Kohsuke Kawaguchi
Watching the familiar California scenery slide past the car window, I tried to imagine the vast journey ahead. I had no idea what was going to happen. But one thing felt certain: when I came back here a month later, I would be a slightly different person. At the thought of setting out into the...
Human Speed
Well that was harder than I expected. Drained from yesterday, a little more climbing than expected and some routing challenges made for a slower journey than planned. The trip was noticeably less pleasant than the previous days, the roads busier, and more industrial areas. Signage and Komoot(the...
Human Speed
Today was a transition day. From my campsite in the Peak District, across to near Knutsford, the halfway point to the Wirral where my brother’s wedding is. The route is fairly easy, hilly as you’d expect in the Peaks but then long downhill miles to the new campsite. I got up about 0800, a coat...
Human Speed
Today was a lazy day. As lazy as you can be from a campsite that’s 4.2 miles from the local town, and 1.7 miles from the nearest pub. Short distances – but lots of hills. It has also been a day of bike problems, solutions and fingers crossed. I cycled into Bakewell, getting there just before...
Human Speed
Woke a couple of times in the night with a numb arm. Not over-inflating the mattress definitely helps and oddly it’s the arm in the air that’s numb, not the one beneath me. I’m going to put that down to old age. Anyway eventually got up at about 0730 when the light rain finally stopped enough to...
Human Speed
We came up North to see Billie Eilish at the Co-op Live. The concert was great and Billie is such a talent - even if there’s some more ‘club’ songs I don’t particularly enjoy. We came up by train as I planned to stay with my Dad and then go to the Peak District to do some bike packing. Our...
Human Speed
Woke about 8am and went for coffee and banana bread at Dandy, a small shop but very good and a very welcome coffee. Today was an explore-by-land day. Elpie and I hired a couple of e-MTBs from Evolution Bikes a few hundred meters from the marina. E-bikes are the best way to explore, particularly if...
kootenay andrew
This post discusses a series of efficiency tests conducted on a Rivian R1T electric truck, focusing on the changes in energy consumption when hauling bikes and a ski box. Utilizing a consistent testing method, the author reveals that, compared to a Tesla, the R1T exhibits less impacted efficiency...
kootenay andrew
We primarily bike & SUP in the summer, then ski in the winter – this post will briefly cover installing the accessories we installed to carry our stuff and protect our Rivian R1T. Biking For our Model 3, the best way to carry bikes is utilizing a hitch rack – we’ve been using a North… Read...
kootenay andrew
A few years ago, I reported on my experience installing the Tesla roof rack on my Model 3 (apparently the bolts are a bit longer now and easier to install), and shortly afterwards I tested the impact on consumption/efficiency (i.e. how much did the Wh/km change?) A few months after that last...