We are extremely pleased to be supporting Ed Shoote in his ride from the UK to China and hopefully as far as Tibet! Ed lives his life outdoors and preferably surrounded by mountains, he realises that the correct kit becomes supremely important when you are in such a challenging environment, be it climbing, snowboarding, skiing or cycling. Because of this, he chose the Tripster ATR as the bike to accompany him on this truly epic journey.
“…on paper this bike is quite possibly the very best adventure touring bike on the market today. A super light and strong titanium frame with a cutting edge geometry that matches the very latest carbon forks and TRP road disc brakes. It will be built with the perfectly matched Kinesis Crosslight CXdiscs wheelset. I think this ride will be the ultimate test for how this titanium ‘all road’ bike performs while riding in some of the harshest conditions on the planet. To say I am excited is a pretty massive understatement!”
The ‘A’ in ATR stands for ADVENTURE, so we are really looking forward to following Ed’s adventures and seeing the bike against some amazing backdrops.
“We have decided to head through Germany and Eastern Europe this year and a rough list of countries we hope to visit includes:
England, Holland, Germany, Czech Republic, Slovakia, Hungary, Romania, Bulgaria, Turkey, Georgia, Azerbaijan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan, Kazakhstan, China…
Yep, that’s a lot of countries, local currencies, languages, local customs and millions of interesting people to meet and learn from!”
The adventure started this week, so look out for Ed’s first blog from Holland pretty soon!