It took me a while but here’s a quick look at what I did with my friend’s used Fairlight Faran frameset ahead of a spot of touring in, hopefully, sunnier climes…
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Surly Cross Check Bits and a Sewing Project
Revisiting my Surly Cross Check in its role as an all-weather, all-road, all-day mile muncher, and a new camera waist pack by way of enjoying some time at my sewing machine again.
A Drizzly Ending
A few bits and pieces and snapshots to wrap up the year of riding.
Rolling Into Winter
A few bicycle-flavoured snaps as the season rolls from autumn to winter.
Barskoon, Balykchy, and Bishkek
Closing the loop, via the beach, for Kyrgyzstan, and some street photography from Bishkek and Balykchy.
Arabel
It is a long, long, and spectacular climb to the Arabel Pass, and a few days on the trail that made me very happy indeed…
Lemon Trees
Delicious solitude and sublime riding as the season begins to turn…
Song-Kul and the Steppe
A few more words from the dusty Tien Shan trails
In the Company of the Winds
On the road at last with nothing but the sound of the wind and crunch of fat tyres on gravel for company.
Bishkek
On the road again, almost…
Summer Weekender
Thumbshifters and saddlebags… A weekend of trails in Dorset with a terrific two-wheeled bunch.
Egg Stalls and Other Places
Stuffing some miles back into the legs while musing on nothing much at all.
A Small Islands Journey…
.. or puffins and other places. Sea kayaking in the Small Isles with a side-trip to paddle around the seabird nesting colonies of the Farne Islands.
Spring Storm; a Mini Gallery
A windy spring afternoon at the beach with my Fuji x100f.
Weather Window
A brief respite from the relentless wind and rain, with spells of actual sunshine, afloat amongst the granite of the far west.