Our team ambassador Marie-Gold (also a rapper from Montreal) shares her experience of cycling along the legendary American West Coast. Trip Summary - Departure point: Olympia-Lacey, Washington (40 km south of Seattle) - Arrival point: Oakland, California - Number of kilometres: Approx. 1700 km - Elevation: Approx. 1, 000 metres - Duration: 16 days of cycling and 4 days of rest/work - 0 flats (I still can't believe it! ) - 11 nights camping - 9 nights at Warmshowers (cyslist equivalent of "Couchsurfing"), - 30 protein bars - 3 raccoons attacking bike panniers at night - 4 lifts by ..read more

By Perdons Les Pédales Writing an article about our round-the-world trip is far from easy. After 650 days of extraordinary travel through 25 countries, we have to answer the famous question "What about your trip? Where to start? In this article, we'll share three of the best moments of our life as nomadic cyclists. The project  We're Jade & Yanouk, a couple fresh out of school who decided to leave everything behind for a great adventure. In the midst of a pandemic in 2021, we decided to sell everything we owned and, above all, to equip Jade for her first cycling trip. We knew our ..read more

Six questions for a family travelling by bike Our marketing colleague Sarah ask questions to Bertrand Lemeunier, the father of a family travelling by bike with two young children. Terra Tributa - Traveling to grow up means ; -2 childrens -2 adults -4 bikes -1 tent -40,000km travelled on all their trips (New Zealand, Poland, Taiwan, Quebec, Canada) Behind these figures lies a family, an experience, a life and a mission, and here are six questions he agreed to answer candidly! Why travel by bike as a family? To live an authentic life aligned with who we are and what we love. To pay homage to t ..read more

By Adam Swanson Hi all, My name is Adam Swanson, I’m an avid cycle tourist from St. Paul, Minnesota who just finished my dream trip. When I graduated from high school in 2021 at 17 years old, I left on my two-year bike trip that I had been aspiring to do since I was 10 years old.  I started this trip with a friend who intended to ride with me for the whole two years, but after we cycled across Europe together from Amsterdam, NL to Zagreb, Croatia over four months, he dropped out. I originally thought that if he had dropped out I would go home too, but I ended up forcing myself to ride so ..read more

Arkel has been around for 35 years now! The team strives to make bags with a lot of attention to details: durability, functionality, comfort, and sustainability. Products that can handle any adventure whether it be in the Canadian Northern freezing cold weather or the blazing hot temperatures of the African continent.  But beyond making goods, we are committed to having a positive impact on the community and the environment. More ..read more

Rebecca Lowe is a journalist who set out on a solo bike ride through Europe and the Middle East in 2015. She pedaled through Turkey, Lebanon, Jordan, Egypt, Sudan, Gulf, Iran and more to dissect the difference between her experience and how the West portrays this region. We are proud to consider Rebecca as an Arkel ambassador and encourage you to check out her book in which she shares her journey. Below is an exclusive excerpt to give you a taste of her adventure ..read more

Traveling by bike gives you a great sense of freedom. In addition to improved physical and mental health, our wallets can be spared, it is good for the environment and the rhythm of this transport mode allows us to experience every moment with our five senses. If it is steep, our legs will feel it, if it rains all day, we can't escape it, if the lavender fields are in bloom, our nose will marvel. This low-speed and vulnerability that represent us as cycle tourists allow us to meet the locals of the countries we tour, people we probably would never have talked to if we had passed by car. These ..read more