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 Urumuqi is a fast developing Chinese city. Crisscrossed by new freeways studded with sparkling glass office blocks. It has [...]

  Biased maybe! But what better way and what better machine is there to explore the diverse beauty of Nepal than by mountain bike. These were made with Nepal in mind. Tough frames, wide knobbly tyres, a choice of 21 to 24 gears (enough to handle most terrain), suspension and ability to tackle the most [...]

From Siberian forests to Desert plains, Tibetan monastries to Shanghai department stores bike packing in China is as diverse as it gets. The good news is that with a bike in a binbag you can go on any train, bus or truck without hassles and the public tranport is amongst the best in the world. [...]

Main Bike Packing routes in China: 1. Sichuan: Single track around Songpan, Pandas and forest scenery at Jiu Zhai Gou national park, Tibetan monastery and sky burial sites in Langmusi. for maps, pictures and route descriptions 2. Guangxi The scenery in Guangxi is what most people think of when they think of China. Huge Limestone [...]

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 bike for all terrain adventures, or 700C cross bike if [...]

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. Tread carefully say the nuns who collect 15 RMB for the tickets. Inside there are women working busily to chop up [...]

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 and restaurants making it a nice rest from the rigors of the road. There is a monastery nearby which has more [...]

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 surfaced although there are many buses. Once in the park there are several roads that take you to the [...]

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 of all types of riding. Trail one: Er Dao Hai hot springs. Follow main road past Pancake house towards Yin Yue [...]

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 itself has some good Tibetan goods shops and friendly people, but the real draw is the mountain area around the town that is perfect for mountain biking. Happy [...]