The Ride Back. Bikepacking 700+ km in less than 48 hours
One day, I found an old map with a 700 kilometer long cycle route from my home in Oslo to Copenhagen. I remembered making the route as a young teenager, 30 years ago, dreaming about doing the ride in less than 48 hours. I never did it. Im no stranger to the joys of bikepacking: The campsites, the sunsets, the wind in your face, the sound of the sea, the shifting seasons, the campfires. Still, 30 years after I made the route on the map, I felt there was something missing. I had somehow lost sight of the young teenager still living deep inside me. I needed to reconnect with my younger self, searching for the youthful joy of diving in at the deep end, not quite knowing what would happen, or if I even would make it. And I knew that the best way of doing that, was simply to grab the map, pack my gear, jump on the bike and go You might already have guessed it, this movie is about bikepacking, or maybe you would rather call it bike touring. We can still be
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