In this blog, we look at all things FURTHER. Restrap ambassador Thomas Boury reports in from his 2nd place finish at this year's Further Pyrenees, and we look ahead to the next race - Further EAST.

August 25th sees the start of this year's edition of FURTHER Perseverance. The first in a trio of races this year takes riders deep into the Pyrenees. The race is named Perseverance, which is somewhat telling of the format of the race. The race takes on a different approach to an ultra endurance race.

Alice Lemkes talks through her Highland Trail 550, and being the first female to finish it. After 4 days and 4 hours of riding, she arrived at the finish line, physically exhausted and facing challenges such as midge bites, raw lips, and the onset of trench foot. Read about the full experience here.

"We who travel have stories to tell" is a long held motto for the @pancelticraceseries - Alex talks through his bib-burger fuelled race through France, England and Wales to take 15th place in the Pan Celtic Race.

2nd July 2022 sees the start of the 4th Pan Celtic Race. In this blogpost, we have a tracker link to the race page, and take at the route, and look at some riders to follow ahead of the first race.

Cycle Norway's Matthew Tolley has written us a blogpost from a recent trip starting in Bergen and following the Atlantic Coastal Route for over 1000km. He's recently launched the website - cyclenorway.com and this is a taster of what to expect...

This weekend sees the start of the 2023 Tour Divide. A huge challenge — a 2,700-mile mountain bike race along the awe-inspiring Continental Divide. Learn more about the route, and our riders who'll be taking on the race here.

The much loved Restrap Solstice Century is back once again!

This time round were encouraging riders to make the most of the longest days of the year over the Summer Solstice weekend of the 23rd to 25th of June. The challenge is to ride one 100 mile/160km ride on either day.

This weekend sees the start of The Highland Trail 550, a self-supported mountain bikepacking route that spans 550 miles (885 km) through the rugged and remote Scottish Highlands. Learn more about our riders who'll be racing this year's race here.

"One Route, Many Ways" - follow this year's edition of Kromvojoj, learn more about the route and the race here.

Here at Restrap we use top-of-the-line fabrics and materials in the construction of all our products. In this blogpost, we’ve put together a quick breakdown of the fabrics we use across our bags, and why we use them.

In this blogpost, we spoke with Matthew at Super7Bikes, a bike shop based in Cheltenham specialising in road and gravel bikes, and a premium stockist of Restrap kit.

We talk about how they started, their role in their community and their plans for 2023 and beyond.