We’re now on FourSquare
We’re now on FourSquare so you can see all the places we shop while doing the End to End cycle 🙂 Check out our profile at http://foursquare.com/endtoendcycle.
All about Gordon Valentine's John O'Groats to Land's End (JOGLE) cycle
We’re now on FourSquare so you can see all the places we shop while doing the End to End cycle 🙂 Check out our profile at http://foursquare.com/endtoendcycle.
I am now testing GPS tracking, which is something I would have loved to have done last year, but I did not have the correct mobile phone for doing it. I do know when doing the cycle, it should work most of the time, other then when in the Highlands of Scotland, when your very lucky to get a network, well with Orange anyway.
If you want this for your own website, the code can be found at http://www.google.com/latitude/apps/badge
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 |
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:-
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.
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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