Ecuador: A Slippery Departure
Cyclists tend not to make particularly good tourists, at least not in the conventional sense. The big-ticket destinations provide useful milestones and help steer our wanderings, but it’s the places […]
Monthly Archives: August 2014
I Took a Bus. Does Anyone Care?
I’m presuming the answer is no, but if not, allow me to elaborate: During my ‘Interim PDR’ I alluded to the fact that the South American leg was going to […]
Ecuadorian Dirt Road Antics Pt 2 : Quilotoa to Chimborazo
This is the final installment of Sam and I’s 10-day off-road mission deep in Ecuador’s central Andes. Part 1 saw us reach the Crater Lake at Quilotoa after some epic […]
Reto Salinas : Mountain Bike Racing at 4400m
Colombia is all about road racing, with pint-sized riders famed for nailing it up climbs faster than anyone else in the business. Across the border though, whilst Ecuadorian’s have a […]
Ecuadorian Dirt Road Antics Pt 1: Cotopaxi to Quilotoa
Taking time off from the bike and simply staying put for a while is, perhaps surprisingly, often one of the things I crave the most. This nomadic life can be […]
THE RIDE SOUTH 