DISCOVER JTTOURING

It was another brutal hot and humid day in Laos. We were recovering from a long bus journey and it was the first day back on the bicycles since my rim was replaced. We were riding from Luang Namtha to Boten which is the last ‘town’ before you cross into China from Laos...

Are we really cycle tourists? I don’t think you could call us cycle tourists in Laos. We spent more time on a bus than we did on the bicycles. This was because my back rim decided to peel like a banana and put a holt on most of our cycling tour through Laos.

Leaving the...

Thailand, “The land of smiles”, oh boy does it live up to its name.

Landing in Saturn, the southwestern coastal city of Thailand, by ferry was an exciting time as we had a new outlook on our journey or a new “lease on life”. Instead of taking the easy and expensive rout...

Are you a cycle tourist on a budget? Maybe just a tourist on a budget? We all know how big cities can expose the everyday cycle tourist to some exuberant cost and cause havoc with the cyclist’s fiscal outlook. Particularly if you are stuck in a big city waiting on visa...

Travelling Malaysia

Our first bicycle tour. Our first country. Our first of many firsts. This is the beginning....

We landed in the capital of Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur, from Sydney airport at 5:30pm on Sunday the 25th of March 2018.  Coming off the plane we were pumped, a...

Heading off down the road from home was such an exciting time!

Off on our brand new, very shiny bikes, fully loaded, we began our trial ride along the notorious Fernleigh Track and it felt soo liberating when by about the 10th minute mark a road bike Fernleigh frequente...

What went into building custom frames? Some long hours and a heap of help.