Twisting Spokes

About Twisting Spokes

Martin and Susanne are the crazy cyclists behind TwistingSpokes. We enjoy taking you along on our adventure while we are traveling by bicycle from the Netherlands to Nepal. What occupies us while cycling are the interactions with people on the road, culture, scenery and meaningful encounters. You can read more about us on our About page or on G+

This is how we eat while cycle touring

By |2019-08-15T10:04:00+02:00 26th May, 2015|Categories: This is how by TwistingSpokes.com|Tags: , , , |

'This is how we eat while cycle touring' is a part of the series “This is how… by TwistingSpokes.com”. We all know that the intake during a multi month or year cycle journey is crucial to have enough energy to cycle up all those climbs and to keep the body warm. We have found it to be [...]

This is how we camp

By |2019-08-15T10:04:00+02:00 21st May, 2015|Categories: This is how by TwistingSpokes.com|Tags: , , , , |

'This is how we camp' is a part of the series “This is how… by TwistingSpokes.com”. Camping while on a journey like ours has become a way of life, a ritual. When we camp we relax and make ourselves as comfortable as possible. Usually when we say camp we are wild camping or, called by some, stealth [...]

This is how we navigate

By |2019-08-15T10:04:00+02:00 18th May, 2015|Categories: This is how by TwistingSpokes.com|Tags: , , , , , |

'This is how we navigate' is a part of the series “This is how… by TwistingSpokes.com”. How do we navigate through the vast amount of roads in China, cities as Teheran and Istanbul, Turkmenistan desert, forrest of Albania, the plains of Mongolia? And the list goes on. In reality it is not as complicated as it sounds [...]

The backroads of Eastern China

By |2019-08-15T10:04:00+02:00 8th May, 2015|Categories: China, North East China, Off the beaten path, South Korea|Tags: , , , |

The backroads of Eastern China were waiting and we were back in Gubeikou after four great days in Beijing. Beijing had proven to be a real surprise for us as we expected a busy and a city filled with modern houses and it was actually quite a cosy place. We left Mojo and Isaba in Gubeikou as [...]

This is how we chose our bicycles

By |2019-08-15T10:04:00+02:00 1st May, 2015|Categories: This is how by TwistingSpokes.com|Tags: , , , |

'This is how we chose our bicycles' is the second part of the part of the series “This is how... by TwistingSpokes.com”. How to choose a touring bicycle is maybe the most covered subject about bicycle traveling, so again we will not talk about how to choose a touring bicycle but rather give you an insight on [...]

The Great Wall hike at Jinshanling/Gubeikou

By |2019-08-15T10:04:00+02:00 30th April, 2015|Categories: China, Modern cities, North East China, Off the beaten path|Tags: , , |

After cycling alongside the Great Wall for quite some kilometers we were ready to start ascending it. We had picked the village Gubeikou as our starting point from where we wanted to walk to the Jinshanling section. Great photos from the Great wall hike  The Great wall part 1 and The Great wall part 2 Our arrival at Gubeikou [...]

From arid Gobi to lush Great Wall of China

By |2019-08-15T10:04:00+02:00 20th April, 2015|Categories: Ancient civilizations, China, North East China, Winter cycling|Tags: , , |

We took a day to settle back in to China, enjoy Chinese food and the bustling streets of Erenhot. This is a city in Inner Mongolia an autonomous region in China, also called Ereen or Erlian, where Susanne had been before on her way to Ulaanbaatar. Enjoy the photos Erenhot, the Chinese Gobi  and The road to Gubeikou There [...]

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