Tag: Adventure
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Built To Last: A Journey Through The Cateran Ecomuseum
Click or not: Built To Last: A Journey Through The Cateran EcomuseumOur mad ex-Welly mate Markus ‘Magnus’ Stitz has been setting the bar high for long rides and adventures––that most would deem crazy––for a long while now. He’s also stepped up his film-making and storytelling game in a big way, and combines the two to bring his big world and the many interesting characters he meets… …
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GAËLLE ON TOUR: THE CARPATHIAN TRAVERSE
Click or not: GAËLLE ON TOUR: THE CARPATHIAN TRAVERSEIn 2019 Gaëlle and her ARISE TOUR bike headed out for a staggering loop around Europe, covering all its countries within. From the heat of southern Spain to the frozen coast of Scandinavia, while traversing the Carpathians somewhere in the middle, home to brown bears and wolves. Crossing the Carpathian and following its mountain curve… …
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Drovers
Click or not: DroversFilmed on the ‘Drovers Trail’, a new 331 km-long gravel bikepacking route spanning almost the entirety of Highland Perthshire, ‘Drovers‘ tells the story of the ancient drove roads, an important part of Scottish history, which inspired Scotland’s greatest writers like Robert Burns and Sir Walter Scott. The new video from round the world singlespeed cyclist… …
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Café du Cycliste brings the Bikepacking Bible
Click or not: Café du Cycliste brings the Bikepacking BibleI’ve owned a Café du Cycliste lightweight jacket for a couple of years now, and while it’s probably one of my least-used pieces of kit, it’s also one of my favourites. Beautifully made, functional and great looking. They know their stuff. So browsing through their new Ultimate Guide To Bikepacking and Adventure Cycling you get… …
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The Analog Kids
Click or not: The Analog KidsClem Shovel is a good guy. Quiet, friendly, unassuming, and a hell of a bike rider, I first met him on my first trip to the Classics in 2012 when he drove the support car, handed out bidons (he’s French after all, no bottles there) and used brute force and a big hammer to try… …
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Sublime To Ridiculous
Click or not: Sublime To RidiculousBicycles offer the greatest escapism I have experienced anywhere. Ever. You can do your best thinking or absolutely no thinking at all while turning pedals. Throw wilderness into the mix and you have utter bliss. PSA: It’s not always sublime. Let’s not look at it through rose tinted Prisms. Sometimes it is completely ridiculous. Sometimes… …
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Fond of Gravel? Fondo the Akas
Click or not: Fond of Gravel? Fondo the AkasSaddle up for an epic adventure riding around… up, over, through… the Akatawara Forest. The Akatawara Gravel Fondo is on, so mark down the 12th of January 2020! What the Hell is a Gravel Fondo? Gravel grinding is the best way to use your ‘cross bike over the summer! Gravel Fondos are totes #trendingrightnow. I’ve… …
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Ridden: Let There Be Light – K-Lite
Click or not: Ridden: Let There Be Light – K-LiteI was very excited to get a hold of the latest kit from K-Lite to run through its paces recently. Kerry is constantly iterating his designs but recently he has launched a couple of very cool additions to his line-up. His new rear flashing lights, (QUBE) and a new USB converter with dual outputs. If… …