{"id":203971,"date":"2025-10-16T06:00:20","date_gmt":"2025-10-16T06:00:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.welovecycling.com\/wide\/?p=203971"},"modified":"2025-10-16T06:16:58","modified_gmt":"2025-10-16T06:16:58","slug":"heli-e-bike-camp-in-romania-with-richard-gasperotti","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.welovecycling.com\/wide\/2025\/10\/16\/heli-e-bike-camp-in-romania-with-richard-gasperotti\/","title":{"rendered":"Heli E-Bike Camp in Romania? \u201cIt\u2019s exactly as good as you think it is,\u201d Says Guide Richard Gasperotti"},"content":{"rendered":"

Can an e-bike camp be pushed even further? Absolutely \u2013 if the participants are flown to the top of the mountain by helicopter. That\u2019s exactly what happened at the e-Bike Camp in Romania in the summer of 2025, guided by professional e-biker Richard Gasperotti. In this article, he explains why it\u2019s not the kind of snobbery it might look like at first glance.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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The place<\/strong><\/h2>\n

The idea didn\u2019t come overnight \u2013 it grew over time. We\u2019ve already written about how professional e-biker Richard Gasperotti met former motocross rider Cristian Dunca.<\/a> It all started in the Romanian resort of Muntele Mic in the Carpathians, about a two-hour drive from Timi\u0219oara.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s a stunning spot in breathtaking mountains where you can wander for days without meeting another soul \u2013 except maybe a few goat herders. The peaks are round, but the climbs are steep. Some are crisscrossed by dirt tracks, while others simply disappear, dropping you into pure wilderness before you even realise it. That feeling can\u2019t be explained \u2013 you have to experience it.<\/p>\n

Multiple-time Red Bull Rampage<\/a> participant Richard Gasperotti and former motocross racer and Red Bull Romaniacs competitor Cristian Dunca agreed during an adventure trip last year that this was too good to keep to themselves. They decided to open the experience to a wider audience.<\/p>\n

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\u201cA special thank you goes to\u00a0Richard Gasperotti\u00a0for trusting our team. Without his experience and his strong connections in the MTB world, it would have been impossible to give this project the international exposure it deserves. Most of the guests who joined us came thanks to Gaspi\u2019s reputation, and I\u2019m sure they\u2019ll now carry the word further \u2014 that\u00a0Romania has some of the most beautiful wild MTB trails waiting to be explored,\u201d says Cristian Dunca.<\/p>\n

The group\u2019s base was a mountain chalet in a saddle that can only be reached by bike \u2013 the Dunca family supplies it by helicopter. Gaspi and Cristian had scouted the trails in the surrounding area the year before, so they knew exactly where to take the participants. The highlights were supposed to be a trip to the sacred mountain of the ancient Dacians \u2013 Mount Gugu \u2013 or a daring descent down a rocky trail Gaspi named Coffee Lady.<\/p>\n

The concept<\/strong><\/h2>\n

On paper, flying e-bike owners up the mountains by helicopter sounds like sheer madness. But if you\u2019ve ever been to the Carpathians, you understand why it makes sense.<\/p>\n

\u201cFirst of all, it\u2019s about the terrain profile. Trails here often go straight up incredibly steep slopes. No matter your fitness or skills, on a normal bio-bike, you\u2019d end up dismounting and pushing. An e-bike changes everything. I can\u2019t tell you by what percentage more climbs you can ride, but the difference is huge,\u201d Gaspi explains. \u201cIt\u2019s simple: either you push or you ride.\u201d<\/p>\n

The brutally steep ascents and endless distances led to the second part of the idea: what if you could be dropped deeper into the mountains with an e-bike so you\u2019d still have enough power and energy left for the return? And that\u2019s how heli e-biking was born.<\/p>\n

Gaspi had already flown into the wilderness of British Columbia in the past \u2013 by helicopter and even by floatplane. With Cristian Dunca, it was even easier to plan because Cristian\u2019s father, Romeo Dunca, is a top-class helicopter pilot with over 7,500 flight hours \u2013 more than many military pilots. With Airbus helicopters, he handles all kinds of logistical missions in remote mountains, and he also flies for skiers and bikers.<\/p>\n

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