Why exercise?
He who has health has hope and he who has hope has everything
Don’t let your age control your lifestyle, let your lifestyle control your age
Suck it up and one day you won’t have to suck it in
Why cycle?
‘When the spirits are low, when the day appears dark, when work becomes monotonous, when hope hardly seems worth having just mount a bicycle and go out for a spin down the road without thought on anything but the ride you are taking’ – Arthur Conan-Doyle
‘Life is like riding a bicycle. In order to keep your balance, you must keep moving’ – Albert Einstein
‘Bicycles are almost as good as guitars for meeting girls’ – Bob Weir (Grateful Dead)
‘I relax by taking my bicycle apart and putting it back together again’ – Michelle Pfeiffer
‘Cycle all day and not only will you see, hear, smell, and feel the world around you but you will burn thousands of calories and be able to eat as much of whatever you want’ – Nick Pannaman
Latest Bike Ride
Previous Rides
Blog
Recent posts
Epilogue
Jul 12, 2026
764 miles ridden - 5372m climbed - temperature HOT Aside from my usual day 3/4 why am I doing this wobble I really enjoyed this trip. The distances were not an issue once I had found my cycling companions - those who cycle at same average speed, those who like to chat...
Daily briefings
Jul 12, 2026
Before the trip we were sent Garmin gpx files to load into our devices (yes we all have SatNavs on our bikes!) which give us a trace route and turn instructions which are very useful in cities and towns but less relevant if the requirement is to “keep the river to...
Day 14 – 11 July 2026 – Weissenkirchen to Vienna.
Jul 11, 2026
60 miles ridden - 177m climbed - temperature 29C (22C at start, maximum 34C). It was obvious first thing this morning that we were going to have a much hotter day than we had enjoyed for most of this week but the lighter breeze was much more cooling than some...



