When I first became interested in bikepacking, there was one bike in particular that excited me: the Surly ECR. Unfortunately, the Americans stopped the production of the ECR after 8 years at the end of 2021. But there were already rumours that Surly was working on a new bike and when the first pictures appeared…
You have already noticed: In the last few weeks I put together a presentation about the Silk Road Mountain Race and Tobias and my ride in Kyrgyzstan. This talk I have now also recorded as a video and the English version has premiered at Focus Bikes in mid-January. Who could not watch it yet, has…
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…
[infobox maintitle=”Note:” subtitle=”At my request, CosmicSports has provided a Salsa Cutthroat test bike. For this I say thank you! And point out to you that it is or can be advertising. You know this…” bg=”gray” color=”black” opacity=”off” space=”30″ link=”no link”] So this test report is not objective, because I oute myself already now as a…
[infobox maintitle=”Note:” subtitle=”Decathlon Germany provided me with the Bikepacking bags for a test at my request. Therefore, this is advertising, mes amis!” bg=”gray” color=”black” opacity=”off” space=”30″ link=”no link”] When I got to ride the Riverside Touring 920 bike last year, Riverside told me that they were also working on a Bikepacking bag line. And if…
[infobox maintitle=”Please Note:” subtitle=”I name and describe brands and models in this post. And that can therefore be advertising.” bg=”gray” color=”black” opacity=”off” space=”30″ link=”no link”] This year again, there are a few bicycle inspirations for you for 2022. Of course, the supply situation is tight right now and honestly, we should also rethink the famous…
A few weeks ago I received an email from 8bar, a bike manufacturer from Berlin, in which a new bike was announced: If you are once again with your gravel bike on bikepacking tour and no longer want to go on trails, because you prefer to ride with your 40mm tires road, then you should…
[infobox maintitle=”Please Note:” subtitle=”At my request, Böttcher provided me with a test bike. I also received a lot of information from the Böttcher team and was able to visit the company headquarters in Heide. Therefore, this is advertising, but you know that…” bg=”gray” color=”black” opacity=”off” space=”30″ link=”no link”] I can make it short: The Böttcher…
[infobox maintitle=”Note:” subtitle=”I have been connected with Ortlieb for a long time and we always exchange ideas about products and prototypes. That’s why I got the Handlebar QR for a pre-test and then raffled one off. That’s why this is also advertising.” bg=”gray” color=”black” opacity=”off” space=”30″ link=”no link”] Almost a year ago, Ortlieb approached me…
Five years ago, I was at the Eurobike trade fair, where I saw the stand of a company I didn’t know at the time, which presented a new hub gear: Kindernay. At that time, the world was still firmly in Rohloff’s hands, Pinion was slowly becoming an alternative for gearbox fans and, from my point…
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…
Tobias and I made it and conquered the 1,860 km and around 33,000 HM at this year’s Silk Road Mountain Race as team “Salsaletten”. And you really have to say conquered, because it was very hard and exhausting work. After 13.5 days we arrived happily at the finish in Balykchy at Lake Issyl Kul. We…
Finally, tomorrow is the day and we fly to Bishkek, the capital of Kyrgyzstan. I’m really looking forward to this country, not only because it’s the 52nd one I’m travelling through by bike, but especially because of the fabulous mountain landscapes and the obviously very hospitable people. Together with Tobias, I am now venturing on…
Finally, holiday and finally out again. I can’t complain, because during the height of the pandemic I got out on my bike again and again. But a change of scenery is something different. Last autumn we discovered the Harz mountains for ourselves. And so, without further ado, we booked a holiday home in this beautiful…
Let me start by explaining the shortcuts in the headline: SRMR 19 = Silk Road Mountain Race 2019 AMR 20 = Atlas Mountain Race 2020 TD 21 = Tour Divide 2021 And that basically tells you what it’s all about: I took a closer look at the bikes of the participants in the above-mentioned…