Robert Beal

How the Genesis Croix De Fer should have been built

Robert Beal — Mon, 02 Apr 2012 13:26:55 +0000

Having returned from a 245 day tour taking me from London to Perth (actually Singapore, then flying on to Perth) my bike was in need of a rebuild. Given I had a 50/34T compact chainset and 11-28T cassette the gears ...

Cycling to Gdog’s – Australia

Robert Beal — Thu, 01 Mar 2012 16:33:47 +0000

I finally arrived in Australia, something I had been longing to do for quite a few weeks. Upon arriving though I had mixed emotions. Firstly the relief of completing my trip and being amazed at how far I had come. ...

Cycling to Gdog’s – Cycling Closes To An End

Robert Beal — Tue, 17 Jan 2012 14:35:33 +0000

I finally began to run low on funds and in doing so decided to book a flight to Perth to see my good friend Gdog (Gareth). I could easily stay on in Asia (given the expense of going to Australia), ...

Cycling to Gdog’s – One Last Time In Shenzhen

Robert Beal — Wed, 11 Jan 2012 11:04:23 +0000

Having spent Christmas and the New Year with my brother in Vietnam, I flew back to Hong Kong and crossed into Shenzhen to be reunited with my bicycle for my final visit to China. I had a week before flying ...

Further Genesis Croix De Fer Modifications

Robert Beal — Mon, 09 Jan 2012 17:07:49 +0000

*I have made these modifications already in my post How The Croix De Fer should have been built. Having cycled part of the way to Australia and done many miles prior to the trip, my Genesis Croix De Fer 2011 ...

Cycling to Gdog’s – Vietnam (Part 2)

Robert Beal — Sun, 08 Jan 2012 04:49:05 +0000

Al and Ruby Having spent the first part of my month in Vietnam at Hanoi and then visiting the south of Vietnam, I returned back to Hanoi on Christmas Eve to spend Christmas and New Years with my brother. Hanoi ...

Linux Mint 12?… I’ll stick with Ubuntu

Robert Beal — Thu, 05 Jan 2012 09:44:05 +0000

I have for many releases (since Mint 6 or 7) been a Linux Mint user. Previous to that I was an Ubuntu user (since 6.06 Dapper). I switched from Ubuntu to Mint for a number of reasons. The cleaner designer ...

Cycling to Gdog’s – Vietnam (Part 1)

Robert Beal — Wed, 04 Jan 2012 17:27:38 +0000

Hanoi sunset by West Lake I decided to leave the bicycle in storage in China while going to Vietnam as a respite from cycling. I would also be spending Christmas and New Years there, so wouldn’t have a chance to ...

What’s Your Backpacking Footprint?… The Wrongs Of Travelling

Robert Beal — Wed, 21 Dec 2011 19:10:00 +0000

Yongxing Firstly, this isn’t my whole opinion, rather part of it. Nor does it apply to everyone. On a difficult day when I’m feeling negative the points do resonate with me more than normal but that doesn’t mean I don’t ...

Travelling With Frequent Flyer Miles

Robert Beal — Wed, 21 Dec 2011 17:50:51 +0000

During my time in Japan I met a American-Korean guy called Mike. He was an interesting character who firstly liked to do sessions wherever he travelled to see how it differed (and also to keep in shape), and secondly, got ...