You Are Viewing Video

Touring Talk: An Interview Series With Bike Tourists

Posted March 11th, 2010

We’ve been following the travels of Eric & Amaya for a few months now – a couple who have been on the road for several years and are currently in South America.

There’s not much we haven’t read on their World Biking website (a wonderful mix of diary entries and practical bike touring advice) but today we discovered something new: video interviews with bike tourists they meet.

Eric & Amaya’s latest video features a couple cycling from Vancouver to Buenos Aries.

See the full Touring Talk video series by Eric & Amaya. You can also read 10 Questions answered by Eric & Amaya about Cycling in Africa.

Posted in Touring Cyclists, Video

Comments (0)

Lightweight Tarp Tents

Posted March 4th, 2010

by andydolman

We’re looking at lightweight tarp tents in this video – one from Six Moon Designs and one from Tarp Tent.

These single-walled tents are a popular choice for cyclists and backpackers concerned about weight. Sometimes people report problems with condensation but in general tents like the ones in this video get very good reviews.

Mandy, a member of the Dutch backpacking club, Rugzaklopers, is showing us around the tents. The Rukzaklopers Club is a social group that does backpacking trips, so the opinions are independent. They’re not selling anything – they’re just looking for the best equipment.

Posted in Trip Equipment , Video

Comments (2)

Thermarest Camping Chairs

Posted March 4th, 2010

This is the first of a few videos that I took at the Fiets en Wandelbeurs, an outdoor bike and trekking fair, in Amsterdam last weekend.

I had heard of Thermarest chairs, but never had a chance to get a good look at them. And I didn’t know you could use the chair kits with solid foam mats as well as the inflatable mattresses! This all of a sudden seems much better than the plastic bags we mostly sat on while camping.

Mandy, a member of the Dutch backpacking club, Rugzaklopers, was happy to demonstrate the Thermarest chairs for us. In the video, you’ll see the very lightweight and small Compack Chair ($44.95 from REI) and a slightly heavier but possibly more robust model, the Trekker Chair ($29.95 from REI).

Posted in Trip Equipment , Video

Comments (4)

Beautiful Cycling Videos

Posted January 20th, 2010

You might not know Dutch, but nevertheless, take a look at the gorgeous cycling videos on Toko op Fietsvakantie, the site of our Wereldfietser friends Marijcke and Dennis.

They put a lot of time and effort into their videos and it really shows. There are tons of videos to choose from, to get you inspired for future trips, but we’ll highlight two here: one from last weekend’s winter camping trip (we shouldn’t be too hard to spot in the crowd) and one from Kyrgyzstan and Kazakhstan. Make sure to watch them in full screen to really appreciate the scenery.

Winterweekend 2010 met de Wereldfietser from Dennis Koomen on Vimeo.

Cycling Kazachstan & Kyrgyzstan documentary from Dennis Koomen on Vimeo.

Posted in Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Netherlands, Video

Comments (2)

Show 31: Tim & Cindie Travis, Peter Gostelow and Winter Biking

Posted January 8th, 2010

It’s a packed show for Edition 31 of the Travelling Two bike touring podcast.

Peter in Tibet Tim & Cindie Travis of Down The Road are our guests this week. They share thoughts and stories after nearly 8 years of continuous bike touring and fill us in on their future plans to ride through India.

We also get a quick update from Peter Gostelow on how his bike trip through Africa is going. He’s currently in Morocco and heading for Mauritania.

Finally, we ponder winter biking, including equipment we’re taking on an upcoming trip and some inspiration for biking in cold temperatures from the beautiful Up In Alaska blog.