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Radfahren rund um die Welt
In verschiedenen Kulturen spielt das Rad ganz unterschiedliche Rollen. Und Radreisende erleben Länder, Gemeinschaften und Natur in ganz einmaliger Art.
Denmark: This land of fairy tales
BENT LORENTZEN, a Danish-born cultural anthropologist now living in America, met and rode with Rick and Cindy Simonsen, from Seattle, for much of their tour through Denmark. To American eyes, Denmark is a fairy-tale land.
Greece: Discovering Arcadia
CLIVE VAN LINT and LIZ LAWSON saw Greece in all its glory as they rode through Arcadia, from Olympia to Megalopoli.
*Lagerplatze fur Rad-Wanderer. Sleeping Lightly on the Earth
Networks of cycle-friendly landowners are enabling cycle-campers to enjoy the carefree pleasures of the travellers of old.
*New Zealand: Soloist's Sojourn
KEN RUBELI describes a brief but soul-nourishing tour around a corner of New Zealand’s North Island.
*USA: Fragments of America
CLIVE VAN LINT and LIZ LAWSON experienced another America on a ride through the southern States.
*Peru: A touring adventure
Ed’s note: We found this well written travel piece in our archives and thought it worth sharing. Sorry to say, we don’t know who the writer is. Get in touch if it’s you!
*Sweden and Denmark: Cycling in Scandinavia
Experiences and advice from CHARLIE FISHER
*UK, Wales: The Border Kingdom of the Bike
Touring pleasures of the Welsh-English border between Shrewsbury and Llandrindod Wells
Turkey: One Foot in the Orient
DAVID COOK encounters the land where Europe and Asia meet
UK, England: Cycling in Suffolk
Suffolk, the land of the 'south folk'. A county of seaside towns, forests, rivers, castles, churches, vineyards and breweries. A land of tiny villages, thatched pink cottages, quiet country lanes and ancient trackways. By MARTYN ALLEN
The Pedouins
Family on wheels - BILL and AMARINS HARRISON and their three daughters are making a unique journey from Kentucky to Alaska.
UK, Scotland:Travels to a timetable
JASON PATIENT went ‘mixed-mode’ travelling around northern Scotland with his Brompton folder.
*Japan: Cycling across Japan’s Northern Island.
We are trying to identify the author of this piece.
Denmark: Danish Delights
Denmark combines gentle landscapes with a strong cycling culture, providing an ideal destination for a holiday on wheels. CHARLIE FISHER recounts the story of his tour
India: Heroes to the Himalayas
It was on a whim that STEPHANIE DOWNEY and PHIL McGOVERN hired a couple of Hero roadsters for the weekend. It became a real adventure when they took them to the Himalayas.
UK, Northern Ireland: 1690 and All That
Northern Ireland was, says PHIL McGOVERN, a great place to cycle, with its quiet country lanes and friendliness. (This piece was written around 1999, so some of the references are dated. We have left them in, for historic interest. Ed.)
Hoffnungsräder in Uganda
Wasser, Nahrung und medizinische Versorgung sind lebensnotwendig, die Grundlagen zum Überleben der Menschen – und man hält sie oft für etwas Selbstverständliches. Aber nicht in Uganda. Richard Kisamadu erläutert, wie das Fahrrad dazu beiträgt, diese grundlegende Versorgung aufs Land zu bringen.
India: Cyclists' India: an A - Z
DAVE COOK rode into the exotic clamour of India and came out with a potpourri of impressions. Photography by SUE DARLOW
Africa: Across a continent.
At the age of sixty LOUIS O'CAROLAN journeyed from coast to coast.
Norwegen auf jedem Fall
Norwegen bietet echte Herausforderungen und atemberaubende Naturschönheit. Von Trond Berget
Netherlands: Cycling in Holland
J. P. AGNER takes a look at how the Dutch do it
Italy: Cycling City Modena
SUE DARLOW finds a rich everyday cycling culture in Modena, Italy. She also took the pictures which will soon be uploaded.
Quer durch Afrika Claude Marthaler
In den 30er Jahren durchquerten Eric und Jack Attwell auf Dreigangtourenrädern Afrika in voller Länge. Sie machten sich ohne Hut, ohne Proviant und ohne Erfahrung auf den Weg, und sie fuhren meistens auf unbefestigten Wegen. Kurz vor seiner eigenen Fahrt quer durch Afrika unterhielt sich Weltumfahrer Claude Marthaler 63 Jahre danach mit Eric.
Belgium's glory
The Ardennes are one of Europe's most underestimated regions for cycletouring. PETER COX went exploring.
Headwind but Heavenly on the LF1 North Sea Route in Holland
By DI NELSON and PHIL McGOVERN
Netherlands: Groningen, Cycling City.
When you cycle in most towns, you quickly learn which routes are safe and which routes to avoid. This isn't the case in Groningen; you simply pick a route from A to B in the certain knowledge that it'll be perfect for cycling.
