Buff join the party!

Fantastic news! The guys & gals at Buff have offered support for the many miles ahead. 

For those of you that haven't come across the awesome products before I'd urge you to visit them at www.buffwear.co.uk.

Multifunctional headwear of all sorts of varieties, there's something for everybody! 

Many thanks for your support guys!  
 

Who needs gears?!?!

So the bike is now a 29er.... And single-speed. And it's now blue. 

There's method behind the madness, I promise!

I was putting a lot of thought into the trip recently. Originally I wanted a trip about three/four weeks long: Fly out, push myself mentally and physically to the limit at approx 120+ miles a day, fly home. 

2 outcomes from that: 

- Massive success: See Canada and the USA in a bit of a sleep deprived blur & bragging rights when I get my sore body home.

- Utter failure: Bike fails early on, get eaten by bears, it rains (I'm talking Noah's Ark style...) and I quit having bitten off more than I can chew.

So. The thinking cap went on.

2745 miles through somewhere I've never set eyes on before? Too good to miss I say! Extend the trip to 6 weeks, shrink my daily mileage and enjoy what bikepacking is all about. 

I'm now planning on a tent rather than a bivi, I've gone single-speed to slow myself down and I'm going to enjoy every. single. second.