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Bikespokes

A van based mobile cycle repair and hire service covering Moray and Nairnshire in NE Scotland working at your home or workplace to save you the hassle of getting your bike to a shop, but this is not about fixing bikes! This is about what a bike mechanic does on a day off, or on the perfect holiday - a long bike ride across a little bit of Europe.....

You might call it Bikepacking or to some it might be Cycle Touring, but whether you go for a couple of hours or a couple of months - it's just about exploring our world on two wheels.

Countries explored so far: Scotland, England, France, Spain, Switzerland, Liechtenstein, Austria, Germany, Netherlands, Belgium, Denmark, Slovakia, Czechia, Hungary, Italy, Slovenia, Croatia and Serbia.

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went for a bike ride

about 19 hours ago

Ralia to Killin on NCN7

Time

10h48m

Distance

131km

Speed

17.8km/h

Ascent

1,020m

Descent

1,070m

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2 days ago

Ralia

Time

7h14m

Distance

93.2km

Speed

15.6km/h

Ascent

810m

Descent

1,630m

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September 24, 2025

Day 16 - Pag to Zadar

After big thunderstorm started at 3am and partial collapse of tent at 4am, we had little sleep. With our flight home tomorrow morning our options were limited so waterproofs on and off we go. The rain unexpectedly stopped after an hour, replaced by a strong headwind. I’m not sure which…

Time

5h28m

Distance

51.1km

Speed

15.4km/h

Ascent

380m

Descent

310m

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September 24, 2025

And just like that, it's over😟. Despite the various offerings of the last two days (horrible traffic, bleak landscapes, and epic thunderstorms). I'm very, very sad to be stopping as it's been a fantastic adventure. My wee legs won't know what to do with themselves tomorrow!

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September 23, 2025

Day 15 - Senj to Pag

Along the hilly coast road in the rain this morning to catch ferry across to Pag, famous for lace making, salt and sheep apparently. The island is quite barren and the few towns seem largely purpose built for tourists, but many buildings are either tired or unfinished and the tourists…

Time

9h17m

Distance

91.2km

Speed

15.0km/h

Ascent

930m

Descent

960m

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September 22, 2025

Day 14 - Bakarac to Senj

A minor route error this morning led to us pushing and hauling our heavy bikes up a vertical goat track for an hour - oops! It was completely unnecessary but took us to a quiet country road high up on the hillside for the morning, hilly but lovely. Back on…

Time

7h14m

Distance

61.8km

Speed

13.6km/h

Ascent

820m

Descent

840m

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September 21, 2025

Day 13 - Labin to Bakarac

After working our way back to the coast, we were on the main tourist coast road for the rest of the day. Not too bad in the morning but got really very busy in the afternoon. It was often high up the hillside with amazing sea views dropping down into…

Time

7h34m

Distance

87.5km

Speed

16.2km/h

Ascent

750m

Descent

1,030m
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