Touring small roads on two wheels
Sailing requires water. While there is no shortage of this to explore new areas, land transportation enables one’s travel horizons to extend even further – discovering inland villages and cities, getting higher into the mountains, being less dependent upon the weather, and maintaining fitness. A bicycle fits nicely into the Jomano Explore.Simply.Slowly spirit – human powered low carbon transport that, similar to the Sailing Canoe, remains largely unchanged in design since its introduction. Whilst not having the same carrying capacity, the bicycle will carry everything you need from a day trip to a round the world tour.
A vintage bicycle also qualifies the Skipper to take part in Eroica “heroic” cycling events on gravel tracks to “experience fatigue in all its raw grandeur… to reawaken a taste for adventure, the unexpected and the journey”.
The beauty of fatigue and the thrill of conquest Eroica is more than a cycling event; it is a lifestyle. It’s what leads us to face our difficulties with tenacity and patience and appreciate times of struggle as a challenge gratefully accepted. Riding vintage bikes on gravel roads recalls the heroic cycling of Coppi and Bartali and recovers the core values of a great sport still able to fulfil the needs of today through the experience of fatigue in all its raw grandeur. More than just a challenge, Eroica also seeks to reawaken a taste for adventure, the unexpected and the journey. A way to relaunch cycling, create respect between riders and inspire new models for sports and life. source: eroica.cc