So, since my last update, Rachel and I have had a visit from all-round nice guy, and aspiring Jim’ll-fix-it character, Michael. Not being one to arrive without empty handed, we’re now replete with offroad bike carrying capacity courtesy of www.biketrailershop.com, and Michael’s garage is (hopefully) a bit less full. The trailers look ace for riding offroad, and have the handy feature that they detach in the event of a crash. Fingers crossed this won’t be a feature that Rachel and I need too often, but you never know...
It’s been an aspiration of mine ever since i cycled John O’Groats to Land’s End with a bunch of mates from Uni to head over to Iceland and tour the coastal path over there. Not only does it have a general mystic appeal to me as a country, but everyone i know who’s been has loved Iceland, and a place that nurtured Sigur Ros can’t be bad, right?! Coupled with the coffee-shop culture they have over there, there’s something for both me and Rachel. So, we have somewhat nebulous plans that once Rachel has finished the dreaded thesis, we’ll find the time to pootle around with our home in our panniers; the perfect test for our single-wheel trailers. In the mean time, they might have to stick to somewhat more mundane journeys around the Cambridgeshire countryside when we have occasion to carry a lot in one go.
Michael has also been integral in launching some pretty big touring trips, including James Bowthorpe’s big round-the-world adventure that has been receiving extensive coverage in the Independent. You can find out where he’s got to on www.whereintheworldisjames.com; last time i checked he’d just crossed from New Mexico into Colorado, and insodoing taught me that they share a border! Ah geography, always a weakness!
I had a play attaching our new trailers to our bikes, and here are some photos that show the results – i’ll tell you more when we’ve taken them out offroad...
Bike + trailer = rider - sweaty back. Now that's maths I can do!
No danger of these not being seen...
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