First of all, let me start this by saying that i have never named any bike that I own. I mean, that's for crazy people that get attached to things, right? Well, it seems that I have succumbed to the awesome beauty that is my new expedition bike, and I have indeed come up with a name for it! The name is not something that I had to sit down and thing about - It came subconsciously, bubbling to the … [Read more...]

Unboxing the Thorn Nomad expedition bicycle. Just a quick look at what comes with the bike when delivered. Full review later!Unboxing the Thorn Nomad bike Anyone that knows me, or has been following  my travel blog for a while, will know that I have been looking to buy a new expedition bicycle for quite some time.A month ago, I made the journey down to Thorn Cycles in Bridgwater, … [Read more...]

Choosing an expedition bicycle is no easy matter, even for the most experienced Adventure Cyclist (which I guess I sort of am thinking about it!). These top end bikes cost between £1000 and £3000, and whilst choosing the right one may lead to many years of happy cycling, the wrong one will represent an expensive mistake. Defining the basic set-up required is just the first step in choosing an … [Read more...]

Preparing to Buy an Expedition Bicycle As those of you who follow my travel blog and Twitter account may know, I recently decided to buy a new expedition bicycle. (Deciding to do this was done in the rather novel way of flipping a coin – For more info on this read Coin Flip Tweets.). Having decided to buy the expedition bicycle was just stage one though, the next stage is working out how to pay … [Read more...]