We are staying at a pension in of the Saxon villages in Transylvania. The family is asleep and I silently sneak out. Feels familiar… Before leaving from home I checked a little bit with a guy who has built trails in the area. The trails are made for beginners to explore the fantastic surroundings […]
My brother is visiting and that’s a good excuse to take a day off in the middle of the week and go to the mountains for some biking. OK, he is not a biker but in good shape so it should work. As so many times before it looks less good looking up the […]
Now take it easy on the football pitch, she said when I paid for the football protection I don’t play football, I responded The broken leg from the freeride skiing the past winter is healing and the doctor has given his go ahead for road biking and I gave the go ahead for gravel […]
Time to go road biking in Romania. A bit of an extreme sport considering the lack of body armour in combination with poor pavement, a lot of dogs and crazy traffic. I got the car filled up with some carbon fiber and drove to Dealu Mare. 1,5 hour north of Bucharest, or one hour […]
I can’t bike now so no ride reports, but I can walk on crutches and give you a report on the kids’ biking. After an open fracture while skiing in Bulgaria a couple of weeks ago it’s clear that this season will look different… Once the fact sunk in and the weather is […]
Well, he told me to do more road biking and then I came across this Carbon frame bike with Ultegra… Not the best looking head-set and top tube but the measures fit me and the price was OK. The whole idea however, feels really scary…
Oradea is located in the North West of Romania. You can go there to do business, meet friends, visit the health resorts, go biking… Or just everything at once! 29 degrees during the afternoon and maybe a bit less when we got going to a hill in the nice resort of Baile 1 Mai, […]
I was helping a guy to buy a good second hand bike and in a weak moment I promised him to go to the mountains together. Suddenly the email was on the loose and we ended up being 8 persons and I was the guide. Bit of strange situation being Swedish guiding Romanians in […]
In the northwest of Romania you’ll find the Apuseni Mountains with peaks around 1800 meters. The area is a natural park and has hundreds of caves. We stay in a small village named Boga. Here it is: I’m together with Sebi and Mutzi from Oradea. We brought two bikes each in case there would […]
Already 25 degrees in the evenings and the nine year old has his first competition coming up soon. So, good timing for a short practice run. He is taking the lead and gets to decide the speed Selfie Impressive ride: