Testing a Kickbiking Touring Set Up
Almost since the day I purchased my Kickbike Sport G4, I’ve wanted to try doing multi-day rides with it. For a few years I tried various setups to allow me to achieve that, based on the cycling touring equipment I…
Golden Triangle Virtual Challenge
On 1st December 2023, I started a new virtual Kickbiking challenge – the Golden Triangle in India. India’s Golden Triangle is a tourist circuit that connects New Delhi, India’s national capital city, with Agra and Jaipur. It is called “The…
Romantic Road Virtual Challenge
Germany’s Romantic Road ( https://www.romanticroadgermany.com/ ) is based very loosely on an old Roman route that linked the participating towns, with some stunning medieval locations to the north added. The Romantic Road concept is a modern marketing idea which appears…
Nakasendo Trail Virtual Challenge
On 1st January 2023, I started the Conquerors Nakasendo Trail virtual challenge. I did it as a Kickbiking challenge, and have set myself 10 weeks to complete it, which means a finishing date of 12th March. I need to average…
The Road Back To Health
As mentioned in a previous post, on 1st May 2022 I injured my knee and the subsequent healing of that injury brought virtually all my physical activity to a screeching halt. From the activity when the injury occurred through to…
Reached Scotland on the Lands End to John O’Groats Challenge
On the 14th April 2021, I reached the England / Scotland border on the Land’s End to John O’Groats virtual Kickbike challenge. This also marked the 67% (2/3rds) completed point in 50% of the time I allocated to complete the…
Out the Back of NSW
Between 19th and 28th March, I had annual leave and so I decided I would do some exploring. Due to the possibility of cross-border restrictions, travel permits for interstate travellers, and the possibility of COVID19 outbreaks in general, I decided…
- Cycling, Exercise, Footbiking, Interesting Places, LANDS END TO JOHN O'GROATS VIRTUAL CONQUEROR CHALLENGE, RUN DOWN UNDER VIRTUAL WALK / RUN CHALLENGE, Walking
Next Batch of Lands End to John O’Groats Challenge Postcards and Run Down Under progress
LAND’S END to JOHN O’GROATS VIRTUAL CONQUEROR CHALLENGE Since the last blog post, the Kickbike rides I have been doing have been steadily adding up in the Lands End to John O’Groats (LEJOG). 2nd March 2021: Coventry “You could be…
- Cycling, Events, Footbiking, LANDS END TO JOHN O'GROATS VIRTUAL CONQUEROR CHALLENGE, RUN DOWN UNDER VIRTUAL WALK / RUN CHALLENGE, Walking
More Lands End to John O’Groats Challenge Postcards and Run Down Under progress
LAND’S END to JOHN O’GROATS VIRTUAL CONQUEROR CHALLENGE I have never visited the British Isles, so when I started this challenge I didn’t really have much of an idea what Land’s End actually looked like. But recently I found a…
- Cycling, Events, Exercise, Exploring, Footbiking, Interesting Places, LANDS END TO JOHN O'GROATS VIRTUAL CONQUEROR CHALLENGE, Travel
Lands End to John O’Groats Challenge Postcards
Since the previous post about the Lands End to John O’Groats Virtual Conqueror Challenge, I have past the following waypoints and received postcards. 10th January 2021: The Eden Project “Although the idea for the Eden Project only dates back 20…