Take the measurement from the most prominent toe point to the most prominent heel point. Your feet usually swell during the day, so take the measurement in the evening. If you are going to wear particularly thick socks, measure with these on. Most of us have one foot larger than the other. It would be quite unusual to be able to buy two different size shoes as a pair, if this is possible it would be ideal, alas, normally it is not possible, so buy for your largest foot. My right foot measures 248mm, going by the chart at the bottom of the page, this roughly equates to a UK size 7. My...…Take the measurement from the most prominent toe point to the most prominent heel point. Your feet usually swell during the day, so take the measurement in the evening. If you are going to wear particularly thick socks, measure with these on. Most of us have one foot larger than the other. It would be quite unusual to be able to buy two different size shoes as a pair, if this is possible it would be ideal, alas, normally it is not possible, so buy for your largest foot. My right foot measures 248mm, going by the chart at the bottom of the page, this roughly equates to a UK size 7. My...WW…

Have a 'Late-Pack' piece of luggage This has transformed my ability to venture out at short notice. I can have my bike mostly packed up except for my rear bag and backpack, that will carry items that cross-over to other disciplines of outdoor pleasure such as hiking, car camping and mountain biking. Make a packing list If you would like to download my packing list to Excel click here. Knowing what is carried where has many benefits, for instance you won't be half packed up at camp, only to find there's no room left in your luggage for the rest of your stuff. Don't be afraid to carry a...…Have a 'Late-Pack' piece of luggage This has transformed my ability to venture out at short notice. I can have my bike mostly packed up except for my rear bag and backpack, that will carry items that cross-over to other disciplines of outdoor pleasure such as hiking, car camping and mountain biking. Make a packing list If you would like to download my packing list to Excel click here. Knowing what is carried where has many benefits, for instance you won't be half packed up at camp, only to find there's no room left in your luggage for the rest of your stuff. Don't be afraid to carry a...WW…

If like me you're on a tight budget, and can't afford the luxury of different sets of camping gear for the different seasons, it's worth evaluating if you can layer your gear to make it work for summer and winter. We are all different. We all have different tolerances to cold. Some sleep hot, some sleep cold. I seem to waver between both. I wanted to do two things with my summer bikepacking gear, before venturing on a snowy hike and overnight snowy camp: 1) Was to see if I could fit it all in my Exped Lightening 60 liter Backpack, along with my snowshoes and snowfeet 2) Was to see how my...…If like me you're on a tight budget, and can't afford the luxury of different sets of camping gear for the different seasons, it's worth evaluating if you can layer your gear to make it work for summer and winter. We are all different. We all have different tolerances to cold. Some sleep hot, some sleep cold. I seem to waver between both. I wanted to do two things with my summer bikepacking gear, before venturing on a snowy hike and overnight snowy camp: 1) Was to see if I could fit it all in my Exped Lightening 60 liter Backpack, along with my snowshoes and snowfeet 2) Was to see how my...WW…

So here's a thing, I love mountain biking, I love bikepacking, I don't mind a bit of hiking either. The longer I leave it between rides or hikes, the harder it is to get myself out of the door. I know that if I can just get myself out onto the trail, that I'll have a great time and be so pleased I forced the issue. But still, that getting out is the difficult part oftentimes. Getting out into nature is so important for my mental health. When I ride, not one thought is given to any other matter than to having fun. Motivation. My head isn't always in the right place and I just can't get...…So here's a thing, I love mountain biking, I love bikepacking, I don't mind a bit of hiking either. The longer I leave it between rides or hikes, the harder it is to get myself out of the door. I know that if I can just get myself out onto the trail, that I'll have a great time and be so pleased I forced the issue. But still, that getting out is the difficult part oftentimes. Getting out into nature is so important for my mental health. When I ride, not one thought is given to any other matter than to having fun. Motivation. My head isn't always in the right place and I just can't get...WW…

The different disciplines encompassed by Mountain Biking range from a bimble on a woodland trail to the wild double-backflip free riding, with all sorts in between. They'll always be an exceptional 80 year old that can still perform tricks on a mountain bike, or an exceptionally able disabled woman that can shred Downhill with the best of them but here we'll be talking about the average John or Jane. There are no laws as to an upper age limit for starting out mountain biking!! If you can easily ride a bike on the road, then there's no reason why you shouldn't be able to ride a mountain...…The different disciplines encompassed by Mountain Biking range from a bimble on a woodland trail to the wild double-backflip free riding, with all sorts in between. They'll always be an exceptional 80 year old that can still perform tricks on a mountain bike, or an exceptionally able disabled woman that can shred Downhill with the best of them but here we'll be talking about the average John or Jane. There are no laws as to an upper age limit for starting out mountain biking!! If you can easily ride a bike on the road, then there's no reason why you shouldn't be able to ride a mountain...WW…