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.

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.

We take a look back at some of our favourite bits from 2022.

THE RESTRAP SOLSTICE CENTURY CHALLENGE IS BACK FOR WINTER 2022. RIDE THE SOLSTICE AND BE IN WITH A CHANCE OF WINNING AMAZING PRIZES FROM RESTRAP, WAHOO AND SPATZWEAR.

Each month we feature one of our Premium Dealers on our blogpost. This month we spoke with Thomas at Bikepacking Belgium, a bike shop based in Belgium who have opened to cater for the growing bikepacking market of cycle tourers in Antwerp.

We spoke with Jens from 3Mills, a bikeshop based in Munich specialising in high-end 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.

 

Long time riding pals and long distance addicts Carl Hopps and Jade Saskia Field took on this year's Atlas Mountain Race. They've spent the year preparing with events such as the Highland Trail 550, Lakeland 200, Dales Divide and many other offroad bikepacking trips in between.

In this blogpost, Jade has written up a full report from her's and Carl's race as a pair, and discussed how they got on along the way.

Good roads, good weather, good scenery: the ingredients for a great cycling holiday are quite simple. As cyclists, we know the usual places to hit up to ensure we make the most of our precious time. We look at a trip that has all this and more – and somewhere you may not have thought of going: Cyprus.

One of the premiere off-road events in the ultra racing calendar, The Atlas Mountain Race is a self sufficient endurance race through the the dry arid landscapes of the Atlas mountain range in Morocco. Learn more about the race and follow the dots here.

On September 17th, riders will be rolling out for this year’s edition of FURTHER East.

Further East is the second in a pair of races from Camille Mcmillan, and with a route designed by Josh Ibbett, riders will be heading into Cambridgeshire and the Fens, this event takes on a different character and format to it’s Pyrenees based sister race.

 August 29th sees the start of this year's edition of FURTHER, and the first in a pair 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.

Learn more about the race, and follow the race tracker here.

Dates and information on the premieres of our latest film: 'Hvala Croatia'. The film documents our last bikepacking tour through northern Croatia, taking in huge mountain passes, narrow cliffside roads and winding forest descents while battling with the infamous Bora winds, soaring temperatures and relentless climbing.