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Adventure | Taiwan with FUNN and Richard Gasperotti

We all know that a lot of bike components and frames are produced in Taiwan but we don’t know a whole lot about the riding scene there. Richard Gasperotti and Adam Marshal traveled to Taipei in Taiwan to visit FUNN’s factory and test their latest handlebars offerings as well as experience the riding that can be found there. Adam describes what they found in the story below:

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Adventure | Ethiopia Epic – Riding the Cradle of Mankind

Ethiopia has really big mountains. So it must have really great mountain biking, right? No one really knew, because no one had ever really brought mountain bikes into Ethiopia’s Simian highlands. Giro went on an expedition—with pro riders Sarah Leishman and Kamil Tartarkovic—to find out whether the land famous for being the “cradle of mankind” could someday be a mountain bike paradise.

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Opinion | US Wilderness Act: Banning Bikes is Un­-American

I love the outdoors. I love hiking, I love backpacking, I like (not love) horses, and I also love to mountain bike. So why is it that one mode of transport is allowed nearly everywhere whereas another mode of transport, that is less damaging to the environment, is banned in my backyard? Why is one group entitled and another group discriminated against? Why does one group get a free pass and the other group vilified?

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Hello America! | Part #11 Roanoke – Part 2

On two continents, 6,600 kilometers away from their home countries – we found two guys who literally swapped their lives: one in America, the other in Germany. How does biking feel in each of their new worlds? Who finds the best trails? Who drinks the best beer? Hear their stories and follow their adventures as they hit the trails in their new worlds.

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Travel | Ride the Zillertal in two stages

The Aurina Valley is the biggest side valley of the better-known Puster Valley, or Val Pusteria, in South Tyrol. One of the most unspoilt regions of Alto Adige, the Aurina Valley is surrounded by more than 80 summits that stretch up to 3,000 meters.

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