December 2013 I took the next step in my winter cycle touring experiment by heading to Canada to attempt to cycle the Trans Labrador highway. The Trans Lab claims to be one of the longest stretches of road in Canada without services.
This winter had the coldest December in more than 10 years, bringing with it extreme winds and temperatures [...]
Posts in category Winter Cycle Touring
Winter Cycling in Canada
December 2013 I took the next step in my winter cycle touring experiment by heading to Canada to attempt to cycle the Trans Labrador highway. The Trans Lab claims to be one of the longest stretches of road in Canada without services.
This winter had the coldest December in more than 10 years, bringing with it extreme winds and temperatures [...]
Winter cycle touring basic tips
“Don’t eat yellow snow.” Is the winter tip we all know. I posted lots of info, tips and trip winter trip reports >HERE<, but here is a summary of my tips on winter cycle touring. These tips are aimed as an introduction for people planning to cycle and camp in the extreme cold. I learned most of my lessons the hard way [...]
Bike modifications for winter cycle t...
Mr Hyde has been transformed in Winter Hyde.
Before:
For details of the original bike speccs scroll down.
After:
Work done :
Handlebars : Against all my principles I’ve replaced my drop bars for flat mountain bike type handle bars, including LX brakes and Ergon grips and bar ends for a little more comfort. I have no problems with drops bars [...]
Winter camping : cooking, food and hy...
During January and February 2013 I cycled for three weeks in Lapland in the middle of winter with Helen Lloyd ( her thoughts on winter cycling can be found HERE) We cycled and camped at temperatures between -10 and -30 degrees C.
Here I’ll discuss the things learned in the cooking, food and hydration department.
Cooking:
At the start [...]
Winter camping sleeping system
A beginners guide to choosing a sleeping system for arctic use (assuming camping down to -30/-40 degrees C).
There are several schools of thought for a sleeping system for use in the extreme cold here are the main ones that I know of:
A synthetic sleeping bag rated at around the planned usage temperature.
A down sleeping bag rated well abo [...]
Winter cycle touring in the Scandanav...
As a contrast to the heat of Africa my first trip post my big ride across Africa was to Lapland during winter. Cycling and camping at temperatures between -5 and -30 proved to be quite a challenge.
Winter cycling in Lapland pt I
During January and February 2013 I teamed up with Helen Lloyd of Helenstakeon.com to spend three weeks cycling be [...]
Packing list Pre- Lapland
So, only a couple of days until I head to a rather wintery Lapland with Helen Lloyd so here’s a look at my packing list for this trip (we’re each taking a solo set up in case we decide to go our separate ways…).
Helen’s packing list can be found >HERE<
I haven’t camped at under -5 degrees C before and can expect [...]