It’s a long time since I enjoyed the luxury of a full week of mountain biking with guides, transports, accommodation and meals arranged. And this time in countries I’ve been to so many times but never seen from the saddle; Czech Republic and Poland. One decisive factor this time was to be able to reach […]
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Devils Mountain in Berlin, Germany
Yep, that’s right. Devils Mountain. Or in German: Teufelsberg. Teufelsberg is the result of moving ridiculous amounts of debris from the western remains of Berlin after the second World War. Everything dumped upon what should have been the Nazi military-technical college. All that debris summed up to a hill measuring 120 meters above sea level. […]
Trails of Skee, Sweden
Just another day in the saddle – With Micke, Pierre, Johan and Tobias
Kjerringåsen, Norway
This place is a hidden gem. Only 100 meters of vertical meters to explore, but hardcore if you like rocks, roots, tight trees, sharp corners and steep sections in the typical nature that is offered in this area. Some facts: Some riding with Micke, Pierre, Fredrik and Johan:
A Kiwi in Sweden
Time is flying and it’s already three years since Ferg showed me around in Arapuke Bike Park in New Zealand (link). Now he is here and I get to show him the variety of terrains and landscapes you get on a regular bike ride her in Åsa, Sweden. We start on the rocks Passing through […]
Birthday Ride in El Sabinar, Spain
While visiting my sister in Spain we both get a surprise present for our birthdays – my son and I. His turning 18 and me… yep; 50. Happy to get a day together we start early and meet up with a guide just up the mountains from Alicante. He’s offering two Trek bikes in Large […]
The Ibis has landed
The Orbea Occam was great but I felt pretty early on that the linkage wasn’t what I was looking for. I changed all the settings you can possibly change to find a better more plush feeling while not bottoming out to hard but it simply wasn’t there. Early on I decided for another bike, but […]
Møn, Denmark
Møn is an island just an hour away from Copenhagen It’s flat and windy so why not rent some ebikes and explore? Well, we couldn’t find arguments why not 😊 We head out of Stege and to the island of Nyord And what do you know… In this barn looking like nothing there’s a guy […]
Ending up in the garage
One of those group rides… Lots of fun in a great company. We meet up at the local grocery store and get going Moose droppings, mushroom close ups and changing from forest to coastal trails And yes, we all end up in my garage for some hours…….
Åre Bike Park, Sweden
Åre Bike Park. Home of the world DH Championship already 1999 and a natural northern home to the sport. With its endless trails and 7 lifts also being Scandinavia’s biggest Bike Park. And of course, iconic when it comes to the Alpine skiing. We use the cable car taking us from fall to winter – […]