Dirty Filthy Bikepacking: Lost in the Woods with a Wooden Spoon
The Skream Ranger isn’t really “new” in any ways. First unveiled back in 2020, it was pitched as an affordable track bike with generous tire clearance, aimed squarely at the Tracklocross crowd…
Built for More: A Touring Setup With the OMM Divide and Ponderosa
Speaking from a purely personal point of view, I’ve always felt that a front rack or basket simply looks better than anything rear-mounted. That said, I’ve usually ended up filling…
Brakeless In The Pearl of Africa. A Fixed Gear Adventure in Uganda. (Part 2)
Next to a fading “Welcome to Sipi Falls” sign a few locals beckoned us under cover. Hid on someone’s porch, we watched the sky give in right before us. Houses on the side of the road flooded and the mountain pass we had just climbed resembled more of a river than anything else…
Brakeless In The Pearl of Africa. A Fixed Gear Adventure in Uganda. (Part 1)
During our Addis Ababa layover I decided I wanted a snack and a bottle of water, not the best idea. We missed our connecting flight and spent the night in fluorescent purgatory. One missed connection later Stan smugly watched on as I arduously assembled my Chinese aluminium bike…
One Summer of Trackpacking, what did I learn?
If you’ve been following me on social medias or even on our Discord, you know that I’ve completed a few good chunks of trackpacking this summer…
Knocking on Wood with the Gump 760
A few months back when Fabian and I were looking for some news to put in the pre-show, I came upon something quite interesting. A handlebar made out of wood…
It’s already no secret that in the cycling industry there have been many attempts to introduce wooden handlebars. Most of them failed miserably…
South-West Pit Stop: Musette Bicycles and Cofee
For a lot of us riders, it is almost a reflex to check the local bike shops, bike cafes, and other potentially interesting places when we visit a new city…
A fixed-gear in the middle of the desert. Tracklopacking in the Bardenas Reales.
Summer is here again and for most of us, it’s also time to take some time off and ride to new places. Fortunately for us, a good friend of Ella and I had the perfect destination in mind and we took the opportunity to ride our bikes and go shred some dust.
My Outer Shell Framebags Review
After almost two years of owning these bags and a decent amount of time taking them with me on various trips, it's finally time for an in-depth review of my three Outer Shell bags…
A first Trackpacking experience
As summer was at it’s peak and I was melting in my Parisian apartment, wanting some nature and some fresh air . My good friend Diego came up with an interesting suggestion . “ I’m going bikepacking with a few friends this weekend , wanna come along ? “…