Cyrusher e-bike ride to Hurst Green via Titsey Plantation.
Yesterday I replaced my old 26 x 4.0 tyre with a new Fincci 26 x 4.0 Inch 100-559 fat tyre. While the tyre was off, I inspected the rim and noticed it was buckled...
Category: Cycling
Cyrusher e-bike ride to Tandridge via Woldingham.
My bike was still unrideable due to the front wheel falling off the rim all the time, so I took Jo’s bike and rode a lovely route to Tandridge via Woldingham. I decided to...
Cyrusher e-bike ride to Unhappy Valley where my tyre fell off the rim.
After the shortish ride circular yesterday, Rob was keen to tackle a longer route. The man does ride a road bike in South Africa almost every day and rides distances of 25 to 45...
Cyrusher e-bike ride along and down the North Downs with Rob.
We rode the XF900 Cyrusher’s along a relatively short circular route that I am very familiar with as I’ve ridden it several times on my Brompton fold-up bike. Riding the Cyrusher is much more...
Cyrusher e-bike ride to Banstead Heath via Reigate Hill.
We did a lovely 20-mile e-bike ride to Banstead Heath via Merstham, Walton on the Hill, Reigate Gill, Gatton Park and back home to Bletchingley. There were quite a lot of bluebells flowering in...
Our monster Cyrusher XF900 EFT-MTB can tackle any terrain.
I don’t know if EFT-MTB is a real acronym, but in this post, it stands for Electric Fat Tyre Mountain Bike. Last year, Jo and I bought the Cyrusher XF900 Electric Fat Bike. It...
Goodbye 2021
2021 turned out to be another busy and fun year for Bowen despite lockdowns, silly Covid rules and no holidays abroad or family visiting us. However, the year certainly started off like no other...
Cyrusher e-bike ride on News Years Day to Farthing Downs.
We did a lovely bike ride to Farthing Downs, where I encountered a problem with my e-bike. The rear wheel was popping off the rim. Fortunately, I could ride it back home, but it...
Brompton bike ride to RAF Kenley / ride to Woldingham School.
The above route was my longest ride to date on my Brompton bike. My friend Sebastian was cycling from Dulwich, in London and we agreed to meet at Kenley Aerodrome, which was more commonly...
Brompton bike ride to Woldingham station.
Today we did a nice long cycle to Woldingham station via Gangers Hill, the Woldingham school and Caterham Viewpoint. We were meant to do this cycle route yesterday, but I had a fault on...
Brompton bike ride to Woldingham School.
I took a late evening cycle to Woldingham School. I rode on cycle path 21 towards Greenwich. The ride was mostly through forests with gravel paths or lanes. Near the school, the road was...
Brompton bike ride to Reigate Hill.
Jo and I cycled along cycle path 21 from Bletchingley via Redhill to Reigate hill. There are some incredibly steep hills in Surrey and Redhill and Reigate are no exceptions. Having an electric bike...
Brompton bike ride around Royal Leamington Spa.
We were in Royal Leamington Spa for a night and a day, primarily to watch the County Lawn Bowls championships that were being held there for a couple of days. We drove up on...
Brompton Nano Electric Bike.
It was way back in 2017 when we bought Brompton fold-up bikes and they have proved to be a good investment over the years. We have cycled all over the UK with them. If...
Bowen rode the 2017 Prudential RideLondon FreeCycle on a Brompton bicycle.
On Saturday we joined thousands of cyclists in London for the 2017 Prudential RideLondon FreeCycle. The 8 mile route took us past many famous landmarks. Jo and I rode the route twice, once in...
Bowen bought a beautiful blue black Brompton Bike…
… but bruised his balls on the bell by bouncing over a bump without braking… How is that for an alliteration? The subject was mine, the bruising his balls bit was from my colleague Adam 😉...
We are Mike and Jo Bowen. Originally from South Africa, we now live & work in the United Kingdom. Mike is the blogger,