Quantcast
Channel: Cycle touring at pootle pace: routes, reviews and cake stops » Brooks
Browsing all 8 articles
Browse latest View live

n+1 …

… equal the amount of bikes you should have. Where “n” is the amount of bikes you have right now. We just put our orders in for some bits and bobs for our new bikes. Ortlieb panniers, racks, sleeping...

View Article



I got a Brooks …

… behind, me. Well after a lot if hmm and aahh’s we went and got some B17′s and yesterday they arrived. I have read a lot about the miles of pain that we should endure before the bliss, so I cheated....

View Article

Image may be NSFW.
Clik here to view.

Neglected Brooks saddles

I was at a friends place today helping him out with some computer problems, as payment I got two rather knackered looking Brooks saddles. My friend have found them on dumped bicycles or on bicycles...

View Article

Image may be NSFW.
Clik here to view.

Brooks saddles factory tour

Yesterday I had a grand day out with a handful of leather nuts to the Brooks saddle factory in Birmingham, UK. We were split into 2 groups and had a tour on the factory floor. Where we could see, hear...

View Article

Image may be NSFW.
Clik here to view.

The Long Haul Trucker ruined my bicycles

I’m now coming up to 5,000 miles on the Surly Long Haul Trucker, aka my little Tank, and boy have they been my most comfortable 5,000 miles ever. But, as there always is a but, the fecking Long Haul...

View Article


Image may be NSFW.
Clik here to view.

Are you sitting comfortably?

I really do have the so-called “Brooks bum” – they work for some and not for others. Peli, for example, didn’t get along at all with the one we tested for her and prefers her Selle Italia Lady Gel...

View Article

Image may be NSFW.
Clik here to view.

Blog: “Weather beaten”

Puerto Natales, Torres del Paine, Puerto Natales 8km (Total 705Km cycled) Highlights: Rain, snow, hail, wind, stunning views of Los Cuernos in Torres del Paine, Peli’s pannier plays hide and seek and a...

View Article

Image may be NSFW.
Clik here to view.

Blog: “Dry? No dry?”

Coyhaique, Villa Manihuales, Puerto Puyuhuapi, La Junta, Villa Saint Lucia, Chaiten, Puerto Montt – 263km (Total 1734km cycled) Highlights: Very cold rain, well-deserved tarmac, long rides, Casa de...

View Article

Browsing all 8 articles
Browse latest View live




Latest Images