I’m so lucky to have the time now to cycle at leisure. Cycling to all the local coffee shops is such a bonus. February is the perfect time to cycle as all the magpies have stopped swooping and it not too hot. I am trying to get my cycling legs going as in one month … Continue reading Cycling after retirement
After long and careful deliberation you recently plunged head-first into the electric bike world with the purchase of a brand new e-bike. And how good is it! Not only do you now actually look forward to your daily commute to work, but it didn’t take you long to realise that your old ‘as flat as possible’ … Continue reading How to Plan for a Successful E-Bike Cycle Tour
As far as emotions go, the E-Bike Cycle Tourists have just about experienced them all over the past 16 months as we pedaled our way to a new, imposing, world e-bike long distance record. Day after day, week after week, month after month as we pedaled our Haibike xDuro Trekking e-bikes for a total of … Continue reading Mission Accomplished for Stage One of the E-Bike Cycle Tourists Journey
In many ways it is hard to believe, but the E-Bike Cycle Tourists quest to set a new world e-bike long distance record in mainland Europe and the UK has come to a successful conclusion after e-biking 27,800kms over the past 16 months. The journey, which took us through 13 countries from London in April … Continue reading The Statistics of the E-Bike Cycle Tourists Record Breaking Journey
Just days before the E-Bike Cycle Tourists set off on the next stage of our ongoing long distance e-bike adventure – which will see us pedal from Spain to Hungary – the time has come to look at the statistics of our ride so far. And after 22,660 kilometres of pedalling for 13 months across … Continue reading The Statistics after 22,660 kms of the E-Bike Cycle Tourists Ongoing E-Bike Adventure
One of the unfortunate facts of life is that we all have to live within our financial means. No matter whether you are a student trying to put yourself through university, a middle-aged couple raising young children, if you are retired and living on a meagre pension or are planning a trip of a lifetime, … Continue reading How to Afford the Long Distance E-Bike Holiday You Never Thought Possible
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
By Rachel Kuiper-Corbett As a first timer on a long distance e-bike cycle tour it is no understatement to say that I became a bit “frantic” when Gary, my husband told me I couldn’t pack my hair drier! How can I tame my “frizz” without a hair dryer I thought? This, clearly, was one of … Continue reading How to Pack for an All Season 18-Month Long Distance E-Bike Tour
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
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
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
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
