British understatement: Test ride with the Brooks Scape Bikepacking bags
Many of you know Brooks, of course, especially because of the saddles. They enjoy an almost legendary reputation, especially among…
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Style on gravel: Test ride with the Urwahn Waldwiesel
You have to look twice, because the Urwahn Waldwiesel is everything but a normal gravel bike. This frame shape, the…
Top on the top tube: test ride with the Ortlieb Fuel Pack
More than a year ago ORTLIEB sent me the prototype of a new top tube bag. And I was very…
Tires for bikepacking: My practical experience & what I rely on
Bicycle tires are always a very individual thing: If you look away from laboratory measurements, the performance of a bicycle…
Bikepacking & Ergonomics: Test ride with Ergon Allroad Saddle, CF Seatpost, BT Gravel Handlebar Tape & Orthocell Pads
Ergon you certainly know and I have actually “always” used Ergon products on the touring bike. They are known to…
Today I have a Rose for you: test ride with the Rose Backroad Gravelbike
I first noticed the Rose Backroad 2018 at the Silk Road Mountain Race. There it was ridden through the mountains…
Bikepacking in a rush: test ride with the Ortlieb Seat-Pack QR
N+1 is generally understood to be the law of nature that it always needs another, new bike. Be that as…
Dare more MTB: Test ride with the Surly Corner Bar
As you know, I like to try out new things myself, true to the motto: Better to know than to…
Smart double pack: test ride with the Ortlieb Vario PS
While it is mostly about bikepacking equipment and bikes here, it is once again time for a product that fits…
Surly With New Drop Bar Trail Bike: The Ghost Grappler
When I first became interested in bikepacking, there was one bike in particular that excited me: the Surly ECR. Unfortunately,…
The mother of all gravel bikes: Test ride with the Salsa Cutthroat C GRX 600
So this test report is not objective, because I oute myself already now as a Cutthroat lover. Therefore, you must…
Avec plaisir: Test ride with the Decathlon Riverside Bikepacking bags
When I got to ride the Riverside Touring 920 bike last year, Riverside told me that they were also working…
When it can be a little more: Test ride with the 8bar TFLSBERG & 8bar Bikepacking bags
A few weeks ago I received an email from 8bar, a bike manufacturer from Berlin, in which a new bike…
Handmade in Heide: Test ride with the Böttcher Evolution Gravel
I can make it short: The Böttcher Evolution Gravel is a bike that I really enjoyed riding. All in all,…
Strapped & Shaken: On the road with the Ortlieb Handlebar QR
Almost a year ago, Ortlieb approached me with a plea for assessment and feedback on a new bikepacking handlebar bag:…