King Alfred's Way might be one of the UK's newest trails, but it's already a bikepacking classic. Snaking for 350 glorious kilometres through chalk downs, ancient monuments, exposed ridges and bucolic countryside, the King Alfred's Way has every element you need for adventure.

Starting and finishing in The Handmade Cyclist's home city of Winchester, finishers are watched over by King Alfred, legendary ruler of the Kingdom of Wessex, leader of the Saxons and the founder of modern England.

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All The Handmade Cyclist’s designs start life as a sketch in a notebook. A shape, a line, a story. Pen, pencil, or whatever was to hand. Thoughts, ideas, plans. A great notebook is a companion, a colleague and a confidante.

Our beautiful notebooks feel as good as they look, with a luxurious and durable soft-touch cover (don’t be surprised if you can’t stop stroking them) and with 96 pages there’s month's worth of doodling to be done. The ideal size to fit in a jacket pocket or bag, with an elastic closure to keep things tidy. A great gift for the cycling fan if your life, or a perfect treat for you.