Wood Brothers Expeditions Blog
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Wood Brothers, 2 days to go!
It's never too late to test the equipment. Outside their temporary headquarters (Granny's home in London), for the first time all three Wood Brothers have their bikes laden with panniers for a test run in London traffic. For old times sake, they return to Sam's former workplace, the British Museum and snap a photo in the forecourt before collecting a few miscelaneous … more >>
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Wood Brothers leaving in 4 days
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There's Nothing Like a Zombie Movie
The Wood Brothers have a soft spot for the occasional zombie movie. With their friend Justin, Ben and Danny went along to FrightFest 2009 - an annual film festival showcasing the latest horror movies - in London's Leicester Square. They had the opportunity to see the Norwegian film, Dead Snow, which combined the compelling genres of war movies and zombies into … more >>
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Collecting the Bikes from Leyland
Wood Brothers are lucky enough to have their touring bikes custom built by Paul Hewitt Cycles in the town of Leyland, north of Manchester. That's Paul in the blue t-shirt. With Paul's expert advice, they ended up going a for a Cheviot SE Special Edition touring bike which has been voted touring bike of the year. This is a very … more >>
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The research goes on....
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Training ride in Richmond Park
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Isi (and Jack) explaining the medical kit she put together for us
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Therm-a-rest Neoair
Jetlagged Sam thoroughly testing our new air beds. more >>
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Nothwave Expedition
Our water proof riding/hiking shoe for the trip. Bad photo but they are actually very nice shoes. more >>
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Ortlieb panniers are here
In a mammoth box. more >>