Posted by Jon Hicken on February 12, 2021

Sanne Hitipeuw talks about how cycling and touring form a way to escape her hectic daily lifestyle, and bring things back to basics and explore with a deep sense of adventure.

Posted by Jon Hicken on February 08, 2021

Throughout a busy 2020 here at Restrap HQ, we saw a huge interest in bikepacking and cycle touring, and we were bursting at the seams to meet capacity and working night and day to get our orders to our customers.

We soon realised there was only one option - we needed to move.

Posted by Jon Hicken on January 19, 2021

Alice Lemkes talks about her ride along the Deeside trail in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. A tucked away paradise of off-road riding, single tracks and loamy trails through the Cairngorms.

Posted by Jon Hicken on January 06, 2021

Stéven Le Hyaric talks through his and Perrine Fage's race up to the top of Mount Kilimanjaro (5,891m), and having to deal with unridable terrain, harsh weather and the high altitude.

Posted by Jon Hicken on December 23, 2020

To keep you going over the holiday period, we’ve put together a round-up of our favourite bits from 2020.

Posted by Jon Hicken on December 08, 2020

See inside for details of our Christmas shipping dates, and information on our shutdown, and returns policy over the holiday season.

Posted by Jon Hicken on November 25, 2020

Flint & Scarlet are a bikepacking mad father and daughter duo from the US. Scarlet set herself the goal of smashing the Erie Canal (all 360 miles of it) within 4 days. Flint tells us how they got on...

Posted by Jon Hicken on November 17, 2020

New to 2020, Restrap is proud to announce our biannual Solstice Century challenge! Read for more info on how to enter, and be in with a chance with winning some awesome prizes!

Posted by Jon Hicken on November 03, 2020

Can you call yourself an avid British cyclist unless you’ve taken on the much-revered Land’s End to John o’Groats? Aaron Rolph talks about the first leg of his Great Escape Adventure. From sea kayaking to trail running, Aaron's trip was planned out to be as epic as possible, but things took a turn for the worst in Wales...

Posted by Jon Hicken on October 20, 2020

Sam Blanchard talks about the Friction Collective's most recent venture: Velo Wales. Climbing huge hills and dealing with brutal conditions, it was an eventful 5-day tour.

Posted by Jon Hicken on October 13, 2020

From sleep deprived hallucinations to a broken collarbone, Restrap ambassador Guillaume Chamont talks about his eventful Bikingman Portugal ultra endurance race, where he battled for a top ten place over 950km.

Posted by Megan Owen on September 18, 2020

Megan Owen talks about her trip through the Forest of Galloway with friend Jade, discovering amazing gravel roads, forests and mountains. An area of Scotland that tends to take a backseat to the more well known parts of the country, Megan discovers that the Forest of Galloway is just as worthy of a visit.