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Travels
March 18, 2026
50

Bikepacking in India. Who will win – the cow or the folding bike?

I had a beautiful plan for this post. It was supposed to be based on contrast, like everything in India, apparently. It was supposed to be about me flying business class from Emirates to...

feuilleton
January 15, 2026
225

I am selling a Factor Vista bike for a very high price

I'll do everything I can to sell my main bike: a Factor Vista. It's only ridden for special occasions, almost exclusively to church. I don't recommend it.

feuilleton
January 8, 2026
268

Festive '26

One day, Mr. Maciek was sitting upstairs in his Męcikal cottage, drinking a glass of hot tea. Mr. Maciek watched the snow fall outside the window....

Travels
December 6, 2025
411

The Great Mekong and Two Small Circles

Bikepacking on a Brompton from Saigon in Vietnam to Angkor Wat in Cambodia, not necessarily the optimal (or sensible) route.

Travels
August 26, 2025
787

Bikepacking in Kenya, but not in Tanzania

A wonderful adventure I wouldn't recommend to anyone. Key sites in Kenya, a loop around Mount Kilimanjaro, exotic animals right next to your bike, the worst roads in the world, and the most wonderful people.

Travels
July 9, 2025
711

Bikepacking Wales – a very bad idea*

A long weekend is just the right amount of time to explore Wales. Sheep, rolling hills, coastline—it sounds fantastic, but is it really? From my bikepacking perspective...

Travels
May 19, 2025
991

Bulgarian bikepackinkk

Bikepacking like any other, only in Bulgaria. 5 days, a thousand kilometers, mountains, valleys and a country falling apart.

Travels
March 25, 2025
940

Brevet Flood Classics '25

Maybe the first brevet in my life, but in the best region in Poland. We check once again whether to ride, you have to ride.

Travels
February 10, 2025
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Escape from Singapore via Malaysia by folding bike

It was raining in Singapore, so we decided to ride our folding bikes across Malaysia... starting in Langkawi.

Notes
January 12, 2025
858

Planet Męcikał

2 weeks of holidays spent in Męcikała are like 10 years there, on Earth. Logbook starting the MTB mission.

Travels
November 18, 2024
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Bikepickuping Lesotho – a country very high

Bikepacking in Lesotho, a country lying high and far away. It was a great idea, I highly recommend it - such Africa for beginner travelers, but advanced cyclists.

Notes
October 29, 2024
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From Męcikał to Lesotho – African preparations

October 2024: About preparing for bikepacking in places that are not very obvious and not very easy... or maybe just easy.

Travels
July 28, 2024
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Bikepacking Lofoten – everything is the other way around

A post unlike any other - a week of bikepacking around Lofoten with a touch of walking.

Travels
July 7, 2024
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Bikepacking Picos de Europa – world.zip

What if I told you there was a place that replaces years of bikepacking around the world? It's surprisingly close, cheap and wonderful. Although there's a price to pay...

Travels
June 6, 2024
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Yorkshire - green with white dots

Bikepacking in Yorkshire and the Lake District - places that are easy and cheap to get to, but a bit harder to survive there. Especially with a bike...