Bike repairs and problems are a feature of most long distance bike tours. Cycling in Mexico, my gear shifters stopped working so it was time to get them fixed! Problems with STI Gear Shifters (Blog Post Written Jan 20th 2010) Today was a day off in order to attempt to get the Dawes Sardar to change gear on demand once more. I spent an hour early morning myself on it with no joy, and then rode … [Read more...]

Continuing my bike tour through Mexico as part of my Pan American cycling expedition, today I cycled from Guacamayas to Playa Linda, Ixtapa. An early start (Blog post written Jan 19th 2010) A seven o'clock start - getting earlier and earlier ! The road wasn't too bad today, and traffic reasonably light. Just that 120 kms of cycling in the heat is a touch weary. Especially as my bike had … [Read more...]

January 18th - My Birthday! This day's bike ride took me from Coleta de Campas to Guacamayas in Mexico as part of my Pan American Bike Tour. Birthday cycle ride (Blog post written January 18th 2010) Happy Birthday to me !! Thirty eight years young today. Hmmm, probably best not to think too deeply about gaining another year, my place in the universe etc etc. Suffice to say, that I am fit, … [Read more...]

This bike touring blog post from Mexico covers the day's cycling between Tizupan and Coleta de Campas. Part of my Alaska to Argentina bike tour. Leaving Tizupan (Blog post written January 17th 2010) Up and away early again, but it goes without saying that it was warm! After the first hour, the going got a little easier, although I would still have welcomed twice the distance on flatter … [Read more...]

It's only when you are cycling in Mexico you realise how big the country actually is! This travel posts covers the section of cycling between Ticla and Tizupan. Bike touring along the Mexican coastline (Blog post written January 16th 2010) I was up and away early from Ticla, which was a good thing, given just how strenuous the day turned out to be. It was a day of cycling up very steep … [Read more...]