Fin MaddenTouring on a Brompton + Tips for Cycling in Switzerland
Bikepack Adventures Podcast18 Touko 2019

Fin MaddenTouring on a Brompton + Tips for Cycling in Switzerland

In Episode 002 of the podcast, Fin shares his experiences cycling across Europe on a Brompton and tells us about some amazing cyclosportive events he's taken part in.

I first met Finn in 2015 when I took a teaching job in southern Sweden. Somebody heard I liked cycling and said “you should meet Finn, he’s also a crazy cyclist”. Needless to say, we got on really well, and although we lived 100km away from each other, we did manage to get together a few times throughout the year for some pretty epic road and mountain biking fun. Having done a bit of touring myself prior to this, Finn and I started sharing stories about our experiences travelling by bike.

I Googled, “can you ride 100km a day on a Brompton?”and the answer was yes.

When Finn told me he used a Brompton, a bike designed as a compact folding commuter bike, something that is traditionally tucked under a seat on a train, or thrown in the trunk of a car, and rode it through 11 European countries and 5400km over two months. The next year he did a bike and sailing trip from Sweden to Spain and back. And just like that, my world changed and I started looking at folding bikes as a possible method of touring. As an expat teacher, I wanted to find a way to tour during holidays, while not paying a small fortune for my bike each time I wanted to travel by plane. Three years later I ended up buying a Bike Friday New World Tourist. Had I not met Finn and had a chance to hear his stories, it definitely never would have happened.

I ended up doing four countries in one day… I did Switzerland, Liechtenstein, Austria and Germany. And had lunch in Germany.

While many people opt to use bicycles as a means of travel that is faster than walking, but slower than a car, for guys like Finn and I, cycling is a part of our lives, and, by extension, they become a central aspect of our travel experience. From the long epic adventure cycling and camping across thousands of kilometres, short getaways with a loved one, cycling can be adapted to fit into any tour. More importantly, a bicycle tour doesn’t have to start and end on the bike, but can adapted as necessary. Such was the case when Finn and his wife Elaine planned their cross-Sweden tour, but decided to change their plans when the hot (Swedish) weather became too much.

It was crazy, bailing on a bike tour in Sweden because of the heat.

Unlike most cyclists, Finn has challenged himself repeatedly by entering big cycling events in Sweden and Norway, and also doing the Everest Challenge two years in a row. From doing cycling events for the simple reason that that is what people do, riding in Norway in memory of a friend that passed away, to doing the Everest Challenge twice in order to raise money for people in need, Finn has shown to have the kind of grit and determination that many people only dream of. He even kind of knows when enough is enough and is not afraid to throw in the towel once the objective is achieved.

It started in the 50s. I was there for its 50th anniversary and there was like, 20 guys who had done every year. And these are guys, in their 80s, and, it’s incredible, but I didn’t really want to just keep doing the same race.

Dreaming about future tours is something that cyclists/bike tourists always have on their minds. Finn dreams to tour somewhere less travelled, a place that would challenge every aspect of his cycling skill, and to experience a remote adventure of nature and wilderness. However, this epic adventure will have to wait a few years, as he is about to have his first child and will be relegated to safer touring options with a Thule baby carriage attached to the back of his bike.

Cheers Finn. Keep on pedalling.

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Lael Wilcox | Ultra-distance Adventure Cycling

Lael Wilcox | Ultra-distance Adventure Cycling

In this episode of Bike Tour Adventures, I have the pleasure to interview Lael Wilcox. Lael is a professional ultra-distance adventure cyclist that has achieved so much in just a few short years. From breaking the women's record on the Tour Divide in 2015, coming first overall on the Trans-Am bike race in 2016, breaking the women's record on the Baja Divide in 2015 and the men's record in 2017 as well as numerous other races under her belt, Lael has proven to be one of the top female endurance cyclists in the world.To support the Bike Tour Adventures podcast, follow the links below:https://www.patreon.com/bikepackadventures orhttps://www.paypal.com/paypalme/bikepackadventures Find them at:WEBSITE: https://laelwilcox.com/ INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/laelwilcox/?hl=en FACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/lael.wilcox Follow me at…WEBSITE: http://www.biketouradventures.com YOUTUBE: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCPQl_pNcMZA-hHckhVrpmaw FACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/biketouradventures/ INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/bike_tour_adventures/ TWITTER: https://twitter.com/BikeTourAdv ITUNES: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/bike-tour-adventures/id1464406852 Show SponsorsThe Bike Tour Adventures podcast is incredibly lucky to have some amazing corporate sponsors. Check these great companies out and feel free to use my PROMO codes.Redshift Sports - Discount code: BPA15Panorama Cycles - Discount code: BPA10Raceday Fuel - Discount code: BPA10 Show Notes~ 03m 10s Intro to Lael Wilcox~ 04m 30s Early bike touring and bikes~ 11m 30s Seasonal touring~ 15m 45s First endurance race and cycling to the Tour Divide start~ 21m 21s Advice for people looking to get into ultra-distance cycling, her bikes and gearing~ 26m 45s Deciding which bike to use and bike setup~ 32m 20s ...

