Woolavington WI February 2015 Meeting
What do you need for a cycle trip around the world and how long will it take.? These questions and many others were answered by Ken Roberts in his presentation entitled “Two Wheels – One World” at our February meeting.
The trip was approx three years in the planning and Ken's bike was especially made for him in Bridgwater. It had 14 gears and over the course of the trip he incurred 10 punctures and the tyres were changed 3 times. He carried all his equipment and personal needs in his panniers, this to include his tent, with the weight coming out at 50kgm (100lbs). He had good communication links with friends and family through a computer and mobile, and of course recorded the trip with his camera – some of the pictures were amazing!
It took Ken two and a half years to complete the trip covering 20,000 miles, 4 continents and crossing the Equator twice. Having started his epic journey on the ferry to France from Plymouth, some of the countries visited included Germany, Serbia, Turkey, Georgia, China, Hong Kong, Australia, Alaska and the USA, with a few others thrown in for good measure. The Gobi Desert proved to be psychologically tough, but in all countries his thoughts whilst riding were mostly of the practicalities such as where to stay for the night, where to eat, wash etc. The trip was completed solo apart from approx 20 days when he had company, and in all places he said he encountered extremely friendly people who were keen to help in all ways and without expecting anything in return.
The trip ended in Taunton where he had a radio interview with Emma Britton about the experience.
The competition for an item of cycling memorabilia was won by Jaquitta, 2nd Teresa, 3rd Sariquia.
Next month we welcome Steve Greenhalgh who will refresh our knowledge of Road Safety
What do you need for a cycle trip around the world and how long will it take.? These questions and many others were answered by Ken Roberts in his presentation entitled “Two Wheels – One World” at our February meeting.
The trip was approx three years in the planning and Ken's bike was especially made for him in Bridgwater. It had 14 gears and over the course of the trip he incurred 10 punctures and the tyres were changed 3 times. He carried all his equipment and personal needs in his panniers, this to include his tent, with the weight coming out at 50kgm (100lbs). He had good communication links with friends and family through a computer and mobile, and of course recorded the trip with his camera – some of the pictures were amazing!
It took Ken two and a half years to complete the trip covering 20,000 miles, 4 continents and crossing the Equator twice. Having started his epic journey on the ferry to France from Plymouth, some of the countries visited included Germany, Serbia, Turkey, Georgia, China, Hong Kong, Australia, Alaska and the USA, with a few others thrown in for good measure. The Gobi Desert proved to be psychologically tough, but in all countries his thoughts whilst riding were mostly of the practicalities such as where to stay for the night, where to eat, wash etc. The trip was completed solo apart from approx 20 days when he had company, and in all places he said he encountered extremely friendly people who were keen to help in all ways and without expecting anything in return.
The trip ended in Taunton where he had a radio interview with Emma Britton about the experience.
The competition for an item of cycling memorabilia was won by Jaquitta, 2nd Teresa, 3rd Sariquia.
Next month we welcome Steve Greenhalgh who will refresh our knowledge of Road Safety