Let’s be clear from the beginning: the Trans Balkan Race is a real challenge and cannot be overestimated. Bea and Luca have built a track through the Balkans that is second to none: very challenging trails and tracks, remote landscapes with long sections without catering and a weather/climate that constantly increases the level of difficulty….
As some of you may have noticed when reading this blog, I was looking for an MTB as a new, additional bike for me. And I initially put you and myself on the wrong track when I presented my 10 XC MTBs from which the new bike was to come. And I actually had the…
We’ve had a dog for more than two years: Merlin is a double-doodle and complements our family splendidly. So far, however, he has been more of a minor obstacle in my cycling activities. But this time I owe him a wonderful end-of-year tour: from Hamburg to Rügen. We have booked a holiday home here for…
Welcome to the first Bicycle blog round trip this year! This year again I present you selected videos, texts, pictures and podcasts from the world of bike travel and bikepacking. And since autumn last year I have collected some pearls worth reading and watching. This time with articles about functional clothing and sustainability, bikepacking with…
Welcome to the bicycle blog tour in (late) summer! This time with lots of articles, podcasts and videos, e.g. about Bikepacking Deutschland Association, the Velominati rules, a tour from Hamburg to Munich and once across Iceland, an overview of fork bags and the true story behind the gravel bike hype. And again: to prevent copyright…
Welcome to the first Bicycle blog round trip this year! This year I will again present selected videos, texts, pictures and podcasts from the world of bike travel and Bikepacking. This time among other things with many Bikepacking & cycle travel films from all over the world, practical experiences with the Aerothan tube and 12…
For many of us, last year was a year without bike touring and cycling holidays. The Corona virus and the resulting lockdown also limited our travel freedom and opportunities. So there was nothing going on in 2020? Far from it, because I received two emails from Madeleine and Mario telling me about their tours during…
Trans Asia – By Bicycle from Leipzig to Bombay In June 1998, I started with Stephan Löw on our cycling trip halfway around the world. The route led via the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Ukraine, Russia, Kazakhstan, China and Nepal to India. Four and a half months and over 13,000 km through endless steppes, merciless deserts,…
Timbuktu – Cycling through the Sahara Desert A West African Journey When I started in Tangier/Morocco in February 2000, the “BILD” daily newspaper wrote: “There are no donkeys in the Sahara ? Wrong ! At least one will struggle through the sweltering desert in a few days. A wheeled donkey, that is.” But I’m not…