Argentina: The long and windy road.
A ride on the Argentinean Pampas by.ALYCEA LAMB-HORTH.
Peru; der Befehl kam von Oben
Wie Carlos Corero sich von einer Minute auf die andere vom Jurastudenten zum Radaktivisten verwandelte.
Critical Mass, Critical Thinking, in the USA
This piece is as relevant today as it ever was. Compiled and edited by ROBERT POOLE.
UK: Why do the British never explore Britain?
LYNNE CURRY from Bristol is mystified.
Finland: Saunas, Sunsets and Strawberries
JULIA THORN describes a Ride through Central Finland
Canada: Bear Tracks.
In one of the strangest and most compelling touring articles we have ever come across FRANCOISE and BERNARD MAGNOULOUX describe a journey to a remote settlement named Schefferville. Not even a dirt track led to it: only a little used railway line – but, for some reason, they were determined to get there, and on a very unusual cycle.
Rover’s Return
How do world travellers settle down again to their own beds? Or do they ever? LYNNE CURRY went to meet Anne Mustoe
The Bike ride with twenty flights
LYNNE CURRY challenges our conception of holidays.
Vietnam: Die Fahrrad-Rikschas von Hanoi
CAROLINE CHARLIER aus Frankreich beschreibt ihre Erfahrungen in Vietnam.
Ansicht von Vietnam
COLLEEN MCGUIRE aus den USA berichten von einer Radfahrt durch eines der am wenigsten motorisierten Länder der Welt.
Kuba macht's möglich
An dieser Stelle erzählt BOB SILVERMAN von seiner Leidenschaft für's Radfähren und berichtet über die Fahrradrevolution in Kuba.
Japan: Pedale im Osten
Japan kennen wir vor allem als Autohersteller. Aber, wie Masaya Komai zu berichten weiß, tut sich auch in der pedalbetriebenen Sparte einiges.
1970s New York photo collection
Feeling groovy. Monochrome snapshots of New Yorkers and their bikes.
Canada: "What d'ya wanna drive a bike for?"
Intrepid pedaller JOSIE DEW enjoyed the car-(and cyclist-) free roads of Nova Scotia. The scenery was stunning and the locals incredulous but welcoming
UK, Scotland: My Particular Paradise
From BETTINA SELBY'S book of the Outer Hebrides, entitled The Fragile Islands.
Rikscha-Fahrer in Bangladesch
Dhaka, in Bangladesch, ist die Rikscha-Hauptstadt der Welt
Denmark: Danish Commuters
Denmark could have been designed and built from the ground up by cyclists.
India: The Land of Spokes
SUE DARLOW, whose is part-Indian by nationality, describes the importance of the bicycle in Indian life and culture. Photographs are also her own.
"Wo sind Ihre Freunde .... Wo ist Ihr Ehemann?"
Erfahrungen einer alleinreisenden Radtouristin.
Auf dem Hochrad durch Afghanistan
Im Jahre 1884 startete der Engländer Thomas Stevens die wahrscheinlich erste Radtour um die Welt, in deren Verlauf er auch durch Afghanistan reiste.
Faces of the Mekong
TOM KEVILL-DAVIES travels the world on his bicycle, seeking good food. Here he reflects on the attraction of these cycling odysseys, and shares his photographs of the people of South-East Asia.
The Passenger-Propelled Rickshaw
Inhabitants of Delhi rediscover their cooperative impulses with STEPHAN KÖPERL and SYLVIA WINKLER’s unusual people-carrying trike
Mountain Biking Before Mountain Bikes
By Chairman of the Rough Stuff Fellowship: STEVE GRIFFITH
Randonneurs do it at 15kph
An introduction to the nocturnal world of the long distance cyclist. Written By GREG MELIA.
Where to Ride London
NICK WOODFORD, has just written a new cycling guide to the capital and we asked him to tell us about his favourite rides.
Over unknown Iceland on a Raleigh Roadster
In 1933 Horace Edward Stafford Dall and his Raleigh three-speed roadster (complete with fully enclosed chain case), made the first crossing of Iceland's Sprengisandur wilderness by wheeled vehicle - preceding the first motorised vehicle by a month. BEN SEARLE narrates the incredible story.
UK; Rough at the top
The Rough Stuff Fellowship is a very British phenomenon. STEPHEN McKAY takes a closer look.
Hello, Sweetie!
Trudi Edmunds was inspired to start her bicycle basket business by a gift from a friend. By STEVEN RUSSELL from an interview originally published in the East Anglian Daily Times
Repack, and the Birth of the Mountain Bike
RICHARD BALLANTINE writes about the origins of the mountain bike, and the now-famous course that led to its inception.
Lever-driven recumbent from Germany, early 80s.
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You never have the wind with you - either it is against you or you're having a good day
W. Somerset Maugham
Cartoons
From Phil Somerville
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