Unpaved Podcast
6 episodes - English - Latest episode: about 4 years ago -The adventure cycling and bikepacking podcast.
Join us as we travel the length and breadth of the UK, seeking out the very best off road riding in the wild and wonderful British Isles. We’re seeking out the riders, route masters, gear designers and creatives that help us get the most out of leaving the tarmac behind.
Our introductory series explores the fundamental concepts of what it means to ride off road; exploring cycling history, how new communities are being born all over the country and how attitudes are changing more than they have done in decades. We want to show you what happens when we take this kind of riding to the extremes and how the cycling industry is responding to the surging all-terrain appetite.
This is not a studio podcast. We’ll be joining our guests as they showcase the very best of their local dirt, come snow, rain or shine (literally, it’s winter you know). With each episode we’ll be providing you with the route and highlights on our Unpaved komoot account...
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Episodes
Designing for adventure: How framebuilders are changing bikes for rougher roads
March 30, 2020 04:00 - 1 hour - 86.3 MBWhat trends are we seeing in bike design? Can one-bike-to-do-it-all really work? Is there a sweet-spot for tyre width? What is the future of off road bicycle design? Chatting to Tom and Jack from the Bicycle Academy and framebuilder alumni Adeline O'Moreau, we discussed the change in bike design and builds over the last few decades, and how rider demands and trends are changing the way we build and ride bikes. Check out more from our guests: The Bicycle Academy https://www.instagram.com/t...
Becoming Ultra: Journeys into endurance cycling
March 11, 2020 05:00 - 53 minutes - 49 MBFrom very different beginnings, both Philippa Battaye and Tom Probert are experienced endurance riders, having completed GBDURO, the Silk Road Mountain Race, numerous Transcontinental races, Further and Italy Divide to name just a few. But how do you get into this kind of racing, and what are the mistakes you learn from along the way? We huddled around the campfire with some whiskey and our friends to find out. Check out more from our guests at: https://www.theracingcollective.com/ https://...
Ultra rough: How bikepacking is taking racing to the extreme
March 04, 2020 05:00 - 58 minutes - 53.7 MBCheck out more from our guests at: https://www.theracingcollective.com/ https://www.instagram.com/theracingcollective/ https://www.instagram.com/philippabattye/ https://www.instagram.com/pilgrimcyclingco/ https://www.instagram.com/lachlanmorton/ Watch Rapha's incredible film on Lachlan Morton's GBDURO: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e74xncSCoqw If you'd like to take a closer look at the GBDURO route, check out the official collection on komoot: https://www.komoot.com/user/gbduro/collectio...
How do you plan incredible gravel & bikepacking routes?
February 26, 2020 05:00 - 59 minutes - 54.5 MBWe're back for our second episode, this time up in the glorious Peak District National Park. We're joining Stefan Amato, founder of Cycle Touring brand Pannier.cc, Luke Douglas and Christian Smith, the duo behind the new Second City Divide bikepacking route, as well as their newly fledged Outdoor Provisions sustainable nutrition brand, and outdoor photographer Duncan Philpott. Check out more from our guests at: https://www.pannier.cc/ https://www.secondcitydivide.cc/ https://www.outdoor...
Where has this gravel boom come from?
February 19, 2020 09:00 - 53 minutes - 49 MBIn our first episode of Unpaved Podcast we travelled to the beautiful New Forest on the South Coast to join The Woods Cyclery's Sunday shop ride. With co-owner Tom Farrell and co-owner of Brother Cycles, Will Meyer, we discussed exactly where this gravel boom has come from and more about their routes into the discipline, from BMX to Tour Divide. If you'd like to try the route we rode in the New Forest, you can find it on our komoot account here. Let us know how you get on! Thanks to our po...
What is Unpaved Podcast?
February 16, 2020 16:59 - 5 minutes - 4.64 MBThis is Unpaved Podcast, the adventure cycling and bikepacking podcast, brought to you by Katherine Moore and Tom Bonnett, and supported by komoot. Join us as we travel the length and breadth of the UK, seeking out the very best off road riding in the wild and wonderful British Isles. We’re seeking out the riders, route masters, gear designers and creatives that help us get the most out of leaving the tarmac behind. This introductory series explores the fundamental concepts of what it mean...