A cycle touring holiday in 2015 to the Northern Outer Hebrides.
“Don’t forget,” I said, “the website is always on the lookout for content, especially if it involves bikes…” So after years of meaning to I thought I should make an effort myself. Introduction. This is the fifth cycle touring holiday – the first was a package from Breton Bikes, if Read more…
34 miles 988 feet climbed Average Speed 10 VMax 32.5 mph In which the Blank Family discovers the assistive properties of a stonking tailwind and Suzy wishes she had gone out on her bike a bit more before we left. Great nights sleep followed by a top notch breakfast at Read more…
Distance travelled 37 miles Climb 1600 feet Average speed 10mph Falls 2 Submissions 0 In which we have discovered the perils of crosswinds, the pleasure of tailwinds and travelled under the protection of the Windy Budgie. The best night’s sleep I’ve had in ages at the Harris Hotel in Tarbert, Read more…
Distance 28 Miles (for most of us) Climb 939 feet Souls retained – 100% Max speed – not recorded but I doubt we saw 12 mph Wind speed – Cataclysmic. No goblins appeared during the night to claim my soul (as far as I know), breakfast was amazing and depsite Read more…
Miles covered 32 Falls – none Greatest temperature difference experinced in a 20 minute period – 8 degrees Average speed – very high due tailwind Neolithic monuments visited – 2 I can’t recommend the hostel highly enough – it’s utterly unique – we all had the best night’s sleep so Read more…
Distance covered 28 miles People bumped into 4 Rescues made 2 Max Wind – Off scale In which we are rescued by a Bernie Fish (world’s best landlord 2015) and people are encountered who are stangely familiar but are also unable to carry off a tweed hat. “Well if you Read more…
The End Two years ago I was telling another Riderz parent that we had been inspired by a holiday story of their’s to get the ferry to the Isle of Barra and cycle the Southern Western Isles. There was a brief pause whilst they composed their features before exclaiming, slightly incredulously Read more…
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