Great Bike Travellers #1: Frank van Rijn, pt 1 of 2 // BROOKS ENGLAND

[@dannyarrakis5656]

Yesterday this man stay with his tent at my place, he seemed to looking for a place to camp. We had a nice and incredible conversation about his Travels, what a smart man ! Welcome forever in France Frank !

[@havenotdohave]

Wat een mooi verhaal, dank je.

[@theenglishman9596]

Blue skies, a must for me also and warmth even hot weather is comfortable for me. With the sun at my back.

[@totoroben]

That dude is definitely old school. If your using a separate pair of shoes for hiking and are putting in that high of milage, you might as well get some clipless pedals and shoes.

[@magobossa]

SIMPLICITY AND COURAGE.

[@omerumit9718]

Real hero

[@magobossa]

THE KING

[@ideasoner]

hes my new hero!

[@RealSpaceHobo]

So sad I can't read his books - and Dutch seems so hard...:-)

[@helsloot]

In de ban van stempelstan, goed boek. Ga vast en zeker je andere boeken ook lezen.

[@ideasoner]

@chumpychumpychump no... clips and clipless help you put more power into the pedal stroke with less energy, = better performance

[@Wallafaza]

Is this advertisement for Brooks? ....

[@alwayslearning7672]

Why don't brooks interview Heinz Stucke who has always used Brooks saddles too.?

[@thomasshortall2028]

I second that! 👍

[@rogerwilliamson7161]

Good question! Greetings from Hövelhof, Germany. Home of Heinz Stücke.

[@elfredo70]

Brooks saddles are the best... cuz there is no other saddle company who use an 140 year old method of building saddles...maybe Selle Royal!

[@TheRflynn]

What a man. Lot of miles, at 20km/h that's a lot of hours & days. There are other places to discuss footwear.

[@kevina6587]

33kg !?! I'm not a lightweight cycle tourist but my very sturdy and comfortable kit to cross a continent weighs less than 14kg without food and water max. What the heck is he carrying ? Why do the dutch and germans carry so much stuff, must be an absolute nightmare in the mountains, not to mention very wearing on parts and tyres. and food and water consumption.

[@MarkNieuwenhuizen]

kevina6587 according to his books he damages bike parts like cranks so he takes plenty of spares

[@thomask837]

Well when they interview you, you can tell us how light you travel!