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…
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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…
An old friend – On the road in the Weserbergland Region
In the fall of 1989, two school friends were working on their bicycles in a cellar in Leipzig Connewitz, while…
Bikeanalytics: Evaluation Bikes Silk Road Mountain Race 2022
On August 12, the Silk Road Mountain Race will start. Riders from 17 nations will set out to finish the…
N+Update: My Salsa Fargo Titanium 2022
Three years ago I built up a Salsa Fargo as my Bikepacking bike for all purposes. Since then I have…
Eurobike 2022: My selection of novelties
It’ s just time again and the Eurobike has opened its doors in Frankfurt. I can not be directly on…
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…
My next Bikepacking adventure: A trip around Bohemia
In a few days the time has come: On Friday, May 28th the Bohemian Border Bash Race starts and I’m…
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…
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…