by Karl Zeiner | Oct 17, 2024 | Adventure, Cycling
Day 1 report is here Day 2 was planned as the shortest day of the trip as I only had to get to the ferry port at North Shields and the ferry to Ijmuiden/Amsterdam was only due to leave at 5pm. It was just over 50km to get there and that wasn’t the most direct...
by Karl Zeiner | Oct 16, 2024 | Adventure, Cycling
It was misty and dull morning with some light drizzle as I rode away from the house just after 9am with the final destination, my parents house in Austria 13 days and 1600km away. wet start The early miles were on roads and tracks very familiar to me as I headed for...
by Karl Zeiner | Apr 5, 2022 | Uncategorized
On March 21 I tested positive for covid after feeling a bit off for the previous 2 days. The following night I felt very much the same as I did after my first covid vaccination, feeling hot/cold and generally feverish. Unfortunately, after the vaccination I recovered...
by Karl Zeiner | Aug 21, 2021 | Cycling, Product Review
I was looking to buy a new cycling GPS recently and narrowed it down to a Garmin 530 or a Wahoo Bolt (v2). The purchase in the end came down to flipping a coin as someone a triathlon forum suggested although overall the chosen product got more votes too and was...
by Karl Zeiner | Aug 8, 2021 | Adventure, Events, Race Reports
At the end of last year a new event by Durty Events caught my eye. It raised a question I don’t ask very often: Can I complete that. It is a 24 hour event. The aim being to complete all of the 7 stanes mountain bike trail centres and ride the connecting road sections...
