Archive for March, 2012
How to adjust your bike gears
Having a few key skills and the right multi-tool could save your bike tour from a premature end, so we spoke to Adrian at Terry White’s bike shop to show us how to get it done.
How to repair a bike chain
Having a few key skills and the right multi-tool could save your bike tour from a premature end, so we spoke to Adrian at Terry White’s bike shop to show us how to get it done. 1. The Missing Link comes in two parts. The gold-coloured link is for the back of the chain, the silver [...]
How to: replace a bike chain
Having a few key skills and the right multi-tool could save your bike tour from a premature end, so we spoke to Adrian at Terry White’s bike shop to show us how to get it done. “Repairing your bike on the trail is made easier with the right tools to hand,” says Adrian. “Here I’m [...]
Great Easter Days Out for the Family
Here’s our pick of the best adrenaline-fuelled days out for the whole family this Easter… Get grubby, learn fun skills and lose the kids altogether (if only for a few hours) in an amazing maze!
Top tent pitching tips
Ever found yourself tripping over the tent pegs or woken up in a sopping wet sleeping bag? Then check out our top tent pitching tips. 1. Reflective guy lines make going to the loo in the night less triptastic. 2. Do a last round of tensioning the guylines before going to bed if it’s windy. [...]
Lightweight tents: buyer’s guide
It’s lovely to feel the sun on your skin for the brief few weeks of British summer and get out exploring the hills, but the last thing you want weighing you down is a heavy tent. Here’s what to look for when buying a lightweight tent.
Spring Campsites: 8 of the best
The days are beginning to stretch out once again, hell, the temperature gauge is even on the up (if only a little) and summer is just around the corner. If we couldn’t tempt you out to camp over winter, then let us show you why spring is where it’s at! We’re chomping at the bit [...]
Get Into: Long Distance Trails
They’ve been around since mankind evolved, mainly because there weren’t any airports in the Stone Age. Even though it’s so much faster to use almost any other form of transport, walking all or part of classic long distance trails is getting increasingly popular as we increasing seek to slow down and suck up the scenery. [...]
Get into Stand Up Paddling
OAG has the lowdown on paddling’s newest craze. What is it? An emerging UK sport with a Polynesian heritage, stand up paddle surfing does exactly what it says on the tin. In the early 1960s the popularity of the modern sport of ‘SUP’ grew in Hawaii, where the beach boys of Waikiki would paddle out [...]
All aboard the Coast to Coast
OAG editor Tracey Radnall spends two days cycling the Devon Coast to Coast – all 102 miles of it. DAY ONE With flaming June living up to all my wildest expectations, I hopped on a crowded train heading west. After an ‘all change’ at Birmingham New Street, we ventured south west towards Barnstaple, arriving in [...]
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Dickie:
I knew that - there's a close up of their shoe in the sketch!
