Its possible to save yourself some cash when purchasing a Garmin Edge 800 without any Garmin maps or from needing to upgrade any delivered Garmin maps as maps from the Openstreetmap.org project can be used quite easily on the Garmin, here’s how. The maps are routable in most cases, can have contours or even versions […]
This is the complete packing list taken on my JoGLE. Maybe a little too much in some areas, remember everything you take you have to carry so ditching some stuff that you can pick up on route is a good idea. Bike Bits 2 x water bottles 2 x Altura Pannier covers (for very wet […]
So the 2 x 50′s back to back got cancelled due to horrendous weather, neither me or my brother in law fancied camping out in it – sad but true. The UK seems to be going through some kind of biblical deluge. After sitting in all day getting frustrated and just looking through the window […]
Its true, the further you go the more confidence you get. Although this is a one off, I need to complete around this mileage or more every day for 13 days. I guess tomorrow I’ll see how I feel. With 17 weeks to go, this is a good start. Next week 2 x 50′s back […]