I’ve got a bike! It’s a Santos Travelmaster – relatively unknown here in the UK but they are great touring bikes with nice geometry and a custom build system. If you like bike part bins and precision milling, as I do, you can find their build process video on YouTube somewhere… I’m really pleased. Of… Continue reading Bike sponsorship news
Author: James Bowthorpe
My name is James Bowthorpe. On the 29th March 2009 I set out from London to break the round the world cycling record. I am doing this to raise 1.8 million pounds for much needed research into the cause of Parkinson’s Disease. I have been preparing for this challenge for the last 6 months and now I’m on my way! You can follow my progress and see photos, on my blog.
YouTube Channel
Hi… I think I’ve worked out how to embed YouTube up in this place. Not what you’d call programming or anything, but its a milestone for me… Here is the promo by Lucy at www.UpsideDownIt.com And here is the 120 miles around London video… more to come once I get a few more scenes shot. You… Continue reading YouTube Channel
This week…
Ooh some potentially good news about product sponsors, but I can’t tell you what it is yet, sorry. What else? I went to Edinburgh with the two doctors who lead the research team that I volunteer for; we met up with Scottish MP Margo MacDonald who agrees that something needs to be done to advance promising Parkinson’s Disease research.… Continue reading This week…
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Blogging about Quotes is like Talking about Music Its all happening now. I have my first equipment and service sponsors! Upside Down It (who designed the site) and James Robb (who programmed it) are both already there. Now I can put up the Honest Jon’s badge and a link; they are DJ’ing at my send off and are also acting… Continue reading post 2
GlobeCycle is go!
Welcome to the GlobeCycle blog. My name is James Bowthorpe. I am aiming to break the record for cycling around the world to raise £1.8 million for unique research into Parkinson’s Disease. I will be cycling 18000 miles over a period of about five and a half months; cycling 120 miles a day for 150… Continue reading GlobeCycle is go!