Since heading off on our cycling adventure to set a new world record for the longest ever e-bike journey, we have been contacted by many people interested in completing their own, if not somewhat shorter, e-bike tour. And without doubt the most common question asked is how we manage to charge our Haibike e-bike batteries … Continue reading e-Bike Cycle Tourists’ Battery Usage and Charging
After nearly nine weeks and 4700 kilometres since setting out from London on April 23 in an attempt to set a new world e-bike long distance record, the e-Bike Cycle Tourists are currently cycling along the Mosel River in Germany, a destination that should be on the bucket list of all cycle tourists – and … Continue reading Two Very Contrasting German Rivers – the Rhine and Mosel
What a week of discovery it has been for the e-Bike Cycle Tourists. After deciding we didn’t have enough time left to cycle to Vienna on EuroVelo 6 as planned due to visa restrictions imposed by the Schengen Agreement, the decision was made to cycle around Lake Constance and then return to France to cycle … Continue reading E-Biking Around Lake Constance and Along the Alsace Wine Route
After 32 days and 2229 kilometres of cycling in France, the e-Bike Cycle Tourists have finally moved onto Switzerland and Germany in search of more kilometres on the odometer and even more adventures. But no matter what happens over the coming days and months, it will take a lot of beating to better our time … Continue reading Onto Germany and Switzerland After Cycling in France on EuroVelo 6
In more ways than one it has been an up and down few days for the e-Bike Cycle Tourists on the EuroVelo 6 cycle track. After finally having a new Sram rear wheel hub fitted following a wait of five days, we hit the road refreshed and eager to discover more of what the Alsace … Continue reading A Story of Flying Dog Poo, Flat Tyers and Getting Hopelessly Lost
Surely there can be no better place in the world to cycle tour than in France. A country with an amazing cycling culture, cycle tourists, no matter what type of cycling they enjoy, have the choice of an incredible array of destinations to choose from. From the peaks of the Pyrenees, to scenic routes along … Continue reading Cycle Touring Along the Great Southern Burgundy Loop in France
Long distance cycle touring, as the e-Bike Cycle Tourists have discovered time and time again over the past six weeks, is a constant roller coaster with adrenaline pumping highs interspersed with frustrating lows. We have now lost count of the number of times that we have marveled at yet another beautiful landscape or have been … Continue reading The Highs and Lows of Cycle Touring
With the e-Bike Cycle Tourists now in the Burgundy region of France at Chalon Sur Saone on the Saone River after two amazing weeks of cycling along the Loire River, we have been reflecting on everything we have seen and done over the past two or so weeks. While clearly the magnificent Chateaus of the … Continue reading The Popularity of Cycle Tourism in the Loire Valley
