After chatting to our host Alan, a wiry, lithe guide whose inhabited these parts for some 27 years (we’re camping in his garden, amongst the twenty or so bikes parked up and dozens of tyres scattered about like pasta …
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… friends and family, here’s a rough outline of our route for you peace of mind. We shan’t bore you with details of how remote the stretch to Prudoe Bay is said to be, or the various tactics we’ve been …
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Bike shops are bad for your wallet.
On my trawl through town in search of bike shops for general browsing, the kind folks at the aptly named The Bicycle Shop helped me out with some loctite to keep my shapely …
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I’ve arrived!
The plane touched down at 9.30pm in Anchorage, swooping in over the sea, to an impressive backdrop of layer apon layer of mountains and glaciers. A pin crisp, clear, evening light. After bolting the bike together in …
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2am, and the bike is packed. Phew. London tomorrow, Alaska on Saturday.
Just in the nick of time (thanks Michael and Robbert), the Magura Odur fork (nice name) arrived this afternoon, with extra-extra long steerer (for the extra-extra long headtube). …
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After endless deliberation, (near) sleepness nights and much field testing, (I think) I’ve figured out what machine I’ll be taking with me to Alaska and beyond. Being a keen mountain biker, I’m …
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The bike is pretty much all ready to roll, but inevitably there are a few last minute bits and bobs I’m still tweaking.
These lovely creations just arrived in the post today…. Middleburn, hailing from the UK, build superbly …
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Well, there’s just 10 days or so to go before I leave for Anchorage – time then to begin this blog.
Bizarrely, I’m in the position of being almost fully packed – normally, this simple task is carried out but …
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