Let’s go green! Riding the Ritchey Outback Gravelbike
A few weeks ago, I wrote about my selection of interesting bikes for bike touring and Bikepacking, including the Ritchey Outback. In this context, I also read Martin’s report in his Lifecycle magazine about his experiences with the bike and was very impressed. So I…
Test ride with the Profile Design Sonic Ergo 35a & 45ar Aerobar
Note: I am reviewing Aerobar models from Profile Design. I made contact with Profile on my own initiative. I was able to buy one aerobar at a lower price, the other one was given to me for a test. Therefore, this is advertising, also because…
Welcome to Gravel Outer Space: Orbit360 in 2021
What started as a kind of training project for Ultra-Distance Bikepackers is now probably our country’s best-known gravel event: With Orbit360, Raphael and Bengt have given us wonderful and equally exhausting cycling experiences this year that have properly challenged experienced gravel bikers and inspired newcomers…
19 for 2021 – My Selection of Great Bikes for Gravel, Cycle Touring & Bikepacking
Note: This selection of bikes is subjective and does not claim to be complete. It is intended to inspire. Nothing more. But of course I mention brands and models. And so that can be advertising. It’s almost a tradition that at the end of the…
39 Jackets for Bikepacking and Bicycle Touring – A Selection
Notes: I mention many brands and models below. However, I am not supported or sponsored by any of these brands. Therefore, this is not really advertising, but I wanted to say it anyway. And: I have researched and compiled the manufacturers’ specifications for all the…
Mullet, baby! Three 1×11 gear systems & my experiences with them
Mullet shifting is the term used for gear combinations that combine road shift/brake levers with MTB shift bodies in order to use the gear ratio range of an MTB while still being able to ride a “wide tyre road bike”. These are bikes like my…
32 sleeping bags up to 1.000g for Biketouring and Bikepacking
For quite some time now, I’ve been looking at a new sleeping bag that is more in line with my current leanings towards sporty bikepacking. The requirements: Lightweight, warm, small or compact, down (RDS certified), insensitive to moisture (condensation), no quilt. The areas of use:…
Tour d’Omelette – This was the Atlas Mountain Race 2020
We did it! Tobias and I finished the Atlas Mountain Race 2020 in Sidi Rabat in 6 days, 18 hours and 5 minutes! It was my first bikepacking race and one of the toughest races there is! I am very proud of that. And now…
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