West Country Rides
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E-Biking the Lizard
West Country Rides Yesterday around Lands End was all sunshine, today the Lizard was overcast with rain forecast by the afternoon. So we drove to Helston start point to save time then set off, semi-unwittingly in reverse of the Gravel Rides South West guidebook’s 57km lap, following a trail around the east side of Loe…
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E-Biking Lands End
West Country Rides After reviewing the Gravel Rides South West guide book, we were inspired to nip down to Cornwall and Dartmoor to try out a couple of routes: Route 1; ‘A Lap of Land End’ looked like a good one, followed by Route 2; ‘The Lizard & the Loe’. They were rated 5/5 and…
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Book Review: GRAVEL RIDES SOUTH WEST ENGLAND
In a lineAnother tasty selection of mostly day rides doable on any all-terrain bike, with detailed descriptions, big maps and free tracklog downloads from the Forest of Dean all the way to Lands End. What they sayGravel Rides South West England features 24 cycling routes, ranging from 16 to 180 kilometres, showcasing the extensive gravel trails…
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Purbeck 10-mile e-bike loop
What a relief it is to have temperatures drop back down to normal. Suddenly you have your energy back. Sunday evening we headed out to follow our noses through the Purbeck Hills which happened to include a perfect 10-mile (16km) loop out of Corfe Castle in the course of our three-hour ride. You can start…
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Dartmoor E-Bike Recce
Dartmoor has a mystique unmatched by other moorland areas in Britain. Or maybe it’s just me. I still recall the mist-bound moorland road as a teenager on the way to walk the Cornish Coast Path. Elton John’s Funeral for a Friend was on the cassette; the track starts with a suitably chilling wind and sonorous…
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Tero X5: Purbeck Range Testing
Other Tero X5 postsPurbeck Rides The bloke who sold me the Tero reckoned it did 70 miles to a charge. Good to know; about 110km, but of course what does it mean? All day in Eco, switching off, level or hilly? The question every young tyke asks on seeing a flash bike needed answering: ‘What’ll…
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Bikerafting Christchurch Harbour
See also: Electrifying the Dahoe Last year I bought myself a Dahon folding bike, a long-established American brand with a French sounding name that’s probably made in China and in the UK is much less pricey than a Brompton. Folders seem to be going cheap right now as older folk move to e-bikes (ahem).At least…