Pikes On Bikes

02/10/2020

02/12/2019

This will be fab if you are in Bristol!

Join our philosopher-in-residence for a new series of evening philosophical conversations. Each salon will explore a particular theme with input...

08/04/2019

We are very sorry that Andes by Bike and our other sites are currently out of action. We will get them up and running as soon as possible. If you are trying to access route information then please do use an archived version of the site.

23/09/2018

One of the best things about cycling in the Andes is meeting and exchanging smiles with people. We often wondered how to repay the immense kindness that we received and one small way we try to do that is by supporting Project Helping Hands- Bolivia. Helping Hands enable young people in Bolivia to get an education by buying uniform, paying for bus fares or giving them lunch money. Helping Hands have been offered the chance to become a permanent member of Global Giving which will make it much easier to fundraise but they need to show that if given membership they will use it. Please consider supporting Helping Hands and repaying all the hospitality you almost certainly received in the Andes.

The Helping Hands Project provides support for marginalized and disadvantaged youth, especially girls at-risk and in extreme need, in the department of La Paz, Bolivia. With help from the Project they can access a high school education and post-secondary training. By providing school materials, scho...

30/09/2017

New cargo and a slower pace on GR11 in the Pyrenees.

14/05/2017

Cool new bunkhouse in the peak district that we need to check out this summer......

Great to have this lot over as the very first guests in our BRAND NEW BIKERS BUNKHOUSE this weekend! Simple, accommodation, bike hire, workshop and cracking trails in the . What more could you want? Watch this space for more details... So pleased and proud that all the hard work with payed off!! Thanks to Oban Cycles for T-ing things up.

04/02/2017

Deal alert! Charlie Hobbs

Charlie says Think of this as an all-weather B17 Its comfy out fo the box and looks after itself Also the rail profile is different to the leather

29/01/2017

Fifty7 Degrees South Have created this cracking route page for the route from Antofagasta to San Pedro de Atacama. It definitely beats the Panamerican highway....

'Andes by Bike' Antofagasta to San Pedro de Atacama

28/01/2017

If you are planning a tour, have just returned from tour or just want to go to Lancashire and talk about cycling then this is a great event with some cracking speakers.

26-29 May 2017 | Clitheroe, Lancashire

15/01/2017

The Expedition is pioneering new routes across the Mountains of Georgia and Armenia. Check out this beautiful 5-minute of the project on Vimeo: https://vimeo.com/192392143

Can you imagine a mountain range as big as the Alps and the Pyrenees combined without a single established trekking route? In 2016, a team of idealistic outdoor…

26/10/2016

Anyone interested in gnarly bike riding will probably enjoy this.

We are producing a 100-page high-quality journal, consisting of words and emotive images, to tell the tale of The Highland Trail 550.

20/09/2016

Oh you've got to love her! Help buy a bamboo bike and cycle around the Andes (the best continent) and raise awareness about biodiversity. This video is also charming and I hope there will be many more.

Build a low-carbon bamboo bicycle for The Life Cycle: an 'adventure plus' bike ride, raising awareness and inspiring action on biodiversity.

26/08/2016

just keeps on giving....

16/08/2016

This was pretty rad!

12/08/2016

We're now back in Osh, our riding in Kyrgyzstan come to an end. Will be catching up with photos in the next few weeks, but in the meantime here's another shot from our first few days in the Kichi Alay mountains.

04/08/2016

Kyrgyz jailoo singletrack with an offer of tea and yoghurt at every pasture.

28/07/2016

Loving these Kyrgyz 4x4 tracks, and only having to share them with the odd horse and Lada Niva.

25/07/2016

The adventures in Kyrgyzstan begin.

14/07/2016

A plan or a tumble of lines and waymarks? 2 days until Kyrgyzstan!

12/07/2016

There are still spaces on the all-female bikepacking course at Glenmore Lodge next month with Lee Craigie and Harriet. Bag your spot here:

Lee Craigie and Harriet Pike will be delivering an all-female 2-day practical course on bikepacking at Glenmore Lodge in the Cairngorms on 20th and 21st August. The course will be open to anyone interested in learning more about how to travel self supported off road by mountain bike no matter skill,...

09/07/2016

We're excited that the Adventure Cycle-Touring Handbook is now available as an e-book. A great option if you want to take the book on tour, but don't want your bags weighed down!

Fully revised and updated 3rd edition of the indispensable guide for anyone planning (or dreaming) about taking their bicycle on a long-distance adventure. This comprehensive guide will make that dream a reality whether it's cycling from Alaska to Tierra del Fuego, across Asia, around Australia o...

10/06/2016

We are going to buy not fat wheels for our fat bikes. Should we go for 29s or 27.5+? This will be for offroad riding and hike a bike in Kyrgyzstan and Bristol trails. Thanks!

29/05/2016

Just talked about what to put in your tool kit Here is what we take.

15/05/2016

We're looking at this bike bag from Ground Effect Cycle Clothing. Does anyone have any other recommendations?

13/05/2016

Watch out for the The Adventure Syndicate North Coast 500 record attempt this weekend. We're going to be dot watching them here:

At 6am on the 14th of May, seven women will set out from Inverness to complete a non stop team time trail of the North Coast 500; The Adventure Syndicate. We aim to complete the 500 mile route around the north of Scotland in under 36 hours and will be calling on all of you to help and support us. Th...

08/05/2016

Woooo! Check out the bluebells. Laura Mearns Greenrock

06/05/2016

New Blogpost: Fatbiking the Highlands

Munro: a Scottish hill over 3000ft (915m). We’d been climbing them off and on for the past decade and, having acquired a habit of cycling to peaks in the Andes, thought we’d give it a whirl in Scotland on newly…

02/05/2016

Charlie's Dorset Gravel Dash 50:50 was super fun this weekend - blue skies, a rad route and a merry bunch of beer guzzlers to pedal with. Recommend it to anyone who likes dirt based reliability trials! Lars HenningNeil PikeHarriet Pike