Alice Lemkes - Winning the HT550

Alice Lemkes - Winning the HT550

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.

My First Ultra-Distance Race

My First Ultra-Distance Race

"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.
Follow the race: Pan Celtic Race 2023

Follow the race: Pan Celtic Race 2023

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.
Bikepacking Norway - Atlantic Coast Route

Bikepacking Norway - Atlantic Coast Route

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...
Meet the Riders - Tour Divide 2023

Meet the Riders - Tour Divide 2023

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 Restrap Solstice Century Challenge 2023

The Restrap Solstice Century Challenge 2023

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.
HT550 - Meet the riders

HT550 - Meet the riders

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.
Follow the race: Kromvojoj 2023

Follow the race: Kromvojoj 2023

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

The Fabric Of Restrap

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.
Shop Focus - Super7Bikes

Shop Focus - Super7Bikes

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.
Bag Options For Everyone

Bag Options For Everyone

In this blogpost, Tom Hill explores how the cycling industry has opened up over recent years, and how gravel riding and bikepacking have made such a positive impact on casual riding and adventures on two wheels.
Riding the TransAlp

Riding the TransAlp

Monika Sattler talks us through her six day gravel transalp tour from Graun to Lake Garda, crossing some of the most stunning passes and gravel trails the Dolomites has to offer.