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bikepacking, Curve Cycling, Features, Tech, Tech news - December 11, 2019

Curve’s Walmer handlebar is very, very wide

Curve’s new handlebar is so wide, it tried entering a wide handlebar competition but got told that professionals weren’t allowed. Curve’s new handlebar is so wide, that it makes your bike taller laying down than when it’s upright. Ok, you get the point. As first teased at the Australian Handmade Bicycle Show, Curve’s new Walmer …

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Adventure, bikepacking, Features, Rides, Spain - November 14, 2019

Bikepacking the Empty Mountains

Words and photos: Tomás Montes There’s a region in north-east Spain they call Serranía Celtibérica, the Celtiberian Range. More commonly known as Spanish Lapland, this region covers 13% of the country’s total landmass, but is home to just 1% of its population. It’s sparsely populated, vast, imposingly mountainous, and undeniably beautiful — perfect terrain for …

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Video: A father and daughter’s inspiring bikepacking ride through Central Asia

What better way to spend quality time with a family member than on a shared journey into the unknown, from the seat of your bike? What better way to create shared memories than by spending three weeks riding through the rugged wilds of Central Asia? In late 2018, father and daughter duo, Peter and Jess …

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The Clan’s calling: A Pan Celtic race across Scotland, Ireland and Wales

On July 7th 2019, 84 riders set out from Inverness to race across three Celtic nations – Scotland, Ireland and Wales – in the inaugural edition of the Pan Celtic Race. The ride would encompass Celtic history as well as scenic splendour, as riders pushed their physical and mental limits to reach the finish line in Llandudno in time for the party 10 days later.

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‘Bikepacking paradise’: A week of riding in the mountains of Oman

Oman might have hosted a professional bike race since 2010 but it’s not a country that’s exactly synonymous with cycling. It’s certainly not seen as a cycling destination; not like France, Italy or Belgium are. But that didn’t stop Jonathan Kambskard-Bennett and his colleague Phillip from jetting off to the Arabian Peninsula recently to explore …

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