Do you ever go cycling, or walking, with young kids? What if I told you that you could easily add a bit of magic to those outings? How? By doing Fairy Trails! Fairy Trails are being embedded into more and more of the traffic-free cycle routes listed on WillCycle. To play, simply visit the route … Read more
Your camping gear will be a game changer at home Climate change means the United kingdom will be experiencing more, and more severe winter storms. Frequently, winter storms, or related flooding, cause power outages. Some of those last for days. I’d like you to think about that for a moment – how would you cope … Read more
Throughout this site, you will find regular references to Leave No Trace, but what does it actually mean? Is it simply about picking up your litter, or is there more to it? Actions have consequences In South Africa, there’s an area known as Namaqualand. It’s barren desert most of the time, but when it does … Read more
You can’t accuse me of not nailing my colours to the mast. I loudly and proudly oppose racism, homophobia, transphobia, misogyny, xenophobia, genocide and more. Climate change I understand the severity of the threat climate breakdown poses, and that we’re rushing headlong into making this planet uninhabitable for humans. And of course I’m continuously working … Read more
My bike is a 2016 Genesis CdA 20. It started life as a gravel bike, but I’ve made extensive modifications, to turn it into a touring bike. I don’t treat the bike with kid gloves, and I ride on all sorts or terrain, some of it quite rough. As a result, my bike’s taken a … Read more
Every so often, our lives are touched by inspirational people. Pel Scopes is one such person, and my youngest daughter and I were fortunate enough to meet him along the Granite Way, just outside Okehampton. We were simply out for a bike ride, but Pel was on a mission. Grays, Essex, to Penzance, Cornwall. On … Read more
This post is NOT about cycling, but it underpins EVERYTHING on WillCycle. Sometimes the right thing to do is to be diplomatic. Sometimes, the right thing to do is to look the other way. Right now is NOT one of those times. Right now, it’s time for me to nail my colours to the mast. … Read more
I’m absolutely sick to the back teeth about yet another company “upgrading” their product to be “enhanced” by AI! The Luddites In the UK there’s a description often incorrectly used to portray someone as anti-progress, or anti-machine. That’s done by calling them a Luddite, but the Luddites weren’t any of those things. Instead, the Luddites, … Read more
I’m often puzzled by the reaction of cyclists when it comes to sustainability in the bicycle industry. While there are signs that things are very slowly starting to change, the global cycling industry remains overall stuck in a business model of designed obsolescence. Designed obsolescence? Absolutely! And Shimano is one of the biggest culprits here, … Read more
Right from the outset, you need to know that this book isn’t (directly) related to cycle touring. Alongside that, you need to understand that The Book Of Trespass, by Nick Hayes, is probably the most important book in the UK. That’s a very bold claim, but once you read the book (and you really, really … Read more
Psst!! Cm’ere! Want to learn how to properly waterproof anything? Obviously not anything – you can’t waterproof dust, or air, or things like that, but cycling coats, cycling shoes, panniers, tarps, tents, or even jeans? Those you certainly can waterproof! So, you ready to learn how? And if you didn’t believe me about the jeans, scroll down … Read more
So, you’re looking for a good-quality cycling helmet camera? You want a battery life of around two and a half hours, good video quality (4K), digital image stabilisation, AND WiFi connectivity, right? The WillCam OK, I don’t manufacture these, but as I do sell them, I get to name my product. From the outset I … Read more
My bike is, as I’m writing this, eight years old, and has carried me over many thousands of miles. As you’d expect, it took a battering over that time, including a few crashes. Most cyclists know the supposed formula of N+1 to determine the ideal number of bikes to own. In that formula, N equals … Read more
