A bike made for adventure: My Chiru Kegeti as the perfect Fargo successor
Why it was time for a new bike For more than a year, I had been searching for a bicycle…
Test & Reviews
The 959 for Gravel: Test Ride with the Basic Bikes Monster Gravel
Note: Basic Bikes provided me with the bike for this test at my request. I used to be a real…
Handmade in Yorkshire: Restrap Bags in Practical Test
Note: At my request, the bags were made available to me for testing by Sportsnut, the German distributor of Restrap….
Between Ultra Events and Everyday Riding: Apidura & Restrap Hydration Vests in a Practical Test
Why even use a hydration vest? You often see them at ultra-events, but increasingly also in regular use during very…
Update: Decathlon Rockrider ADVT 900 Bikepacking Bags – lighter, more sustainable, more flexible
Note: Decathlon provided me with the bags for testing at my request. Just over three years ago, I extensively tested…
Continental Dubnital MTB tires in review – XC performance meets bikepacking suitability
Note: I purchased the tires myself. Continental was not involved in any way. After riding over 3,000 km with the…
Ultralight tent for bikepacking: testing the Big Agnes Fly Creek HV UL1 Solution Dye
Note: At my request, Big Agnes gave me the tent for the test. Tent or bivouac? For me it’s clear:…
Tout Terrain Ceres GT Select 5.1: The Gravel Bike That (Almost) Does It All
Note: Tout Terrain provided me with the bike for testing upon my request. Do you know that feeling when you…
Big Agnes Double Feature: Fly Creek UL sleeping bag & Zoom UL sleeping pad in Bikepacking test
Note: At my request, Big Agnes provided me with the sleeping bag and sleeping pad for the test. I have…
Get out of the city and into adventure: test ride with the Rose Hobo Dropbar
Note: Rose provided me with the test bike at my request. Thanks again! With the Hobo, Rose has an interesting…
Test ride with the Pirelli Scorpion XC RC tyres
Note: At my request, Pirelli provided me with a set of tyres for testing via their PR agency. According to…
Long runs! Test ride with the Tailfin Long Top Tube Bag
Note: Tailfin provided me with the bag for testing at my request. For me, top tube bags are one of…
Lighting & charging: Test ride with the SON Ladelux
Note: The Suicycle bike shop in Hamburg contacted me and offered me a demo sample of the SON Ladelux for…
Test ride: 1,300 km with the Schwalbe Rick XC Pro MTB tyres
Note: At my request, Schwalbe provided me with the tyres for testing via the German ‘Pressedienst Fahrrad’. Tyres are always…
Project Salsa Fargo V4: Part 1 – Transmission
In January 2020, I set up my Salsa Fargo for the first time. And I’ve been rebuilding it ever since….