My first bikepacking trip with a toddler
After nights spent in tents big and small, hours cycling around Torbay and an overnight backpacking campout with my friend Laura, I felt that our daughter was ready for her first bikepacking trip. She is crazy about camping – always […]
A Superb Mountain Bike Ride On Dartmoor
I’ve now been living in Devon for somewhere in the region of six years and I’m only just beginning to discover the full extent of all the county has to offer. I often get so excited about travelling and […]
SRAM AXS Groupset launch on Dartmoor
I’m not gloating when I say ‘I get to do a lot of cool stuff.’ I just really appreciate getting to ride my bike in attractive places, enjoy meeting friendly, fun, creative people and get excited about new kit. So […]
The Best Overnight Bicycle Adventures in the UK
As you guys probably know, I’m sponsored by a pretty damn awesome nutrition company, TRIBE. These UK based purveyors of amazing snacks, bars, shakes and hydration are so rooted in nature and the great outdoors that for this month’s ‘TRIBE […]
Hinterlands: A fixed gear cycling film
Way back at the beginning of summer, Dave and I got up at 4am to head over to Dartmoor and meet local filmmakers Callum Earnshaw and Amanda Bluglass. Getting up early is really not my bag at all – seeing […]
Charge x Canopy & Stars Video and Contest
Charge Bikes recently dispatched myself and Dave off to Dartmoor to enjoy a most delightful camping experience with Canopy and Stars, ride the new Charge 27 Plus bikes and film a little video. Like when we went to Japan last year, our good […]
One Of The Best Cycling Routes In Devon
Women’s Cycling magazine asked me to share one of my favourite Devon cycling routes, and though I love Dartmoor dearly, on this occasion I chose to describe a stunning ride along the English Riviera, taking in Torquay, Dartmouth, Slapton, Kingsbridge […]
Cyclist’s Games – The Lucky Cap
I’m the most indecisive person in the whole world and Dave Noakes ain’t much better. So Sunday mornings in our house are a bloody nightmare – at breakfast we discuss endless possibilities for the days adventure chucking more and more ideas into […]
Video – A Very Fast 2013
I was tinkering around with my phone in bed this morning as I had a huge pot of tea and not one, but two cats on my lap. Normally I don’t use my phone in bed but I couldn’t reach […]