Mondraker Archives

E-Bikepacking: A New Approach to Wilderness

October 17, 2022 at 2:31 pm5 min reading

From time to time, I sometimes feel suffocated with digital rubbish up to the point when I can’t breathe anymore. At that moment, I power down all electronic devices, lock them into the desk, hang the bags on my bike and get out where I…

Inside the Red Bull Holy Bike Race with 350+ Riders

November 11, 2021 at 10:56 am6 min reading

Outdoor/Mountain

Besides the Megavalanche in France, there are a couple of MTB races sharing a similar concept. With a mass start and kamikaze downhill, the Red Bull Holy Bike race in Spain also addresses hundreds of riders willing to take chances against each other. Richard Gasperotti…

Big Bubba Keeps Riding Despite the Incredible Pain

July 21, 2021 at 12:42 pm6 min reading

Socialising and Culture

Even though he’s only 135 cm tall, Jakub Ouvin from the Czech Republic is considered a big man by his cycling friends. Despite struggling with pain caused by his height disadvantage and a poor selection of bicycles for his size, “Big Bubba” never even considered…

Is it a Bike? Say Hello to the First Balance E-Bike for Kids!

October 2, 2020 at 11:58 am5 min reading

The family

We Love Cycling contributor Richard Gasperotti is a professional biker who loves to spend as much time as humanly possible with his 6-year-old daughter Eleanora. This summer, he arranged a special surprise for her with a new bicycle. Actually, it’s neither a bicycle nor a…

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The Big Names Seem to Be Leaving Eurobike! Why Is That Happening?

September 6, 2016 at 1:12 pm

Socialising and Culture

Every year at the beginning of September, all eyes of media and industry professionals are focused on the fairgrounds of Eurobike at Lake Constance. Although thousands of exhibitors and visitors appeared in Friedrichshafen, Germany, this year, some important subjects were missing. We did our best…

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Test the Best: We Couldn’t Miss the Biggest Spanish MTB Event

May 31, 2016 at 2:47 pm

Outdoor/Mountain

The Guadarrama National Park in Cercedilla, possibly the best MTB haven in Spain, played a host to the biggest Spanish MTB event last weekend – the Test the Best! Our ambassador Juan José Simón was there as the official Mondraker rider so we’re able to…

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How is Your Beloved Bike Actually Built? We Visited the Mondraker Factory

May 20, 2016 at 12:00 pm

#Ride2Unite

WeLoveCycling ambassador Richard ‘Gaspi’ Gasperotti visited the Mondraker bicycle company based in Alicante, Spain. We talked to Mondraker’s Product Development Officer Israel Romero who revealed how the mountain bikes will look like in 2020.