From the monthly archives: July 2013
Contrary to most non-motorcyclists expectations, the joy of touring on one’s bike is definitely not the covering of long distances at speed. Au contraire, IMHO, thundering down motorways isn’t a very pleasant experience at all. But if you live in South East England, you are faced with Hobson’s Choice if you want to get to [...]
Got back from my motorcycling break, (which was ‘epic’ – more later), to be greeted by the Ride100′s ‘Final Countdown’ rider information pack. I am Rider Number 2893. It’s all very precise and has a tone of extreme order:
Each start has 19 different waves. Below is your recommended time to get to QEOP the loading time of your [...]
British Sport may do well to regularly send The Ericle abroad, as good things seem to happen while I am away. (Details of my trip can be found here). I just caught The Lions victory on the Saturday, but knew nothing of Murray’s incredible Wimbledon championship win on the Sunday until that [...]
A week’s break from pedalling, but still on two-wheels.
(An update on my preparation for the Ride 100 here.)
If all goes to plan, this is my itinerary:
July 7: London – Metz, France (390 miles)
July 8: Metz – Wil, Switzerland (272 miles)
A Book List
A while – well almost a full year actually – ago, The Webmeister asked me to recommend a reading list of ‘modern’ books in English. Shortly there after I scribbled down a ‘front-of-mind’ list on a piece of paper, which I then typically ‘lost’. In a pocket of a pair of trousers, that I haven’t [...]