Category Archives: europe

TTRP TV

Posted on January 25, 2022 by thebikeguy61

Hello everyone, hope you are as well as can be! Someone recently told me they had a dream about me starting some sort of TV show or podcast. I’m techno unsavvy, and kinda like it that way, but there is … Continue reading →

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The Emerald Isle – A Real Green Adventure

Posted on July 11, 2021 by thebikeguy61

The puzzle was laid out before me. A big long tandem bicycle, a normal bicycle, a baby seat, two bicycle trailers, eight panniers full of equipment; our new family-sized tent, clothes, cooking hardware, a few bicycle tools, spare tubes, books, … Continue reading →

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Just Keeping Perspective!

Posted on May 8, 2021 by thebikeguy61

Like the title says, I am just trying to keep perspective. I want to say this blog is written with no judgment on other people’s choices. I obviously know that when I say big-pharm, etc.. I am not silly enough … Continue reading →

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Where the heck is Brittany?

Posted on March 14, 2021 by thebikeguy61

Life as a family of three was our key to more adventure than we could had ever imagined would happen after the third pregnancy test in a tent in Holland threw a big U-turn into our cycle route throughout Europe. … Continue reading →

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How did I get here?

Posted on August 24, 2020 by thebikeguy61

I was on a short cycling trip from where my son Louis works in a bike shop deeper in the Pyrenees back home to the foothills of those same mountains. I kept on having these ‘Holy S#!t’ moments saying to … Continue reading →

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Where’s my pump?

Posted on June 14, 2020 by thebikeguy61

Hello everyone, Hope all is well. I met Joel yesterday and had to share his idea with the wider world. Bike geeks stay tuned!! Finally bringing the frame bike pump to market and his ideas on self-sufficient cycling are definitely … Continue reading →

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In the Shadow of Skyscrapers!

Posted on June 5, 2020 by thebikeguy61

So where do you go after a magical year of living in the shadow of castles? To live in the shadows of skyscrapers! After receiving a job offer of a three day work week, housing included, our life changed drastically … Continue reading →

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In the Shadow of Castles.

Posted on May 11, 2020 by thebikeguy61

In March 2000 when our first child was born, we weren’t too sure about anything, much like any new parents. To ensure we were really stepping into the unknown, we decided heading down to a small village in rural France … Continue reading →

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Free Drinks (Tomorrow)!

Posted on April 27, 2020 by thebikeguy61

I remember seeing this sign in a bar I used to frequent back in The Bronx of my youth. If I found myself there nearing the midnight hour I’d foolishly wait for the hour to chime in the new day … Continue reading →

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Be careful, that’s life you’re living!

Posted on April 19, 2020 by thebikeguy61

In 1983, 4,099 people died in motorcycle accidents in the U.S.A.  In August of that same year two young guys left the streets of The Bronx, New York to head out across America for an adventure. They were on motorcycles. … Continue reading →

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