Cycling Blog

As one of the two most northerly provinces in the Netherlands, Groningen is the world's cycling city. You may have heard about the Amsterdam and Copenhagen, but have you ever heard about the Groningen, the famous cycling city in the Netherlands? The city is nationally known as the "Metropolis of the North". Although Groningen is not a very large city, it does have an important role as the main urban center of this part of the country. Now it is for you to experience the specific bike culture in Groningen.The current situation of GroningenWith a population of 202,567, the Groningen...

What kind of sleeping bags and camp should I choose?The choice of sleeping bags and camps you can refer to those I had talked about in the last article. I suggest you take the down sleeping bags of 15 degrees below zero resistance and double weatherproof mountain tents.Camping in the Plateau, you usually have to suffer from strong wind, especially in the areas of the Qinghai Tibet railway, northern Tibet Grassland, Ali and so on. In the winter, it is below 20 degrees evening outdoor. If there aren't any stoves, it is about below 5－10 degrees. In such conditions, ordinary...

With the great popularity of cycling club and the peloton, more and more people are taking part in the group riding. There is no doubt that every cyclist could benefit a lot from group riding, such as meeting like-minded friends, acquiring practical cycling skills and gaining accompany. Indeed, cycling is a great sport, it is even better when you share it with others. As for me, I not only join a local cycling club a few years ago but also spend nearly all of spare time riding with my several friends who also love cycling. Group cycling really gets me...

When it is time to clear some space in the garage or you are looking forward to updating your bike, we often have the consideration to seeking for a good chance to selling used bike to some extent. However, selling a used bike doesn’t have to be an urgent and hassle. You should consider more details, such as the DO and DONT’s. You also need some specific selling techniques. Moreover, you should think about where to sell your used bike. We could choose to sell our bikes to our friends who need or sell to the local bike shop. But...

Tibet is a place which plentiful people yearning to. If you go there, you must choose a good season and shouldn’t rush to. Because the high elevation makes travel with a certain degree of risk. There are many death cases caused by severe altitude sickness. The following is some common sense to help you cycle to Tibet for the first time. Read carefully, you will benefit from it!Tibet1. What is altitude sickness? What are the symptoms of it?As you reach a certain altitude of the plateau, your body has to adapt to the pressure which will cause altitude sickness because...