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23 Mar 2021: RIDE ON!

RIDE ON!

If you’re doing the rounds on the internet today and you’re wondering how one of the world’s favorite ways to pass time came to exist in the first place, read on and fasten your helmet as we’re going to take you on a ride through a history of cycling through the ages!

From the good folks at Epic Bicycles!

18 Oct 2020: ‘BIKEPACKING - EVERYTHING I LEARNED OVER 18 MONTHS FROM ALASKA TO PANAMA’

‘BIKEPACKING - EVERYTHING I LEARNED OVER 18 MONTHS FROM ALASKA TO PANAMA’

CALLTOADVENTURE.UK

A great site jam packed with all the necessary knowledge and experience when it comes to bikepacking! 

 

25 Aug 2020: Mountain Biking; like life but with the volume turned up!

Mountain Biking; like life but with the volume turned up!

The mountain biking community is incredible, and it spans across the globe.  There's a certain magic that happens when people come together to ride bikes. You end up not only motivating each other on the bike, but also creating life-long memories over delicious meals and post-ride beverages. You end up learning together and elevating each other's experience through a shared connection.  You also share that passion and love of sport with the people around you, offering inspiration and new perspectives to people that are new to the sport.

Here's a great article from UpPedal on 11 facinating historical facts about Mountain Bikes!

18 Aug 2020: Indo buzz!

Indo buzz!

Based in jakarta, katalis company — a design and branding studio consisting of multidisciplinary experts focusing on developing projects in the fields of mobility — has developed an electric motorcycle amidst the COVID-19 pandemic. dubbed the katalis EV.500, the bike is a custom build of a selis garuda electric motorcycle inspired by a WWII fighter aircraft.

via designboom

17 Aug 2020: The Chopper OG

The Chopper OG

Chopper this, chopper that! Here’s who really invented the chopper drop: Hungarian designer Paul Jaray, in 1921, with his J-Rad (!!) bicycle. Looking for an aerodynamic riding position, this recumbent (feet-forward) bicycle used a treadle-cable drive instead of pedals, but its unusual design ensured only about 2000 were built. Jaray went on to design car bodies for Tatra and many other manufacturers.

photo: Wiki