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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
Posted on 08 May 2008
Main Bike Packing routes in China:
1. Sichuan: Single track around Songpan, Pandas and forest scenery at Jiu [...]
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 [...]
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. [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]