Stockholm to Berlin and (much) beyond. Episode one: Cycling in Sweden.

In the summer of 2024, I set off by bike from my home north of Stockholm on a journey without a set destination but rather a direction: pedaling south, at least towards the Swedish city of Helsingborg and then who knows, maybe further. This episode tells the story of the 660 km ride, done in 7 days. Various travel considerations, on the place, the environment and Scandinavian society.

What is it like to pedal in Sweden?

The journey, which as already mentioned does not have a set destination, nor a route, was born from the desire to test and improve some aspects of my personal bicycle touring:

goal no. 1: heading south
goal no. 2: spend less than my previous times
goal no. 3: do not stay in hotels/B&Bs when in Sweden and more generally, look for alternatives
goal no. 4: improve my daily mileage
goal no. 5: testing my gears, such the practicality and efficiency of the bikepacking setup (no pannier racks), the aerobars and the new tubeless tires setup.

How did it go?

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Music Credits:

Bicycle – Reunited by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

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CGI Snake by Chris Zabriskie is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

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Unfoldment, Revealment, Evolution, Exposition, Integration by Chris Zabriskie is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

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