Unpaved Podcast

Want to know how you can add one of our sweet patches to your collection?

If you've enjoyed series one of Unpaved and you wanna add one of these purple roundels of joy to your favourite bikepacking bag/shirt/cap etc, DM us your address and we'll send ya one for £4.20 delivered in the UK/ask us about global postage.

They're easy iron-on, or Katherine will sew one on for you if you're ever in Bristol!

Thanks for your support ✌️ & thanks to
for the rad crumbling road design.

Let's have a PHWOAR for Adeline's hardtail, built initially to race Grinduro, and here in full touring spec on a month's bikepacking trip across Morocco last year.

Hear more from the builder behind Mercredi Bikes on our latest episode.

Our latest episode is out now, with The Bicycle Academy's Sturdy Cycles, Jack Watney and Mercredi bikes. Check it out here:

Unpaved Podcast The adventure cycling and bikepacking podcast. Join us as we travel the length and breadth of the UK, seeking out the very best off road riding in the wild and wonderful British Isles. We’re seeking out the riders, route masters, gear designers and creatives that help us get the most out of leavin...

That feeling when you hear there's no Unpaved Podcast release tomorrow... Sorry folks, we need a bit more time to edit our jolly to The Bicycle Academy with Sturdy Cycles Mercredi bikes Jack Watney.

We'll have our fifth and final episode of series one ready for you soon, chatting all about bike design, materials and fit.

Promise it'll be worth the wait!

There's never been a better time to explore on your own doorstep. If you're lucky enough to live in the UK, that means a network of ancient roads, bridleways, byways and tracks, old drover's roads and forestry fire roads.

Instead of a holiday seeking foreign lands in this year of uncertainty, why not make the most of what's local?

There are tonnes of fantastically thought through bikepacking and off road routes here in the UK. Here's a photo from .cc's ride of the Second City Divide from last September, 600km linking the cities of Glasgow and Manchester, which we chatted about in episode 2.

Wherever you are, stay safe & be kind.

The knapsack of logs that Tom Probert hauled and The Racing Collective supplied to keep us toasty by the campfire! 🏋️‍♂️
Part two up for your listening pleasure now.
https://podfollow.com/1499280472/episode/1fdec31d49acca9f453ef003d1f277700f695efc

Frosty sunrise vs toasty campfire.

From late night bivvi kebabs to race catastrophes, there's plenty to enjoy from Philippa Battye and Tom Probert's endurance cycling anecdotes in episode 3 part 2; Becoming Ultra.

Listen - https://podfollow.com/1499280472/episode/1fdec31d49acca9f453ef003d1f277700f695efc

From very different beginnings, both Philippa Battye and Tom Probert are experienced endurance riders, having completed , Silk Road Mountain Race, numerous The Transcontinental races, Further and Italy Divideto name just a few.
But how do you get into this kind of racing, and what are the mistakes you learn from along the way? We huddled around the campfire with some whiskey and our friends to find out.

Unpaved Podcast The adventure cycling and bikepacking podcast. Join us as we travel the length and breadth of the UK, seeking out the very best off road riding in the wild and wonderful British Isles. We’re seeking out the riders, route masters, gear designers and creatives that help us get the most out of leavin...

Getting part 2 of our Oxford winter The Racing Collective bivvy ready for you this Wednesday, featuring a chat with Philippa Battaye & Tom Probert around this campfire.

Just what we needed when it was minus two!

Have you listened to our splashingly good episode three in Oxfordshire with The Racing Collective yet?
These pictures help set the scene for a soggy socks ramble around the city of Oxford's local trails.

The Racing Collective's checkpoint 1, mid Wales.

Listen to stories from the longest and arguably toughest endurance ride in the UK, completed first by Lachlan Morton in 2019 in episode 3 out now.

📸 Dan Monaghan Photography