In a time when e-mtbs are the norm, a classic six days Bucegi Circuit with four old timers from UK is like a gulp of fresh air.
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Age is just a number

Bucegi two-days mtb ride
Photos from a two-days mtb blitz-trip up in Bucegi Mountains, all-mountain and enduro style. Putting the ticker, the legs and the technique to some proper stress tests!

Bucegi Circuit 2017 – first instalment
Our first Bucegi Circuit tour for the 2017 season had special guests from Israel. The four brave mountain bikers came to Romania for a nice biking holiday and ended up with much more than that: they’ve sampled what “mountain” stands for in “mountain-biking”, they’ve improved their skills on bike both for the climbs and the… Read more »

Skills for Thrills the mud therapy
The rain and the mud should never prevent you from having a great mountain biking experience.

The Belgian gang across the Carpathians
The trip report of a six-days, five-mountains epic mountain biking adventure in the Transylvanian Alps near Brasov, Romania.

Brothers in arms
Lubo, 60, and Milo, 59, proving that age is just a number.

Hike a bike, or bike a hike?
We were mountain people before becoming mountain bikers. Being up on the trails is what we are after, and biking is just one of the ways to get up there. We don’t mind if some push bike or carry bike comes in our way, when that is the price one must pay to reach some… Read more »

Moving pictures: single trail mtb in Piatra Craiului
We return with a video production after quite a long pause. We hope you’ll enjoy it as much as we did while riding the trails of Piatra Craiului, filming and editing the piece. There is a quite simple reason why we lagged behind on the video production front: when you go filming, that’s pretty much… Read more »

Brașov, the Romanian mtb hub
There are many good mountain biking areas in Romania, but there is something special about Brașov. The variety of mountains within reach is incredible. Five minutes from the old city center you can ride the trails of Postăvaru, then seamlessly moving towards Bucegi, Piatra Craiului, Piatra Mare, Ciucaș, Baiului, Grohotișului, etc. The vast choice of… Read more »

Şaua Strunga descent: this is how it’s done
A 11 min video edit from a Bucegi all-mountain session this summer, with Sigge and Micke. We climbed from Padina to Strunga Pass, then all the way down to Bran village. The camera (Go Pro Hero2) was mounted on Sigge’s bike during the tough descents (no, there is no fast forward effect) and on mine… Read more »

