So my World Unicycle Tour is finally underway! …well, kind of. Let me explain. The official start point of my ride was Chilthorne Domer where the charity ‘School in a Bag’ is based. It is only 10 miles away from my home so, after packing everything up the night before, I set off from our… Read more »
350 Miles, 1 Wheel (AKA. ‘The Uni Uni Tour’)
It would have been pretty silly to set off on a 18,000 mile round the world unicycle ride without testing a few things first. Things like (A.) My custom made unicycle luggage system, (B.) My equipment (tent, stove, sleeping bag etc.) and (C.) Myself! – how will I hold up? The only real way to test everything was actually go on a… Read more »
Unicycling 100 miles! My first century!
One of the challenges I’d set myself to complete before March 2015, which is when I set off on my round the world ride, was to unicycle 100 miles in a single day. I knew hitting the century was going to be tough (especially considering that the furthest distance I’d ever unicycled in a day… Read more »
Training ride – From home to Plymouth (100 miles)
I woke up early on the Tuesday morning excited for the ride ahead and excited to see my friend Phil, at Exeter University. I packed my lunch of sausage sandwiches, porkpie and mars bars, pumped up the tyre (I think the uni might have a slow puncture) and headed off down the road. I was impressed… Read more »