14 Elo 202144min

Belén & Tristan | 50 Ways to Cycle the World ... The Excuse Extinguisher

Belén & Tristan | 50 Ways to Cycle the World ... The Excuse Extinguisher

Welcome to the Bike Tour Adventures Podcast. In this episode I am back with Belén and Tristan as they introduce their newest book to us. This book was designed as a community project to showcase various ways of cycling the world, in the hope of showing people that regardless of circumstance, there is something for everyone.To support the Bike Tour Adventures podcast, follow the links below:https://www.patreon.com/bikepackadventures orhttps://www.paypal.com/paypalme/bikepackadventures Find Belén at:INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/belletoscan/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/BelleToscanFind Tristan at:INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/tristanbogaard/YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCbmaYiRNS0n1k5gt1b91NYw?sub_confirmation=1Website: https://tristanbogaard.com/Follow me at…WEBSITE: http://www.biketouradventures.com YOUTUBE: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCPQl_pNcMZA-hHckhVrpmaw FACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/biketouradventures/ INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/bike_tour_adventures/ TWITTER: https://twitter.com/BikeTourAdv ITUNES: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/bike-tour-adventures/id1464406852 Show SponsorsThe Bike Tour Adventures podcast is incredibly lucky to have some amazing corporate sponsors. Check these great companies out and feel free to use my PROMO codes.Redshift Sports - Discount code: BPA15Panorama Cycles - Discount code: BPA10Raceday Fuel - Discount code: BPA10Show Notes~ 11m 25s Intro to Belén and Tristan~ 17m 30s About 50 Ways~ 36m 00s The response from participants~ 55m 30s Favourite and most challenging part of making this book~ 62m 45s Who would you like to spend a day or more in the shoes of? Who would you not want to spend a day in the shoes of?~ 70m 00s How the book changed their mindsets towards bike touring?~ 75m 30s Upcoming adventures~ 80m 30s Where to find Tristan & Belén~ 86m 00s Next time on BTA and end credits

28 Heinä 20211h 29min

BTA Ridecast | BT700

BTA Ridecast | BT700

The Butter Tart 700, more commonly known as the BT700 is Ontario's premier bikepacking event help annually on the weekend closest to the summer solstice. Having now been around for several years, the BT700 has gone through growth and improvement and is now 760km long and includes more singletrack and gravel than any other route of this length in Ontario. My ride review of the BT700 bikepacking route starting in St. Jacob's, Ontario achieving a short-lived FKT (fastest known time) of 56h 17m, before ultimately being beaten two days later by 2 hours.To support the Bike Tour Adventures podcast, follow the links below:https://www.patreon.com/bikepackadventures orhttps://www.paypal.com/paypalme/bikepackadventures Follow me at…WEBSITE: http://www.biketouradventures.com YOUTUBE: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCPQl_pNcMZA-hHckhVrpmaw FACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/biketouradventures/ INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/bike_tour_adventures/ TWITTER: https://twitter.com/BikeTourAdv ITUNES: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/bike-tour-adventures/id1464406852 Show SponsorsThe Bike Tour Adventures podcast is incredibly lucky to have some amazing corporate sponsors. Check these great companies out and feel free to use my PROMO codes.Redshift Sports - Discount code: BPA15Panorama Cycles - Discount code: BPA10Raceday Fuel - Discount code: BPA10

