Cycling in France, general cycling, touring, holidays with kids and many more of my ramblings;-)

Go Cycle! Just a bit of encouragement...

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Come on - get out there...

I know it's a worn cliché, but the bicycle is really the 'transport of delight'. Whether commuting, going to the shops or being belted down some road or mountain path, no other machine leaves you closer to the actual feeling of travelling. On a mere 0.07 of a horsepower most of us can beat a 200 horsepower car in town traffic, and a mountainbike will go where no motor trials machine will take you. A 60 year old can easily beat Roger Bannisters time over the mile and downhills are free! (ask any backpacker about this last one…). What a machine, and yet the cycles greatest achievement is the ability to carry loads over long distances and give their riders a great experience at the same time. I'm talking about Cycletouring of course.

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The wonderful Trangia cooker - review

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All our camping customers are supplied with a Trangia cook-set, why do we choose these instead of the various alternatives?

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The trouble with Thermarests - review of problems

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Self-inflating mattresses are wonderful - up to a point...

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Choosing a tent for cycle touring

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Opinionated and personal advice on what to look for in a tent.

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Ladies' Frames – elegant solution to a problem or blot on the progress of equality for women?

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There are a million different types of bikes out there, but one division splits many of those bikes in to two distinct groups – the provision of ladies' and gents' frames.

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Cycling Fashion Victims

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– a rant against bicycle design and it's impact on Breton Bikes...

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Wheels for Cyletouring - 700c vs 26”

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They are all round, but which is best for cycletouring???

First let me put this article into perspective. Breton Bikes has been offering cycling holidays in France for 29 years now and in that time we've had around 10,000 customers – each riding for a week on a loaded touring bike. For each holiday the average customer will cover around 150 miles (some much more) in their week. A quick bit of calculation then puts the mileage of our fleet at something around 1,750,000 miles, or 70 times round the world.

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Cycling up Hills - the Myth of how they are Hard Work.

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Or how to love climbing, how to survive hills and why they are a good thing on a cycling holiday;-)

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