Category | Bike Travel

Xinjiang Bike Travel

Posted on 11 May 2008

China’s largest province much of Xinjiang is desert. The Silk Road passes through on its way west past desert oases and in across the huge mountain passes of the border region.
Urumuqi
The capital of Xinjiang [...]

Cycling in Nepal

Posted on 11 May 2008

 
Biased maybe! But what better way and what better machine is there to explore the diverse beauty of Nepal than by [...]

Bike Travel in China

Posted on 09 May 2008

From Siberian forests to Desert plains, Tibetan monastries to Shanghai department stores bike packing in China is as diverse as it [...]

China Bike Routes

Posted on 08 May 2008

Main Bike Packing routes in China:

1. Sichuan: Single track around Songpan, Pandas and forest scenery at Jiu [...]

What do I need to take bike packing?

Posted on 17 April 2008

It all depends on what you want to do, what the weather is going to be like and how long you want to go for.
Take as little as possible most things can be bought on road.
Must haves for a bike traveller:
bike:
Mountain [...]

Sky Burial by bike

Posted on 16 April 2008

Sky Burial:
The most impressive sight is the Sky burial site up from the town. Bones and skeletons with chunks of torn flesh still clinging to the bone litter the floor around the site. [...]

Zoige to Langmusi by bike – China

Posted on 16 April 2008

Zoige to Langmusi.
Zoige is an ugly little town, which merits a stop only to change buses or rest after a long ride. It has good shops selling clothes and provisions and several guesthouses [...]

Songpan to Zoige via Jiu Zhai Gou by bike

Posted on 16 April 2008

Songpan to Jiu Zhai Gou:
If you don’t have the time to ride then the bus to Jiu Zhai Gou takes bikes in bags on the roof at no charge. The ride by road is pleasant [...]

Sichuan bike travel – China

Posted on 16 April 2008

Sichuan
Sichuan in the Mid West of China offers some of the best mountain bike packing available in China. From high mountain passes to technical single-track rides Sichuan offers the bike packer the best [...]

Songpan bike travel – Sichuan China

Posted on 16 April 2008

Songpan: Waterfalls, hot springs, Tibetan villages and cross country trails.
Songpan is a fairly nice walled city located in the mountains of North West Sichuan. The town [...]