Discovering the South of Scotland
Prior to setting out to set a new world e-bike long distance record there were a number of ‘musts’ on the e-Bike Cycle Tourists’ to-do list. More than four months and 8600 kilometres later many have already been ticked off … visit the Loire Valley in France – done, cycle around Lake Constance – done, … Continue reading Discovering the South of Scotland
Video – E-Bike Cycle touring from Yorkshire Wolds to Scotland
E-biking from the Yorkshire Wolds to Scotland
Well, what a huge week of e-biking it has been for the e-Bike Cycle Tourists. Not only did we pass the 8023.5 kilometre mark – the half-way point in our attempt to set a new world e-bike long distance record – but we finally made it to Scotland after two weeks of cycling up England’s … Continue reading E-biking from the Yorkshire Wolds to Scotland
Video – E-Bike Cycle Touring through Suffolk, Norfolk & Lincolnshire
Cycle Touring on National Route 1 in the UK
Long distance cycle touring, as the e-Bike Cycle Tourists have discovered time and time again over the past four months, is a daily exercise in the unknown … basically you just never know what is around the next corner or what is going to happen next. Or, as Forrest Gump so famously quoted in the … Continue reading Cycle Touring on National Route 1 in the UK
e-Biking Through Holland and Preparing to Circumnavigate the UK
How time flies! Fourteen weeks and 7045 kilometres after starting out from London on April 23, the e-Bike Cycle Tourists are back in London preparing for the next leg of our e-bike world long distance record ride. With a new laptop computer finally purchased in London after our previous one died days after reaching Holland … Continue reading e-Biking Through Holland and Preparing to Circumnavigate the UK
Video – e-Bike Cycling around Holland
E-bike cycle touring around Holland from the cycle tracks through the sand dunes, across the wetlands, through small villages, across canals and on dykes
Video – A Day in Life of the e-Bike Cycle Tourists
The Highs and Lows of e-Bike Cycle Touring
Twelve weeks and 6400 kilometres after setting out to set a new world e-bike long distance record the time has come to look back at some of the more memorable moments we have and have not enjoyed as we have weaved our way through England, France, Germany, Switzerland, Austria, Belgium and Holland. As we have … Continue reading The Highs and Lows of e-Bike Cycle Touring
Video – Cycle Touring in Belguim to Holland, Canals, Boats and Bridges
The Comparison of e-Bike Cycle Touring Destinations in Europe
Given the history and diverse terrain of cycle touring destinations in much of mainland Europe, is it possible to make fair comparisons between countries? That is the question the e–Bike Cycle Tourists have been contemplating in recent times after 11 weeks of e-biking through some amazingly beautiful areas in the UK, France, Germany, Switzerland, Austria, … Continue reading The Comparison of e-Bike Cycle Touring Destinations in Europe
Learning to Deal with Cycling Fatigue on the Way to a New World E-Bike Record
As the e-Bike Cycle Tourists have discovered over the past 10 weeks, it is one thing to say you are going to set a new world e-bike long distance record but it is a completely different thing to physically clock up the kilometres day after day, week after week. Since setting out from London on … Continue reading Learning to Deal with Cycling Fatigue on the Way to a New World E-Bike Record
Video – Cycling along the Rivers Rhine & Mosel in Germany
e-Bike Cycle Tourists’ Battery Usage and Charging
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