When the daylight gets shorter and days colder, most cyclists hide their e-bike in the cellar and swap it for another means of transportation. But if you follow a few basic rules, you can enjoy your e-bike all winter long. We asked Richard Gasperotti to…
From ashes to art, from art to money. This story illustrates how unique ideas connected people from different parts of the world and, in the end, helped in a good way. Find out what happened when a sportsman teamed up with an artist.
Looking for somewhere to go after descending Etna and Stromboli by bike, pro MTB rider Richard ‘Gaspi’ Gasperotti discovered Guatemala, a land of active volcanoes. Most of all, he’s been enchanted by Fuego. It erupts regularly, several times an hour, but the truly monstrous eruptions…
I should breathe now but the sulphurous smoke from the crater is making me hold my breath. It takes almost half a minute before the wind changes and blows the yellow cloud away. Looking over the edge, I see a deep hole with sulphurous smoke…
From time to time, I sometimes feel suffocated with digital rubbish up to the point when I can’t breathe anymore. At that moment, I power down all electronic devices, lock them into the desk, hang the bags on my bike and get out where I…
A professional guide never thinks only of themselves. Whether it’s a brown bear attack, an open femur fracture, an unexpected storm on the mountain top or stitching a chin three days away from the nearest doctor, a mountain guide must be prepared to face any…
Mainly due to modern technologies, we see new cycling opportunities coming up. This includes both finding new locations and tackling steep terrain with the support of e-bikes.
Besides the Megavalanche in France, there are a couple of MTB races sharing a similar concept. With a mass start and kamikaze downhill, the Red Bull Holy Bike race in Spain also addresses hundreds of riders willing to take chances against each other. Richard Gasperotti…
Have you spent aeons trying to put a new pair of MTB grips onto the handlebars with no success? Let us share a professional bike mechanics’ trick with you.