Cycling Denmark to China: Meet the most bad Ass tour bikers... At a bus stop?
Ever seen a man biking from China to Europe on a bamboo bike? Ever seen a Chinese couple using plastic containers to store stuff on their bike?. Neither had I until today.
Alright so on sight these guys might look like regular tour bikers(are there even such a thing?) but a closer look into the details you will see how these tour veterans made me feel like a green vegetable.
The guy that biked from China to Europe on a bamboo bike
So here's his story in short: he traveled to China by hitchhiking, then in China the man decided to bike back to Switzerland ,so he crafted a bamboo bike. Alright alright, he basically comes from where I'm heading, let's take a look at this masterpiece of a bike:
You could feel he had so much experience after 2 years of travelling and had so much valuable information he shared with me. Probably gonna be my go to guy if I have questions about reaching China.
The mad genius couple from China
Yes that is feathers on their helmets. These guys had already traveled for a long while, but right now doing a Europe tour that will later next year lead into a trip back to China, like the one I'm doing. Now let's take a look what so special about these guys, shall we?
Once again they seemed to have a lot to share from their experience in countries they had biked such as Japan. I truly admired this couple for just living a dream together
The many ways of tour biking
Tour bikers are crazy, I think pretty much all tour bikers I have met have had their own unique way to travel depending on their life, their needs and their creativity. I was amazed by these guys at the bus stop, they truly opened my eyes for how much is possible if the will is there.
I have never felt my own bike was that innovative although it does have some unique features such as being chain-less and internal gear system, making my bike almost completely maintenance free. So even my bike reflects a bit how I am as a person, I like to keep things simple and easy, usually I like to cut corners where I can. Many have also admired how little a seem to carry for a long trip like this... Again, easy and simple.
I have also met a Romanian guy who had a small speaker attached to his frame, having his own party while biking, kind of hilarious!
The possibilities are truly endless when it comes to tour biking and how you want your own one to be. That's the beauty of this kind of travel and I'm thrilled to see what other kind of crazy stuff people along the way will be coming up with!
-Holm
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wow, you are on an epic journey and meeting epic people! thanks for sharing.
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Thank you my man!
Oh wow, fair play to the man, he has definitely got talent and extreme levels of ingenuity but I am not sure the bamboo bicycle frame will take off anytime soon.
They both look extremely cumbersome to ride though with all of those containers strapped all over them.
It was definitely something new to see, and it seemed to work for them so that's cool!
That is really cool. I think seeing other cultures and how they do things is so neat. Its amazing how different we all are but still so much the same. Love the bamboo bike. Sometimes I wish I could do what you are doing.
Yeah man, People are awesome! Well, if you get that bike of yours and the trailer then you are good to go my friend! See you on the road alright? Haha:)
I just looked at the map, you still have a long way to go to get to China! Are you planning to go through Iran or Russia?
Also that stick for a gear shifter haha! I can't believe it actually works
It was one hell of a meeting and I laughed at all of them but at the same time admired them! I will go through Iran and from there up towards the '' old Russian countries'' or alternative i could take my chances in parkistan and India, who knows? Haha :))
that's just unbelievable, man!
Woah..I want one of those cool bamboo bikes!! But with half the plastic containers though..don't have that many things to transport ;)
Cool story, keep steeming, @holm!
Thanks a lot man! Yeah I wanted one as well haha! :) see you around!
Hehehe just placed an order for a normal trekking bike (unfortunately they had none made of bamboo with a manual gear stick ;)
Those are rare;) haha! But awesome!
I've always enjoyed the idea of bike touring. Never could get past the sore hiny. And of course you have to be in great shape.
The good shape comes automatically! I was no where close to be in a good shape! :) haha
I get that, but you've got to stay on the seat long enough for that to happen lol