Restrap customer Verne shares his tales of baking heat, castles and Roman remains in Portugal's Alentejo.

Florence and Adam, Restrap's distributors in China, tell us about their recent trip to Sichuan Province and share their stunning photos of 4000 metres above sea level.

Pierre lives in Liverpool and decided he would return to his native France this autumn for the grape harvest. Only this time, he'd do it by bicycle.

Tom Toogood-Smith discovers that you don't always have to roam too far from home to have an adventure. Sometimes the best experiences are those on your doorstep.

Restrap customer Matt recalls his recent trip around the mountains of northern Italy, including the mighty 48-hairpin Stelvio...

Restrap customer Dennis Kim from Korea shares his two-day trip over the Taebaek mountains from Seoul to the east coast. Climbs, cloud and ancient villages await.

Today we meet Restrap customer Kaisa. As store manager of Pelago bikes in Helsinki, Kaisa lives and breathes bicycles.

Today we meet Restrap customer Ville Miettinen. Finnish-born Ville now lives in Shanghai and is enjoying exploring the wilds of Asia.

Grace and I met in the Dolomites as walking hosts for an English holiday company. I reignited a love of cycling and Grace fell in love -  with a Pinarello, not me. A friendship blossomed and Grace disappeared to Oz for a year. During my plans to chase her half way round the world, Grace suggested cycling Sydney to Cairns and I immediately knew I loved the idea. I proceeded to spend the next six months planning.

Samuel Thompson recently completed the Trans Atlantic Bike Race, he recites some of his experiences from the 2500km bike race.

Restrap ambassador Tom Hill has made us very envious with his stunning Alpine photographs. Tom climbed, pushed, carried and bombed through the beautiful GR5 trail from Geneva to Nice, a glorious off road path that traverses the mountains to the sea.