At the ripe old age of 50, I've just done my first cycle tour. I say tour, a friend and I strapped some stuff to our bikes, rode from Folkestone to Rye, found a campsite, pitched a tent, went to the pub for the evening and rode home the next day.
We were a bit unlucky with the wind, we rode into a headwind all the way there, the next day, the wind had moved around and we had a head wind all the way home, fun all the same and it was lovely and sunny - I now have a bright red face!
I will definately be doing it again, but I will make a few equipment changes. I definately want a sleeping mat and a warmer sleeping bag, it got cold in the night and crappy sleeping bag wasn't up to the job and to save space I didn't take a mat making for a lumpy night. It would be nice to have a frame bag or something so I don't have to wear a rucksack too.
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We were a bit unlucky with the wind, we rode into a headwind all the way there, the next day, the wind had moved around and we had a head wind all the way home, fun all the same and it was lovely and sunny - I now have a bright red face!
I will definately be doing it again, but I will make a few equipment changes. I definately want a sleeping mat and a warmer sleeping bag, it got cold in the night and crappy sleeping bag wasn't up to the job and to save space I didn't take a mat making for a lumpy night. It would be nice to have a frame bag or something so I don't have to wear a rucksack too.
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