Month: February 2010
How much did the cycle cost?
I often get asked just how much the End to End cycle cost me. Here is total cost…. it was… wait for it…. £1,667.85. This does not include the food, which I have still to work out. The cost could have been much less, if I had not got a new bike for the cycle, which set me back £549.99. I also got a GPS for the £323.99, which I could have done the cycle without it, just made things easier since I did not have to get out paper maps all the time.
Also lots of the items below are one off costs. The bike, should do me for at least 5 to 10 years. The GPS, also gets used all the time. So next time, I do the End to End cycle, means I will only really have to spend money on accommodation and food.
Below is a list of the things I got for doing the End to End cycle and how much they cost.
Item | Price | Shop |
Garmin Edge 705 GPS | £323.99 | Wiggle |
Accommodation | £244.90 | |
OS Travel Maps x 5 | £24.95 | |
LifeLine Workshop Tool Kit | £57.98 | Wiggle |
Arkel XM45 Extreme Mountain Touring Panniers | £146.76 | Edinburgh Bicycle Cooperative |
LifeLine Stainless Bolts Pack of 4 (M5 12mm) | £1.75 | Wiggle |
Marin Muirwoods 29ER ’09 (Colour: Black Size: 19″) | £549.99 | Edinburgh Bicycle Cooperative |
Shimano PD-M520 Pedals (Black) | £30.99 | Wiggle |
LifeLine Alloy Disc Brake Rear Rack (Black) | £21.99 | Wiggle |
Memory-Map National Cycle Network | £19.57 | |
Zipp Carbon Bottle Cage (Carbon Black) | £35.20 | Wiggle |
Camelbak Rain Cover Small/Medium 16 To 25L | 11.43 | Wiggle |
Assos Chamois Cream | £9.67 | Wiggle |
Rema Tip Top TT02 Touring Puncture Repair Outfit | £3.29 | Wiggle |
XM-45 Rain Covers | £29.99 | Fat Birds Don’t Fly |
Las Victory Helmets (54-59cm) | £99.99 | Wiggle |
Cateye Rear Carrier Mounting | £2.63 | Wiggle |
Giro Zero Mitts (Med) | £21.99 | Wiggle |
dhb Clear Windproof Jacket (Small) | £30.79 | Wiggle |
YHA Chester has now closed
The YHA Chester has now closed. So when planning your End to End cycle please bear this in mind. It’s very sad news, I really enjoyed my stay there, last year while doing the End2End cycle.
Check out my YouTube channel

I now also have a YouTube channel. The idea of it, being I will add all the JOGLE/LEJOG videos to it that I find on YouTube. If you know of any ones that I have missed, then please contact me.
Now listed on “Ultimate Links of LEJOG”
This website is now listed on “Ultimate Links of LEJOG” which can be found on the great LEJOG Cycle website.
Now also at www.endtoend-cycle.com
I have just registered the www.endtoend-cycle.com domain name. Since I don’t want anyone else getting there hands on it. No need to worry the old domain name will keep working too.
The BT Sport Relief Million Pound Bike Ride
Just a plug for the BT Sport Relief Million Pound Bike Ride. Seven celebrities, 1,000 miles, four days. To raise £1 million for Sport Relief, this incredible team will take turns to cycle non-stop across the UK, setting off on March 1st. Please help them get there – sponsor the team now.
Website: http://www.sportrelief.com/whats-on/challenges/cycle
Now with more useful information
Since given this website a new look last weekend. I have been working on adding lots of new contains to the website.
So far I have added the following:-
- Accommodation – The accommodation that I stayed in while doing the cycle.
- Contact me – This page really speaks for it’s self.
- Checklist – List of the stuff I took while doing the End to End cycle.
- Weather – Links to useful weather websites.
I have updated the JOGLE route pages, so each day now contains the current weather for that section of the cycle.
Coming soon GPS route data, so you can download my JOGLE End to End cycle route to your own GPS.
New look website..
I have just given the John O’Groats to Land’s End (JOGLE) website a new look, please can you let me know what you think of it, by commenting below.
Heart rate data
Below is my heart rate data while doing the End to End cycle in August 2009.
Day/Date |
Avg HR (bpm) |
Max HR (bpm)
|
136
|
181
|
|
110
|
164
|
|
111
|
176
|
|
118
|
162
|
|
95
|
165
|
|
115
|
168
|
|
139
|
169
|
|
137
|
169
|
|
126
|
158
|
|
57
|
85
|
|
126
|
163
|
|
Day 13: Welsh Bicknor to Street (Fri 21 Aug 2009)
|
No data
|
|
121
|
153
|
|
127
|
163
|
|
Day 16: Perranporth to Land’s End (Mon 24 Aug 2009) |
117
|
166
|
Data from Garmin Edge 705.
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