Winter Bikepacking Trip: Czech & Poland Expedition

Reflecting on my February trip – it was an exhilarating ride, braving daily rain and averaging just 3 degrees Celsius. Reconnecting with old friends made it all the more special. Grateful for this amazing community, your cheers, and support throughout. This journey tested my limits, taught me about winter travel, and the occasional feeling of solitude. Share your favorite moments or questions in the comments – I’m here for you! #bikepacking #gravel

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Good morning beautiful people this is Rish and today we go to the February CHP we going to cross Che Republic and po and back to Berlin next Sunday in total I’m going to cover 1,300 km in 8 Days Today is raining but the motivation

And the good gear keep it up so see you around what a beautiful day to get a flat tire this is my first flat tire on a long ride on B packing Trips some hills but at least it’s sunny it’s getting very warm I start sitting a lot uh yeah 100 km to go Quick update folks 50 km left legs good wind H I have some front wind head wind bikes it’s okay I think I need more chain loop but yeah pretty dirty today guys Let’s go forth I finished uh the day one I just got in I’m at Cross Pizza shout out to Max for inviting me for pizza at his pizza place and also bring me a sleeping spot tonight see you tomorrow tomorrow I think I’m going to take a train to prag

Because it’s the rain is way too strong and it’s raining like 10 hours and I don’t want to kill myself see you tomorrow good morning my beautiful people this is day two of cycling from Berlin around Czech Republic in Poland but today we’re going to take a train to PR because the

Rain it’s too heavy and it’s going to rain for like 10 hours or even more and I don’t want to risk I’m going to touch uh a video with the weather forecast at the moment we go to the train station in J and Yeah yeah folks we made it prog was a nice ride with the train unfortunately but yeah it’s still raining here at the moment cooling but in like throughout the Heavy Rain Come so glad that I took the train uh now I’m going to have a coffee and a breakfast BR something I’m pretty

Hungry and after that I’m going to meet tedu the guy who going to host me for tonight it’s a old friend from Romania he found out that I’m coming here and I’m crossing FR and he was like your right should have come in the at my

Place and so go around Tru together and yeah see you so if you’re asking yourself how is frag it’s hilly I think the four Cobblestone from the Europe it’s here in prag and also bro you don’t understand anything I mean I Tred to be on the bike lane but where

The is the bik lane try to follow the rules but you can’t see the rules you Know good morning fols this is day three cycling in Eastern Europe today we’re in Prague we start from Prague finally some good weather and for 70 km Sergio join me yeah today is looking Sunny no rain ta wind let’s Go What it’s a ride with our coffee now said you bring me to the T La for La for La for say it’s a new name yeah and uh crazy cross on and we see the coffee review after That I don’t give We have the first stop now after 30 km because in ja Republic in general there are not so many gas station and grocery stores in area can better be safe than 30 and also I want to switch from 18 to 20 because is very Heilly open Yeah fol uh now we are in kahora one of the richest cities from CCH Republic we stop for coffee and cake and from here s going to take a train to PR back this what and from here to my sleeping spot I’m going alone I have like 80 km left

And that will be for today and enj I’m a man on the mission with no Miss and I’m looking for love oh I’m just looking for love it’s got to be against the Lord look this damn good watch out know hey baby I feel real good and I wish I would watch

Out it’s got to be against a l look this damn good baby everybody watch out yeah folks I made it to the hotel I finished the day three I’m pretty tired you can see on my face good morning folks this is day four of cycling across Eastern Europe y

Unfortunately the weather look kind of sketchy during the night was a heavy rain and at the moment they’re 3° but uh Good Year save your trip uh today M we have 156 km with uh 1,300 elevation you can see on my face that I’m completely tired but uh yeah bike still going good

Very dirty had a good breakfast a lot of coffee and now we hit the road see you somewhere on see it got a little longer so see I bur out so speak come a little closer so I sto in BAU to buy ex to and they don’t have 60 mm I came

Back Sil in The so the weather changed so hard rain very strong Wind I’m so sick of pain to Queen with you this game I AF to be this game and I know you to Say the words yeah first I made it to ol yeah ol pretty nice city very medieval I’m exhausted today too much headwind but at least I made it can’t wait to leave Czech Republic because the drivers are so annoying and stupid and yeah now I’m heading to my

Hostel can’t wait to eat and make a shower take a shower and uh yeah see you soon good morning FS this is day five of cycling uh in Eastern Europe and uh today is the last day in Czech Republic after 100 km I’m going to cross in

Poland I had a nice day on a long story hostel very nice like and also very cheap for the I mean come on I going to T some pictures after and bike is ready -1° very cold outside I have S Thro I lost my voice voice almost yeah we can do it

We know we about to lose we or H we stay sometimes funny me you a little bit of gine burned out so come a little Clos yeah man I made it to Poland so far I visited eight countries by bike and this year I have 15 more to go this year

Is definitely going to be a crazyer and a wonderful year right now I’m in whco or how you pronounce let’s see what po brings to me see You words I so basically I have only 20 km left but I had the Stop and now it’s only 3: I decided that I want to Long the day for 25 more kilm to that tomorrow to have less kilm because I have headwind uh Tailwind at the moment pretty good

Weather and uh yeah I still energize so why not to push a little bit more if I’m still uh sleeping outside and I found a really nice shelter yeah see you again again Yeah guys uh I made it I found a nice camping spot it’s uh I don’t know it’s in the park let me yeah it’s in the park I put my tent there and I’m going to put the bike between my tent and the table and the bags inside uh good

Morning so yeah yesterday before coming here I stopped for a breakfast to buy some breakfast I have some cheese Salam and bread and that’s it for today yeah folks and we are rolling today we have uh 100 kilm to Roa I don’t want to rush I’m going to meet some people from Rock

Community so I had to stop on the gas station to warm up because last night I got too cold and I was scared to don’t get sick I had the C say like 4 minutes and now we are headed the road again I have to meet some friends in uh

Like 50 km that are coming from Ro to Cher me and yeah also today is pretty beautiful let’s hope that we’re going to have Tailwind again see You he oh guess what I meet aan from uh and Max from rockov Community they are going to join me for the 35 to ro CL and I made it to ro Club thanks to and Max was a a tough ride today lot of headwind and dirt but at least I’m iting now I’m going to clean my bike eat and uh yeah have some good time with the boys room Ro CL see

You this is day seven of cycling uh in Europe today Philip will going to join me till Amsterdam and after that uh till Berlin and after that he’s going going to Amsterdam breakless so let’s [Applause] Go So as we wanted to sleep outside tonight during the night will be a rainstorm and how I feel exhausted and I have a knee pain and tomorrow we have one 180 km to go to Berlin we decided to book a hostel now I’m waiting for Philip with

The skh because they don’t accept card but at least they let us to bring the bikes inside yeah we decided that uh we don’t want to take the risk to sleep outside in the rain so we’re going to go in the hostel have a shower and I’ll go

Sleep for tomorrow right see you tomorrow morning good morning FKS this is the eightth last day of cycling around Europe in February then I was St I had to sleep on my sleeping mattress and uh sleeping bag because the hostel was harble I’m going to put an now picture with the

Room but yeah it is what it is today we have 186 km with the every J elevation it’s not that hard but it’s uh we have chance of rain it’s very cold and also we have headwind but we can do it Philip on the back and yeah let’s Go there you go guys we are back in Germany with we just crossed the border to Germany in uh Frankfurt Tour Yeah fol guess what I did it one more trip done 8 Days 1,150 km I think woo on a fix Gear Bike bro you don’t have limit if you don’t put yourself limit so go big or go Home