Category: Bike Blog

by The Londoner 📏Distance: 64 mile  ⏱️ Duration: 5.5-6 hours 🚴 Difficulty: Advance 🚲 Terrain: Road 🗺️ GBX file Those who follow our blog know that occasionally, The Londoner packs his backpack and sets off with a group of cyclists on journeys across the United Kingdom. The route from London to Brighton, between 64 to 70 miles (102-112 km, depends on the route), is a well-known cycling route in England. However, the pampered Londoners decided to combine it with some good wine along the way and spend half a day in Brighton, one of England's picturesque coastal towns, especially when...

by Cyclist Yoni 📏Distance: 40-50 mile  ⏱️ Duration: 3.5-4 hours 🚴 Difficulty: Intermediate 🚲 Terrain: Road 🗺️ GBX file A day out cycling is always a good idea when the summer sun starts shyly shining on the British Isles. An unexpectedly cosy day at the end of April, had brought us to experience a well-known cycling route: starting in London and ending in Windsor Castle. Here's how we've done it, including suggestions through which you could probably do it better. Our route reminds the one posted by Condor Cycles on Cycling UK's website, however, we tweaked it a bit, according...

by the Londoner 📏Distance: 170 miles ⏱️ Duration: 3 to 5 days 🚴 Difficulty: Expert 🚲 Terrain: Road and Gravel One can mark his fortieth birthday in a number of ways: get an orange McLaren or a red Ferrari (or any other sports car for that matter); Get a tattoo/body pierced (or any other regrettable decision); An intoxicating weekend in Vegas; A boozy weekend in the Scottish Highlands; Or simply take your group of cyclists, and make them go through 280km in three days. As you may have guessed, the latter is exactly what we did.  The Londoner takes his...

by the Londoner The problem with Facebook groups is that there are too many of them. Finding a group of serious people for cycling in London is hard, finding one that wants to actually meet up outside the virtual world is even harder! The Londoner has found such one: Rides on Bromptons: London Brompton Club Group is a set of wonderful people who meet up in the UK and do what they like to do best: Ride. On Bromptons. Mainly.