14 Heinä 202138min

Eric & Jen | The Log Drivers Waltz Bikepacking Route

Eric & Jen | The Log Drivers Waltz Bikepacking Route

In this episode of the Bike Tour Adventures Podcast, I have the chance to speak with Eric Betteridge and Jen Adams. Hailing from the Ottawa Capital Region, Eric and Jen have been bikepacking and adventuring all over the globe since at least the 1980s. More recently they have created an 800km bikepacking route that encircles the city of Ottawa and takes the rider through many historic areas that predate confederation. Join us on the journey of learning about The Log Driver's Waltz.To support the Bike Tour Adventures podcast, follow the links below:https://www.patreon.com/bikepackadventures orhttps://www.paypal.com/paypalme/bikepackadventures Find Eric and Jen at:INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/thelogdriverswaltz/ FACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/TheLogDriversWaltz/ WEBSITE: www.logdriverswaltz.ca Follow me at…WEBSITE: http://www.biketouradventures.com YOUTUBE: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCPQl_pNcMZA-hHckhVrpmaw FACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/biketouradventures/ INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/bike_tour_adventures/ TWITTER: https://twitter.com/BikeTourAdv ITUNES: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/bike-tour-adventures/id1464406852 Show SponsorsThe Bike Tour Adventures podcast is incredibly lucky to have some amazing corporate sponsors. Check these great companies out and feel free to use my PROMO codes.Redshift Sports - Discount code: BPA15Panorama Cycles - Discount code: BPA10Raceday Fuel - Discount code: BPA10 Show Notes~ 04m 45s Intro to Eric and Jen~ 11m 30s Difference between bike touring and bikepacking~ 15m 00s Early bike touring experiences~ 24m 33s Bike touring as a family~ 43m 20s Developing the Log Driver's Waltz~ 01h 38m Trail Angels and where to find them~ 01h 42m Next time

13 Heinä 20211h 44min

Anisa Subekti | 4 Years on the Road and Counting

Anisa Subekti | 4 Years on the Road and Counting

In this episode of Bike Tour Adventures, I have the opportunity to connect with Anisa Subekti, a Indonesian adventurer that in July of 2017 started on a new chapter of her life by embarking on a bike tour that has taken her all over South America and into Africa. After nearly 4 years, Anyisa is still going strong. In today’s episode we are going to talk about the places she’s travelled, her bike and setup, and what challenges there are as a female non-native English speaking bike tourer.To support the Bike Tour Adventures podcast, follow the links below:https://www.patreon.com/bikepackadventures orhttps://www.paypal.com/paypalme/bikepackadventures Find them at:YOUTUBE: https://www.youtube.com/c/worldsketchingtour/videosINSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/anyisa/?hl=enFACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/anyisa Follow me at…WEBSITE: http://www.biketouradventures.com YOUTUBE: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCPQl_pNcMZA-hHckhVrpmaw FACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/biketouradventures/ INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/bike_tour_adventures/ TWITTER: https://twitter.com/BikeTourAdv ITUNES: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/bike-tour-adventures/id1464406852 Show SponsorsThe Bike Tour Adventures podcast is incredibly lucky to have some amazing corporate sponsors. Check these great companies out and feel free to use my PROMO codes.Redshift Sports - Discount code: BPA15Panorama Cycles - Discount code: BPA10Raceday Fuel - Discount code: BPA10 Show Notes~ 00m 45s News and Updates~ 04m 00s Introduction to Anisa Subekti~ 08m 15s Anisa's first experience bike touring & what she wishes she would have known before bike touring~ 16m 10s Her bike and gear, minimalism, and creature comforts~ 24m 50s Packing advice for would-be bike tourers~ 29m 00s Bike Touring S. America & reaching Ushuaia~ 39m 12s Going to Africa~ 47m 00s Covid~ 59m 15s How Anisa has grown as a bike tourer & difficulties with bike touring when from a country with a weaker passport~ 01h 05m What's next for Anisa~ 01h 10m Closing remarks

