The biggest shift in recreational cycling has made its way to cycle travel. Enter the e-bike! E-bikes, or bikes with a battery-powered “pedal assist,” feel just like a standard push bike, but the built-in electric motor kicks in when the rider begins to pedal. The pedal assist is as strong or as subtle as you […]
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Green Season Adventures
The green season in Southeast Asia is the time of year when the heavens open to feed the rivers, nourish the mountains and forests, and replenish the rice paddies and plantations. The thought of biking during this time might put off many a rider. However it is an excellent time to get on a bike […]
Rider of the month – Tom Voss
When did you go on you go on you first cycle adventure? My first cycle trip was with Spice Roads in 2007. We cycled from Thailand to Ankor Wat, Siem Reap Cambodia How many SpiceRoads tours have you been on? I have been on 4 full length trips with Spice Roads and a one day […]
SpiceRoads gives back
SpiceRoads donates to ING Orange Bike Project for the second year! Money raised will provide bicycles to kids who live in remote locations in Asia, to enable them to get to school faster and safer. Launched in 2013, the project aims to provide 5000 bikes to children in Asia over 5 years. To date, 2176 […]
Rider(s) of the Month – Ryan and Kara
What cycle tour have you recently been on? Our most recent tour was the SpiceRoads Bali Mountain Bike Adventure in October 2014. How many SpiceRoads adventures have you been on? We have cycled eight long tours and a number of shorter trips. We have […]
Chiang Mai to Chiang Rai on a bicycle made for two
By Louise Molynaux. Originally published in The Expat magazine, Malaysia When you travel by bicycle you see the world through different eyes. You encounter it at a different pace. Your senses are bombarded with the sounds and the smells. For a while you are part of it, […]
International Training Workshop
Our guides and drivers are key to the success of our tours. Training is vital but so is motivation: the building and maintaining of a culture of excellence. So to ensure your SpiceRoads experience is the best it can be, this month we brought together 50 SpiceRoads guides […]