, Scott, Moulton, and ‘The Ride’ Journal
I recently spent a fantastic weekend in deepest Switzerland; near to the city of Bern with an engineer at Scott bikes who has just recently finished work on the new Scott Genius LT full suspension bike which is the most advanced do-all mountain bike available on the market today with suspension travel settings that allow [...]
Posted in Expedition Journal Tagged bike design, Cycling, design, Mountain Biking, Switzerland 1 Comment
21 Observations about Mongolia – tips for the Mongolia traveller
I’ve been back in England for 1.5 months now. What is sticking in my mind about Mongolia? 21 quick fire thoughts for the prospective Mongolia traveller. There aren’t many people in the rural areas but you’re never far from a settlement of some kind. Steppe is beautiful but it soon gets tedious to look at.
Expedition Web design – Ben Saunders’ Website, Dieter Rams, and Lewis Pugh
I am inspired by the design of Dieter Rams, famous for his design commandments, two of which are: ‘design is thorough down to the last detail’ and ‘design is as little design as possible’. Which incidently are ingredients for successful expeditions. The second one certainly applies to bicycle expeditions, in terms of minimising weight. Ben [...]
Also posted in Constructive Ranting Tagged attention to detail, ben saunders, commitment, design, dieter rams, polar, quality, web design 2 Comments
Xmind – Mind Mapping Software for Planning Expeditions
I recently used a program called Xmind for planning the Mongolia expedition. I have always been interested in mind-mapping. It is like brainstorming but somewhat more focused on the ‘associative’ way that the brain structures information.
Also posted in Constructive Ranting Tagged expedition, Ideas, Lateral Thinking, mind-mapping, planning, productivity, xmind 3 Comments
‘Pedal’ Documentary about bicycle couriers and bicycle courier racing in New York City
I first came across the bicycle courier scene in New York in a documentary called Pedal . The documentary investigated the lifestyles of the couriers and the sorts of characters who end up in that line of work. I was impressed with the way that the majority of it was filmed by a guy following [...]
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Utility cycling and long distance cycling
“Utility cycling encompasses any cycling not done primarily for fitness, recreation such as cycle touring, or sport such as cycle racing, but simply as a means of transport. It is the most common type of cycling in the world” I recently cycled from Dover to London and from London to Stevenage on the way back [...]
Also posted in Constructive Ranting, England, Europe Tagged Bike, centre, city, cycle route, Cycling, utility 2 Comments
How to take your bike on a bus or train
When Tom and I travelled to Mongolia we used overland public transport and didn’t pay extra to take the bikes with us. However, it seems that the guidelines about paying for taking bikes are unclear and require some clarification so here are some of our findings.
Mongolia Mountain Biking Adventure – Some thoughts in retrospect
Yesterday I cycled 140km from Dover to Central London where I now reside. I’ve had a lot of time to digest the brilliant travel experience I’ve had in the last 2 months. The relative shortness of the Mongolia trip compared to previous trips has not made it feel less worthwhile. On the contrary the trip [...]
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Frozen Lakes, Mosquito infested bogs, and riding down rivers
Tom and I headed from Moron, where we had taken some days off to rest, to Hatgal which is a town on the Southern tip of lake Hovsgol. We had grown sick of pedalling across the steppe and were in search of a change of scenario (quite literally). We met two Finnish and an Australian [...]
Kona produce Mongolia video trailer