10 Heinä 20211h 12min

BTA Ridecast: Riding the Canadian Shield 400

BTA Ridecast: Riding the Canadian Shield 400

In the spring and summer of 2021, I developed some bikepacking routes that take rides through the Outaouais Region, Laurentian Mountains, and Western parts of Quebec. One of these routes was the Grand-O, which has since been renamed the Canadian Shield 400, one of three loops that make up the Canadian Shield Bikepacking Route. Here are my notes on my riding of the CS400.To support the Bike Tour Adventures podcast, follow the links below:https://www.patreon.com/bikepackadventures orhttps://www.paypal.com/paypalme/bikepackadventures Follow me at…WEBSITE: http://www.biketouradventures.com YOUTUBE: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCPQl_pNcMZA-hHckhVrpmaw FACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/biketouradventures/ INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/bike_tour_adventures/ TWITTER: https://twitter.com/BikeTourAdv ITUNES: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/bike-tour-adventures/id1464406852 Show SponsorsThe Bike Tour Adventures podcast is incredibly lucky to have some amazing corporate sponsors. Check these great companies out and feel free to use my PROMO codes.Redshift Sports - Discount code: BPA15Panorama Cycles - Discount code: BPA10Raceday Fuel - Discount code: BPA10

27 Touko 202115min

Filmed by Bike Festival + Rugile Kaladyte on her film ”I Just Want to Ride”

Filmed by Bike Festival + Rugile Kaladyte on her film ”I Just Want to Ride”

In this episode of Bike Tour Adventures, I get to chat with the organizer of the Filmed by Bike Festival, Ayleen Crotty. Unlike many of the Adventure Film Festivals out there, this festival is specifically aimed at showcasing the world best bike movies. As many bike tourers out there produce movies and short films of their adventures, I figured this is the perfect festival to highlight on the Bike Tour Adventures Podcast. I also have the privilege of having a chance to speak with Rugile Kaladyte, winner of the Filmed by Bike's Audience Choice Award for her film "I Just Want to Ride" in which she followed Leal Wilcox on her 2019 attempt at beating the fastest known time of the Tour Divide. To support the Bike Tour Adventures podcast, follow the links below:https://www.patreon.com/bikepackadventures orhttps://www.paypal.com/paypalme/bikepackadventures Find Rugile at:WEBSITE: http://www.rugilekaladyte.com/ INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/rugilekaladyte/ FACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/rugile.kaladyte Find the Filmed by Bike Festival at:WEBSITE: https://filmedbybike.org/ YOUTUBE: https://www.youtube.com/user/FilmedByBikeRocks INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/filmedbybike/ FACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/FilmedByBike Follow me at…WEBSITE: http://www.biketouradventures.com YOUTUBE: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCPQl_pNcMZA-hHckhVrpmaw FACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/biketouradventures/ INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/bike_tour_adventures/ TWITTER: https://twitter.com/BikeTourAdv ITUNES: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/bike-tour-adventures/id1464406852 Show SponsorsThe Bike Tour Adventures podcast is incredibly lucky to have some amazing corporate sponsors. Check these great companies out and feel free to use my PROMO codes.<a href="https://redshiftsports.com/"...

13 Touko 20211h 16min

Zoe and Olivier | Exploring the World With Only Human Power

Zoe and Olivier | Exploring the World With Only Human Power

In this episode of BTA, I get to met Zoe Agasi and Olivier Van Herck, a couple of travellers from Amsterdam that embarked in an open ended adventure of a life time on the very last day of September 2016. They started by traveling across Europe by bike then mixing up boats, hiking boots and skis to get wherever their curiosity would pull them. They are advocating for a slower and more sustainable way of travelling, giving the example of what is possible to achieve on zero, two, or six sets of wheels. They’ve since travelled more than 41000km and are not planning to stop anytime soon. This interview was conducted by Carl Pressault, an Ottawa/Gatineau bike tourer and bikepacker.To support the Bike Tour Adventures podcast, follow the links below:https://www.patreon.com/bikepackadventures orhttps://www.paypal.com/paypalme/bikepackadventures Find them at:WEBSITE: https://weleaf.nl/en/ YOUTUBE: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCTRJ-6L5RnerI2wMBcliEmA INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/weleaf.nl/ FACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/weleaf/ Follow me at…WEBSITE: http://www.biketouradventures.com YOUTUBE: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCPQl_pNcMZA-hHckhVrpmaw FACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/biketouradventures/ INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/bike_tour_adventures/ TWITTER: https://twitter.com/BikeTourAdv ITUNES: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/bike-tour-adventures/id1464406852 Show SponsorsThe Bike Tour Adventures podcast is incredibly lucky to have some amazing corporate sponsors. Check these great companies out and feel free to use my PROMO codes.Redshift Sports - Discount code: BPA15Panorama Cycles - Discount code: BPA10Raceday Fuel - Discount code: BPA10

22 Huhti 20212h 4min

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