Hardcore roadies—that’s what best describes Dan and I. When it comes to cycling, we are all about tarmac. We could eat switchbacks for breakfast, lunch, and dinner, and still want more for dessert. Once we …
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Ultralight Bike Touring in the Alps
Bike Touring in the Alps Until 24 months ago, the idea of bike touring, or bikepacking as it’s called now, was foreign to me. I was a roadie, a bike racer. A tiny saddle bag …
Gravel Biking
Dan discovers gravel biking… I was, and always will be, a purebred roadie. I’m also a pure uphill kind of guy. For many years my life was about bikes. In fact I first moved to Europe …
There’s no such thing as indoor training for cyclists in the Alps
I was born and raised on the shores of Lake of Geneva, which is one of the few flat areas in Switzerland. But I was never far from the mountains, and I loved climbing as …
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Assos of Switzerland Cycling Photography
For the last two years, we have been working with the Swiss cycling apparel brand Assos on a project to document the finest road biking in Switzerland. The project started during our 2012 Swiss CrissCross, an …
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Cycling Switzerland’s Klausenpass
“You did what?” I could hardly believe it myself, and so I felt a little awkward repeating what most certainly did sound absurd. “The Klausenpass, I did the Klausenpass this morning.” Gathered around the lunch …
Assos Bonka Jacket
And the Gear Review Winter Rap Up final is… Assos iJ.bonKa.6 Jacket I have no idea what the name means, but the jacket made my would be miserably frigid winter days actually quite pleasant. With about 2000 …
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Assos Cycling Photography
Sponsor Yourself I never thought much about the Assos tagline – but when I heard the philosophy from their marketing team it all made sense, and it actually led to where we are today… shooting …
