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Great Roads: Osturňa, Slovakia
Read moreWhat are the great roads to cycle on in Hidden Europe? In this series, we take you through some of our favourites. This is a gem hidden in the borderlands around Poland and Slovakia. Cycle Tatra with us…
Quirk Cycles Adventure
Read moreWhen Rob of Quirk Cycles began designing a frame for the inaugural Silk Road Mountain Race he had two choices; a hardtail MTB or to see how far he could push the off-road credentials of his gravel frames. He went with the latter.
Not An Average Cycling Holiday
Read moreAt Podia you won’t find an average cycling holiday. When you come on a Podiaventure you will experience locations you never knew existed, with roads you only dreamed of, riding with people who are just like you! One of the trips of the 2018 season was the Julian Alps Roadventure in…
Pyrenees Tour Chasing
Read moreWhen I explain to people that I went to see Le Tour, everyone assumes that I have been in the Alps. Maybe because it’s closer to Poland, where I live. Maybe it’s because for the less than fanatical cycling fan, the Alps are where they imagine key Tour de France…
Silk Road Mountain Race Machine
Read moreThis gravel-touring machine was made using Reynolds 921 stainless steel tubes by the frame builder Lisiecki who has featured on this blog before. It will be raced at the upcoming Silk Road Mountain Race in Kyrgyzstan. How did it all start? Maybe it was the impeccable attention to detail of…
Gramm, Fern & Meerglass
Read moreOn the east side of Berlin, in an old factory building there is a space lovingly called ‘WERKSTATT’ with three amazing companies doing interesting things on the German cycling scene. We went to meet Fern, Gramm and Meerglass and find out more. For the past few years Podia has been…
Kajak Custom
Read moreThis steel beauty was created for Podia by Polish frame maker Kajak Custom who we featured on the Podia blog some time ago. The project came about after we met with Kamil, the owner of Kajak Custom, to learn more about him and his workshop. It was also the first…
The Inaugural Gravelventures
Read moreGravelventures Expedition Report. Six intrepid gravel explorers joined the Podia guides on an adventure in the wild terrain of Beskid Niski, Poland. A region known for it’s varied terrain, numerous river crossings, steep hills, exhilarating descents, rocks, dust and a healthy dose of mud. The one constant during the trip was…
Genesis Fugio 1x
Read moreThe Genesis Fugio made it’s (reincarnated) debut in 2018 as the British brand’s entry into the 650b adventure/gravel bike market. Initially it came as a frameset or fully built with Shimano 105 Hydro groupset. Now the bike is available with a new paintjob and a SRAM Apex 1x offering. We…
The Julian Alps
Read moreThe Julian Alps in Slovenia might just be the cycling paradise that nobody knows about. This is what makes it the perfect destination for Podia Roadventures; long weekends of cycling, designed around exploring locations that are off the beaten track.