With the e-Bike Cycle Tourists 10 months and 18,500kms into their ongoing e-bike long distance adventure in Europe and the UK, the question we get asked more than any other is, “how do you find suitable accommodation every night”. While we are pleased to report a number of people have contacted us to say that … Continue reading Accommodation Choices on a Long Distance e-Bike Tour
Who would have thought gaining official recognition for completing the longest ever e-bike journey would be so difficult? As was detailed in a previous blog, while we would love to have our achievement recognised by Guinness World Records, given the length of time the e-Bike Cycle Tourists are e-biking – up to 18 months – … Continue reading The Difficulties Associated With Having the Longest Ever E-bike Journey Officially Recognised
After 17,000-plus kilometres, 12 countries and with a new world e-bike long distance record in the bag, the E-Bike Cycle Tourists jetted off to country number 13 – Cyprus – in early February to continue our ongoing e-bike adventure. While Cyprus, as a non-Schengen country, was mainly chosen as an ideal place in the … Continue reading Comparison: German-made Haibike Trekking xDuro e-Bike vs Chinese-made Gloria City e-Bike
There have been many occasions over the past 10 months on the E-Bike Cycle Tourists’ long distance e-bike journey that we have genuinely had to stop e-biking – and I mean STOP – to take in the amazing views on offer. Actually, the truth of the matter is that there virtually hasn’t been a single … Continue reading Enjoying Those “Wow” Moments and Much More While Cycling in Cyprus
In the wake of recently setting a new world e-bike long distance record, the E-Bike Cycle Tourists have been asked on a number of occasions if the achievement will be recognised as an official record by Guinness World Records. The short answer is a resounding “NO”, but given the amount of confusion that surrounds actually … Continue reading Why the Longest Ever E-Bike Journey Will NOT be in the Guinness World Records Book
With 17,073kms on the odometer and the world e-bike long distance record now safely in our keeping, the e-Bike Cycle Tourists jetted off from Portugal to Cyprus in the eastern Mediterranean today to continue their long distance e-bike adventure. But far from planning a holiday in the winter sun on the island that is renowned … Continue reading From Portugal to Cyprus on an e-Bike Adventure via a UK Immigration Interrogation
We did it!! After 901 hours of cycling over 220 days at an average of 75 kilometres per day through 12 countries in Europe and the United Kingdom, the e-Bike Cycle Tourists have finally set a new world e-bike long distance record. The old mark of 16,047kms (9971 miles) – which was set by German … Continue reading E-Bike Cycle Tourists Set New World E-Bike Long Distance Record
After nearly nine months and 15,432 kilometres of full-time e-bike cycle touring across 13 countries there is one question we get asked more often than any other, “how and where do you charge your Bosch e-bike batteries every day”? Given that our Haibike Trekking xDuro e-bikes are no more than extremely heavy bicycles without the … Continue reading Why a Drop in Your Bosch e-Bike Battery Range May Not Indicate a Faulty Battery
As is the case with any long term outdoors adventure that involves lengthy periods of camping in a tent, one of the most important criteria for the e-Bike Cycle Tourists before setting off to set a new world e-bike long distance record was to purchase a tent that ticked a long list of criteria. While … Continue reading Vango Omega 350 Tent Review
Eight months, 14,300 kilometres and countless adventures after setting out from London in April to set a new world e-bike long distance record of well in excess of 16,047kms, the e-Bike Cycle Tourists are currently in Portugal sitting out the European winter in style. While the kilometres continue to mount on daily rides on our … Continue reading Cycling to the World E-Bike Long Distance Record in Portugal, Cyprus and Beyond
As far as a trustworthy, no fuss travel companion goes there is none better than the Tout Terrain Mule single wheel cycle trailer. Hardworking, tough, lightweight, easy to use and just plain reliable are all accurate descriptions of how the e-Bike Cycle Tourists’ have found the performance of their Tout Terrain trailers after 12,000-plus kilometres … Continue reading Tout Terrain Mule Single Wheel Cycle Trailer Review
At approximately the half way mark of the e-Bike Cycle Tourists world e-bike long distance record ride, the time has come for us to review our Haibike xDuro RX Trekking Electric Bikes as supplied by sponsor e-bikeshop.co.uk In the lead-up to setting out on our record-breaking ride, which has now seen us cycle more than 12,000 kilometres … Continue reading e-Bike Cycle Tourists’ Haibike xDuro RX Trekking Electric Bike Review
At what is effectively the half way mark of the e-Bike Cycle Tourists world record ride – give or take 2000 or so kilometres – the time has come to look at and assess all of our equipment. Over the next few weeks we will review everything we have been using from our Haibike xDuro … Continue reading The Statistics of the e-Bike Cycle Tourists World Record Ride after 11,682kms
After six months and 11,682 kilometres the e-Bike Cycle Tourists are once again back in London preparing for the next stage of our world e-bike record attempt. With a paltry 4365 kilometres now required to break the existing world record of 16,047kms, our new goal is to not only beat the existing record set by … Continue reading Cycling Towards a New World e-Bike Record
After 10,800 kilometres of e-biking across the UK, France, Switzerland, Germany, Belgium Austria and Holland the e-Bike Cycle Tourists thought they had seen just about all the amazing scenery there was to see in Europe. But as we have discovered time and time again, you never know what is around the next corner and in … Continue reading Ireland’s West Coast – An Amazing Place to E-Bike
