Road biking again… This time I rent a bike at the friendly store Bikemania in Torrevieja. The guys set me up with a Megamo R15; Carbon and Ultegra. They are ready to adjust things but the measures are just rightIt’s mine for two days I and get to rediscover old territory during two morning ridesThe […]
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On the road again – Almuñécar, Spain
Back in Spain. I haven’t spent too much time here lately, but the scenery for sure brings back some nice memories. Going from Madrid to Costa Tropica:Escaping the cold in Sweden… the Mediterranean morning is a bless.It’s already 20 years since I was biking last time in Spain. Incredible… Back then it was all […]
The Legends – Limpopo, South Africa
Not at the the Legends for a bike ride but why not as there are bikes available… The resort is 3 hours North of Joburg and right next to the Entabeni game reserve in the Limpopo province While waiting for the bike, these guys do the entertainmentThere are three different marked routes right next to […]
Rosemary Hill – Pretoria, South Africa
Rosemary Hill, just east of Pretoria is a family-run business doing organic farming, mountain bike trails, coffee shop, Acrobranch, guest house, events… The award-winning trails and possibility to rent bikes caught my attention when researching the area for mountain biking. The place opens already at 6 o’clock if you want to have a ride before the […]
The Big Red Barn – Pretoria, South Africa
The Big Red Barn, located between Pretoria and Johannesburg is a fantastic place for biking, but also for other activities. The area is offering a network of well-built trails in a slightly hilly environment of forest and open plains, and obviously that is what brings me there The Big Red Barn it is…Access to the area […]
Järvsö Bike Park – Järvsö, Sweden
Järvsö Bike Park is a mini Whistler. In fact the Gravity Logic guys from Whistler have not only designed trails but also uses Järvsö Bike Park as a model of what other bike destinations should do to become successful. And yes it’s good 🙂 Here it is And here is the weather forecast In fact there […]
Fermented Herring – Ulvön, Sweden
Ulvön is considered to be the home of the fermented herring. Many people would consider it’s the worst taste and smell on earth. Others (fewer…) of course consider it delicious. Whatever opinion of the herring most people find the Ulvön-islands a beautiful place. Only 40 people live here all year around but during Summer […]
The High Coast – Norrfällsviken, Sweden
During thousands of years nature shaped the magic landscape of The High Coast – the highest coastline in the world and a world heritage site. We are on a family trip 1000 km from home: The little one is practicing some skills outside the cabin There are plenty of trails here but it’s a […]
Simply the best – Delsjön, Sweden
Delsjön is the recreational area in Gothenburg where you find an endless amount of amazing trails. It’s just a 15 minutes bike ride from the city center. It’s very technical, constantly up and down and very demanding. Of all places I’ve ridden I’ve never come across such a dense area of first class trails. […]
Teaming up – Åsa, Sweden
It’s time to team up with the guys… Ones of those magic summer evenings: We do the coast trails all 14 of us And we get the award at the local joint