The Next Challenge

Tag: Cycling

  • Photos from Cycling the Length of England #2

    —

    by

    Tim Moss
    in

     A few photographs from the second half of our recent cycle ride. This batch come from the stretch from Lancashire out to the east coast near Newcastle from where we followed Sustrans National Cycle Route 1 up to Edinburgh. We were testing out a system of uploading photos to Laura’s Nexus tablet computer and uploading…

  • The Cycle Tourist’s Daily Routine

    —

    by

    Tim Moss
    in

    Our two week training trip – cycling 1,000km from Plymouth in the south west of England to Edinburgh up in Scotland – finished last weekend and it’s been a delightful reminder of the daily practices on a cycle tour. Here’s how it goes… [divide] We’re on our new bikes, carrying a tent, a camping stove…

  • Easter Cycling Photos #1

    —

    by

    Tim Moss
    in

    A few photographs from our first week of cycling north from Plymouth to Lancashire are below. More snaps to follow later in the week. If the images above aren’t displaying properly then you can view the slideshow here on Flickr.

  • Cycling from Cornwall to Scotland

    —

    by

    Tim Moss
    in

      Laura and I have just returned from Edinburgh having cycled there from Plymouth. I had some trouble with my website whilst we were away so here is an article that should have gone online last week (you might have seen it on my Light My Fire blog): [divide] 1,000km from Devon to Scotland. That’s…

  • Goodbye Bobby

    —

    by

    Tim Moss
    in

    Last week I said my goodbyes to a dear friend. I’d known Bobby for five years and we’d been on many an adventure together. He was my first touring bike. Due to his being “big boned”, my friends nicknamed (a little cruelly I thought) “The Best of Burden”, eventually shortened to just “The Beast” and…

  • 10 Tips For Your First Cycle Tour

    —

    by

    Tim Moss
    in

              Some time ago I received an email from a chap called Markus, saying that he was thinking about quitting his job to cycle from Germany to Africa. I get emails like that quite a lot but this one was made more memorable by the fact that, some months later, I got a…

  • Happy New Year (2012 Review)

    —

    by

    Tim Moss
    in

    I just wanted to write a quick post to say thank you to everyone who voted for mine and Laura’s video in the Kukri Adventure Scholarship competition. At last check, we had just over 200 votes which probably put is in about 9th out of around 30 videos. The competition isn’t judged on votes alone…

  • Can you help me with my next expedition?

    —

    by

    Tim Moss
    in

    I am pleased to announce that the next expedition I am planning is a big one: to leave my London life and spend a year cycling right the way around the world. I’ve produced a video about the trip (below) and entered it into a competition to win an expedition grant. Kukri Adventure Scholarship It’s…

  • Let the Games Begin: A Manifesto for London

    —

    by

    Tim Moss
    in

    On alternate days over the past two weeks, I have started and ended my day with a bicycle transect of Greater London. A thirty five mile return trip from north west to south east and back again, conducted at street level and on two wheels. For several months prior to this, I had been growing…

  • Cycling Advice from the Record Breakers

    —

    by

    Tim Moss
    in

    Three World Record breakers – Mark Beaumont, Julian Sayarer and James Bowthorpe – offer their advice to anyone considering their own cycle around the world. [divide] [box type=”note” bg=”#ebebeb” color=”#111″ font=”arial” fontsize=”13″ border=”#a6a6a6″ head=”How To Cycle Around The World” headbg=”#21417b” headcolor=”#fff”] This is an edited excerpt from the How To Cycle Around The World chapter…

  • Fusiliers Cycling Challenge

    Fusiliers Cycling Challenge

    —

    by

    Tim Moss
    in

    A friend of mine recently joined the army and is soon to be sent to Afghanistan with his regiment. Before he goes, he and some of his colleagues are undertaking a cycling challenge to raise money for the Fusiliers Aid Society. In anticipation of our forthcoming deployment to Afghanistan in early 2013, the Royal Regiment…

  • Round-the-World Record Breakers

    —

    by

    Tim Moss
    in

    For the How To Cycle Around The World chapter of my book, I contacted some of the world record breakers for their advice to aspiring cyclists. I also had a few other long-term-cyclist contributors too. The list of who features is below. Round-the-World Cyclists Mark Beaumont Mark’s record attempt was made into a BBC documentary…