World of Payne

Day 8 Clydebank - Fort William Wahoo we smashed today’s...

Sat, 19 May 2012 18:18:55 +0100

Day 8 Clydebank - Fort William

Wahoo we smashed today’s mileage. The scenery was amazing. The 10 mile descent through the highlands has to be the highlight of the trip so far.

The stats
758 miles
Dinner: Morrisons Large Salad

Day 7 Dumfries - Clydebank A great morning ride we smashed 60...

Fri, 18 May 2012 21:36:09 +0100

Day 7 Dumfries - Clydebank

A great morning ride we smashed 60 miles in 3 hours. Some long hills followed by long descents. Then, during lunch the wind picked up and later the rain started. We cycled into a head wind all afternoon towards Glasgow. I enjoyed it though. The bikes were tested today as the roads are definitely rougher here. A couple of punctures today. I’m still yet to have one, hoping the trusty gatorskins hold it together for the whole ride.

The stats
660 miles
Dinner: a tin of Heinz Baked beans with sausages

Day 6 Kirkby Stephen - Dumfries We’ve crossed the border....

Thu, 17 May 2012 18:24:50 +0100

Day 6 Kirkby Stephen - Dumfries

We’ve crossed the border. Rain didn’t stop all day, everyone here is telling us it never stops. A quick one, we finished riding at 4.

The stats
554 miles
Dinner: Curry

Day 5 Warrington - Kirkby Stephen A pretty good day. A couple...

Thu, 17 May 2012 10:28:15 +0100

Day 5 Warrington - Kirkby Stephen

A pretty good day. A couple of showers in the morning then the sun had his hat on till lunch at Settle. We then hit the Yorkshire Dales, which was great fun. An undulating terrain with what felt like a 3mile descent. Oh and they don’t have fences here just dry stone walls everywhere.

The stats
478 miles covered
Average speed 14.8mph
Average heartbeat 136bpm
Dinner: Chicken chow mein takeaway

Day 4 Worcester - Warrington What a day. 8:30am to 7:30pm. Wet...

Tue, 15 May 2012 21:09:14 +0100

Day 4 Worcester - Warrington

What a day. 8:30am to 7:30pm. Wet windy and cold with a few hailstorms on the side. We set off with our summer gear on as the sun was shinning after an hour the heavens opened an we all got soaked and pelted with hail stones. We slugged onwards to meet the van a couple of hours later so we could change. Cycling with a head wind all the way we eventually made it to Warrington where we were greeted with a great northern fry-up. Time for bed.

The stats
382.5 miles
24hours 31mins on bike

Day 3 Bridgwater - Worchester A very wet morning through Weston...

Mon, 14 May 2012 21:17:12 +0100

Day 3 Bridgwater - Worchester

A very wet morning through Weston super mare towards Bristol. We soon came to a halt when Richard’s dropout snapped completely off (see my instagram pics). James and I cycled on to Bristol in even heavier rain to Evans cycles where we met the others. A new bike and some food and we were off. Up the A38 cruising at a steady 30mph with a lovely tailwind and a shining sun. Arriving at Worchester Fire station 6ish.

The stats
282.5 miles covered
105 today
Dinner: Beef stew and dumplings

Day 2 Tavistock - Bridgwater Another great day for cycling. We...

Sun, 13 May 2012 20:42:51 +0100

Day 2 Tavistock - Bridgwater

Another great day for cycling. We set off at 8am up some steep hills onto Dartmoor. There we had sheep and Ten Tourers to dodge. Lots of other cyclists about training. It was up and down all day. Thankfully its our shortest day. Met up with Dan for a short time, so thanks to him for abit of slipstreaming to make the journey easier. We got to Bridgwater at 4pm, an hour after a long lunch with the parents.

The stats
177.5 miles covered overall
79.5 today
Max speed 42.8mph

Dinner: Lasagne cooked by the Fire Fighters on night watch

Day 1 Lands End - Tavistock A great starting day. After a 3...

Sat, 12 May 2012 19:58:15 +0100

Day 1 Lands End - Tavistock

A great starting day. After a 3 hour drive down from Honiton we set off at 9:30am. The sunnies were on, there was a little head wind and tonnes of long hills. We made it to Tavistock at 6:00pm

The stats:
98 miles covered
Average 14.8mph
Max speed 40.6mph

Dinner: 19p noodles from Morrison

The route has been planned, the bags have been packed, the...

Thu, 10 May 2012 07:54:38 +0100

The route has been planned, the bags have been packed, the mission, cycle from Lands End to John o’Groats.

Richard, Matt, James and I will be riding for 10 days stopping at fire stations across Great Britain this Saturday, May 12th - 21st 2012.

We’re raising funds for two charities, Cancer Research because my mum is super awesome and The Fire Fighters Charity because Richard is a station commander and has been fighting fires for 26 years. Over a grand has been raised, a tremendous big thank you to all that have donated. Please help us reach our target of £2000 by telling your friends, family and pets. And if you haven’t done so already it would be great if you donated a couple quid here now.

A massive thanks to our pals at For Goodness Shakes for the tasty recovery and energy products that have help us get up for training in the mornings and will keep us spinning our little, now much bigger, legs all the way across the largest island in europe.

Please check back here, follow me on twitter or keep on eye on my facebook for the daily updates on progress, pictures and stats.

Polly became a Mum today!

Wed, 09 May 2012 15:49:00 +0100

Polly became a Mum today!

liveforothers: BEND IT LIKE BLESS auction … Nigel loves birds....

Wed, 09 May 2012 15:42:05 +0100

liveforothers:

BEND IT LIKE BLESS auction …

Nigel loves birds. He also loves to draw them. To celebrate his 100th bird on his website he produced this amazing A2 laser print.

Place your bid here.

Auction live. Go Bid!

The Steed One last big ride around Richmond Park in the rain....

Tue, 08 May 2012 13:17:00 +0100

The Steed

One last big ride around Richmond Park in the rain. All is running true and super responsive thanks to the guys at The London Cycle Workshop.

…the packing has started.

Sat, 05 May 2012 10:00:38 +0100

…the packing has started.

liveforothers: As BEND IT LIKE BLESS draws nearer my post box...

Thu, 03 May 2012 11:41:03 +0100

liveforothers:

As BEND IT LIKE BLESS draws nearer my post box is getting overloaded. (Taken with instagram)

Do I see a donated bird poster in there? I think I do!

isis-photography got some saweet pictures of the Screen printing...

Mon, 30 Apr 2012 13:57:07 +0100

isis-photography got some saweet pictures of the Screen printing workshop I went on. Love this shot!

Gutted the old ~~trusty~~ XA ran out of battery on this day.

Can’t remember who made this amazing print

Mon, 30 Apr 2012 13:43:11 +0100

Can’t remember who made this amazing print

Photo

Thu, 19 Apr 2012 22:23:01 +0100

J & C’s Wedding

Tue, 10 Apr 2012 23:07:00 +0100

J & C’s Wedding

Photo

Tue, 10 Apr 2012 13:50:15 +0100

Photo

Thu, 05 Apr 2012 16:43:00 +0100