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Heatstroke Is No Joke from 2022-07-20T09:09:30

Summer Tour 2022 Day 14: Neumarkt to Brombachsee

Today we decided to call off the tour, though only a day early. The European heatwave we are experiencing this last week just became too u...

This Is Not a Survival Camp from 2022-07-19T07:21:51

Summer Tour 2022 Day 13: Regensburg to Neumarkt

Years ago, we rode a local route to train a bit for longer tours. It was a 30 km loop with about 300 m climbing. At the time, we ...

There Is Something Wrong With This Restaurant from 2022-07-18T07:20:42

Summer Tour 2022 Day 12: Deggendorf to Regensburg

Sometimes a tour day is just weird, or a bit crazy, and that’s what we got today. The day had two long detours from the Donauradweg, the ...

It Was Literally Head Down from 2022-07-17T09:00:11

Summer Tour 2022 Day 11: Passau to Deggendorf

Cyclists list rain and wind as their least favorite weather while on the road. Today we got a large dose of in-your-face wind the entire trip...

We Could Have Felt Even Worse from 2022-07-17T08:57:12

Summer Tour 2022 Day 10: Salzburg to Passau

Our longest day so far at 188 km proved to be a thrilling ride, with a stronger pace despite the 800 m of climbing. It was a beautifu...

What Is in All Those Panniers? from 2022-07-13T17:05:30

Summer Tour 2022 Day 9: Bischofshofen to Salzburg

Riding through a mountain pass, even one that’s not so high in elevation, is always a bit thrilling. The clouds come closer and the cold ...

I Just Stopped Checking the Grade from 2022-07-12T08:29:04

Summer Tour 2022 Day 8: Spittal an der Drau to Bischofshofen

Bad Gastein is an incredible site to see. The city is perched on a semicircular gorge with a roaring waterfall plunging throug...

You’re a Gravel Racer from 2022-07-11T09:40:43

Summer Tour 2022 Day 7: Lienz to Spittal an der Drau 

Gravel madness! 30 km of awesome gravel tracks, up and down, plus nice smooth bike lanes deep in the forest. We had it all ...

We Have an Audience of Birds from 2022-07-10T07:51:12

Summer Tour 2022 Day 6: Bruneck to Lienz

Big nature. That’s today's theme. We rode through forests, in tunnels, along rivers, over hills (a lot), and screamed down a 40 km valley to ...

The Best Bike Ride of My Life from 2022-07-09T07:34:37

Summer Tour 2022 Day 5: Sterzing to Bruneck

Sometimes you just know that something is special while you're doing it. That was the feeling on the tour today. The route to Bruneck winds up ...

I Never Want To Go the Other Way from 2022-07-07T18:22:03

Summer Tour 2022 Day 4: Innsbruck to Sterzing

Our first cycle crossing on the Brenner Pass, and it was amazing. Huge landscape views, lots of small villages and farms, and hills - lots of...

I Don’t Really Want To Die Today from 2022-07-06T09:46:19

Summer Tour 2022 Day 3: Garmisch to Innsbruck

Now I know why I’ve never seen a review of a bike tour from Garmisch to Innsbruck. Despite the never ending views of the mountains in every d...

Your Reserevation Is for Tomorrow from 2022-07-04T18:16:22

Summer Tour 2022 Day 2: Ammersee to Partenkirchen

Garmisch is a great place to visit, it has a wonderful downtown, many historic buildings, and lots of restaurants and bars and almost eve...

The Perfect Bavarian Bike Ride from 2022-07-03T18:01:39

Summer Tour 2022 Day 1: Augsburg to Ammersee

That was a hot day that we will long remember. The first day on the summer tour and we had the “summer” part all day. The landscape is perfect...

Bayern Tour Series - Get Your E-Bike Off My Lawn from 2020-06-11T10:07:24

Day 2 of our trip was a 90km ride south from Burghausen to Bad Reichenhall, with only 800m of climbing.

The Route from Komoot

Bayern Tour Series - You Have 30 Minutes To Eat from 2020-06-07T19:42:34

Day 1 of our tour, and with only 34 kms to ride, we had no idea how hard this day was going to be.

Day 1 Route on Komoot

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Bayern Tour Series - Packing For The Apocalypse from 2020-05-29T22:13:41

The first episode in our travel series, Bike Trails, where we have a cup of tea and chat about our upcoming cycling trip to Niederbayern.