If you’re into Bikepacking, you’ll sooner or later come to the question of overnight stays or camping. And then it’s not far and you’re faced with the decision between tent or bivy sack (or tarp or hammock, but we’ll leave that aside). I’m actually a classic “tent person” and will remain so – that is…
[infobox maintitle=”Notice:” subtitle=”The Pressedienst Fahrrad has provided me with the Ghost bike for a test on my request and Ghost has provided me with information about the bike. Thus, this is advertising.” bg=”gray” color=”black” opacity=”off” space=”30″ link=”no link”] Voluntary abstinence for a higher goal – this is how an ascetic life is defined. And the…
[infobox maintitle=”Please note:” subtitle=”Busch+Müller/Pressedienst Fahrrad has provided me at my request the lamp for a test. Therefore, this is advertising.” bg=”gray” color=”black” opacity=”off” space=”30″ link=”no link”] Prologue When it comes to light on the bike, I rather rely on hub dynamo-powered lamps. Currently, I ride a not German Road Traffic Licensing Regulations-approved combination of the…
As of today, Friday, February 3, 6 pm, more than 200 participants are on their way to ride 1,300 kilometers within 8.5 days through the Moroccan Atlas Mountains, climbing more than 20,000 meters of altitude. The Atlas Mountain Race is now taking place for the third time and there can be no complaints about a…
You have surely heard of the artificial intelligence ChatGPT. It allows you to ask complex questions and answers them so well that it is causing quite a stir and will continue to do so. The potential is valued so highly that Microsoft wants to integrate this AI into its software for many billions of dollars….
[infobox maintitle=”Please note:” subtitle=”I have been in regular contact and exchange with Ortlieb for many years, which allows me to test new products in advance and also to give feedback from time to time. That’s why this is also advertising.” bg=”gray” color=”black” opacity=”off” space=”30″ link=”no link”] Bikepacking was originally seen as the light version of…
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…
[infobox maintitle=”Please note:” subtitle=”Tout Terrain provided me with a Vasco as a test bike at my request. This is advertising.” bg=”gray” color=”black” opacity=”off” space=”30″ link=”no link”] I have to admit it right away: I am a Tout Terrain fan. That comes from my time when I did more classic bike tours around the world. My…
[infobox maintitle=”Note:” subtitle=”I name and describe brands and models in this post. And so this may be advertising.” bg=”gray” color=”black” opacity=”off” space=”30″ link=”no link”] As I do every year, I have a few bike inspirations for you for 2023. These are bikes for bike touring, gravel & bikepacking that caught my eye during the year,…
[infobox maintitle=”Please note:” subtitle=”Brooks provided me with the bags for a test at my request. Therefore, this is also advertising.” bg=”gray” color=”black” opacity=”off” space=”30″ link=”no link”] Many of you know Brooks, of course, especially because of the saddles. They enjoy an almost legendary reputation, especially among touring cyclists. The B17 is probably one of the…
[infobox maintitle=”Note:” subtitle=”Urwahn has provided me with the Waldwiesel for a test. This is advertising.” bg=”gray” color=”black” opacity=”off” space=”30″ link=”no link”] You have to look twice, because the Urwahn Waldwiesel is everything but a normal gravel bike. This frame shape, the S-shaped seat stay, the missing seat tube. It is in any case a statement,…
Often good stories begin with the fact that it was planned differently. So also this case. Actually, Tobias and I would have met for a weekend in the Harz and would have ridden together an Overnighter. For this we combined the tracks of the old Harz Orbit Plutonic Piste and the Bikepacking.com track “Harz is…
This morning this year’s and second Atlas Mountain Race started in Morocco. 135 riders are now on their way through the Atlas Mountains and have 1,165km and 23,000 meters of altitude ahead of them. The AMR is a rather technical race, which is mainly characterized by the expected heat and the quite gaping supply of…
[infobox maintitle=”Note:” subtitle=”I already have a longer cooperation with ORTLIEB and so I always get the opportunity to test new products. Like the new ORTLIEB Fuel-Pack. So that’ s advertising.” bg=”gray” color=”black” opacity=”off” space=”30″ link=”no link”] More than a year ago ORTLIEB sent me the prototype of a new top tube bag. And I was…
Bicycle tires are always a very individual thing: If you look away from laboratory measurements, the performance of a bicycle tire is always a question of personal riding style, air pressure, load, the type of preferred surface and your own driving sensitivity. And so it happens that one or the other makes completely different experiences…