Tristan Ridley | From Bike Tourer to Bikepacker + Tips on Cycling the Middle East and Africa

In Episode 032 of Bike Tour Adventures, I have the chance to catch up with Tristan Ridley while he on a 100 country journey with the plan of cycling 100,000km. In this episode we talk about his original 13 month tour from New Zealand to the United Kingdom, his current tour, what he considers to be the best country for bike touring and what is the most dangerous country he has ridden in.To support the Bike Tour Adventures podcast, follow the links below:}https://www.patreon.com/biketouradventures or}https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/biketouradventures Find Tristan at:INSTAGRAM: }https://www.instagram.com/tristanrid/FACEBOOK: }https://www.facebook.com/tristanridYouTube: }https://www.youtube.com/c/TristanRidley/videosFollow 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: BTA15Restrap - Discount code: BTAPOD10Chiru Endurance BikesPanorama Cycles - Discount code: BTA15 (2023 Chic-chocs only)Brockton CycleryRaceday Fuel - Discount code: BTA10 Show Notes~ 30 sec Intro to episode and Tristan Ridley~ 4m 30s Disastrous first bike trip~ 7m 30s From hitchhiker to bike tourer; Cycling in New Zealand~ 12 min Cycling in Papua New Guinea; taking boats; almost sinking; getting dengue fever~ 16m 30s What bike he used for his first tour and about his setup and why he changed to a bikepacking setup for his 2nd tour~ 22m 30s Talking...