http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ CityCyclingEdinburgh Forum » Topic: Destination North Cape en Wed, 17 Jun 2026 07:03:05 +0000 http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=17726#post-262080 Thu, 28 Sep 2017 23:47:09 +0000 minus six 262080@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>do Norway man</p> <p>late summer early autumn</p> <p>get the train north as far as Narvik</p> <p>or hurtigruten ferry to Tromso</p> <p>then head north to Alta</p> <p>good in winter also, but without bike</p> <p>tent was really hard in january </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=17726#post-262074 Thu, 28 Sep 2017 23:11:24 +0000 LaidBack 262074@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>@bax<br /> Not been to either but should be on my list then! (When I retire to do the really big cycle tour. Might even be 'we' if it's tandem do-able). </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=17726#post-262036 Thu, 28 Sep 2017 19:30:00 +0000 minus six 262036@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Nordkapp is cool on a nice summer day</p> <p>but given the choice on a misty day, i'll just stravaig around the Prestevannsvein glen behind Honningsvåg and track the wild herd of albino deer that frequent the area</p> <p>Good times </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=17726#post-261935 Thu, 28 Sep 2017 10:16:41 +0000 LaidBack 261935@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Angelo is back after his big Scandinavian jaunt - another personal goal achieved - well done to him. By serendipity + sms we managed to meet up near Steenwijck in NL and he joined us for a half day visit to Nazca Bikes.<br /> Incidentally they use one of the last bike producers in NL not 'off-shoring' frame building.<br /> His blog here reflects his love of the countries he crossed and shows that slow travel is rewarding. Makes our ten days in NL look like a mere blip!<br /> <a href="https://takingthelongwaysite.wordpress.com/" rel="nofollow">https://takingthelongwaysite.wordpress.com/</a></p> <p>He now has to return to work - (yes he does work very hard when not doing these adventures!). </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=17726#post-254300 Mon, 03 Jul 2017 11:18:17 +0000 chdot 254300@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>From above -</p> <p>"</p> <p>Then at some point loneliness became solitude, and a more bearable feeling at that. I kept meeting other cyclists and travellers with whom to have a chat. A recumbent is always a catalyst for such encounters.</p> <p>" </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=17726#post-254298 Mon, 03 Jul 2017 11:04:26 +0000 LaidBack 254298@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p><em>Arrived at North Cape so at halfway point.</em></p> <p>Bikes and human power can do so many things.<br /> For some it will be competing against others in Sportives and Tris.<br /> For others it will be 'not racing' in Audaxes ;-)<br /> Others just cycle as it's faster than walking.</p> <p>For Angelo it has always been to keep fit and be ready to do the long journeys he had read about. Now he has completed part of 'the dream'.<br /> I don't know the inside story to the fact he is on his own now. He's a very determined rider - ever since he first started going out to West Linton and further on his initial training for crossing (a lot of) Canada in 2013.</p> <p><a href="https://takingthelongwaysite.wordpress.com/2017/07/02/nordkapp/" rel="nofollow">https://takingthelongwaysite.wordpress.com/2017/07/02/nordkapp/</a> </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=17726#post-250150 Mon, 15 May 2017 13:52:08 +0000 nobrakes 250150@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Would be the perfect vehicle for a trip like this. All I need is a few months off work and someone to look after the kids.... </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=17726#post-250149 Mon, 15 May 2017 13:36:42 +0000 LaidBack 250149@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>I'm hopeful that you'll have good news soon. If you're still waiting on their return run then your tandem will enter 'LB's longest ever delivery time chart'. Some hot competition there! </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=17726#post-250143 Mon, 15 May 2017 13:19:49 +0000 nobrakes 250143@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Maybe they could stop by and ask Henk how our Quetzal's getting on! </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=17726#post-250101 Sun, 14 May 2017 19:41:47 +0000 LaidBack 250101@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>In Germany now...</p> <p>Met some people from here also cycling to North Cape.<br /> Angelo and Olmo are cycling back though but others are flying back. </p> <p><a href="https://takingthelongwaysite.wordpress.com/2017/05/14/frozen-57km/" rel="nofollow">https://takingthelongwaysite.wordpress.com/2017/05/14/frozen-57km/</a> </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=17726#post-249574 Tue, 09 May 2017 22:23:27 +0000 LaidBack 249574@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Meant to post this a few days ago.</p> <p>Father and son LB customers on way to Norway - pedaling 'direct' from Edinburgh. Blog here.<br /> No big commercial sponsors though donation page link.</p> <p>They found the NCN76 quite tough in places. Now reclining their way in Netherlands. They cycled a large part of Canada back in 2013. (Not Newfoundland though - other customers put that omission right on their reclining tandem in 2014!)</p> <p><a href="https://takingthelongwaysite.wordpress.com/" rel="nofollow">https://takingthelongwaysite.wordpress.com/</a> </p>