"You can spend £thousands on an e-bike... but it's the £50 lock hanging off it that often decides whether you still own it tomorrow." I've spent the last few weeks turning my Scott Aspect eRIDE 910—better known as Torque—into exactly the bike I wanted. Orange pedals. Orange grips. Orange valve caps. Mudguards. Lights. Bottle cage. Every upgrade has had one purpose: making Torque the perfect companion for days out, campervan adventures and exploring the forests of Cannock Chas

Lake Bled 4,249 Miles • 6,839 Kilometres • 12 Countries • 29 Nights • One Campervan Called Vanilla There are moments in life when you realise that if you don't do something now, you may never do it at all. For me, that moment arrived in May 2026. At 62 years old, with a VW campervan called Vanilla sitting on the driveway in Milford, Staffordshire, I decided it was time to stop talking about Europe and actually go and see it. Not from the window of an aircraft. Not from a hote