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32,000km later, how does our gear look?

Adventure Spec Ltd, Greg Villalobos

32,000km later, how does our gear look?

Hi! In the next couple of minutes I will tell you two stories. One is about how our gear has held up on a very, very long trip. The other is how one intrepid trail rider has managed to ride thousands ...

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Jun 12, 2025

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Welshman sails to Ireland to get to Spain.

Adventure Spec Ltd, Greg Villalobos

Welshman sails to Ireland to get to Spain.

Hi! It's getting cold and the days are short. Chances are you are mostly reminiscing about adventures from earlier in the year, or dreaming about where you are riding next year. Just as the riding sea...

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Dec 16, 2024

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And then the heavens opened.

Adventure Spec Ltd, Greg Villalobos

And then the heavens opened.

Hi! Steve drove north for 12 hours to go riding for the weekend. And then it started raining. It's just that time of year. If you want bike time, you've got to be prepared for the wet stuff. But fortu...

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Oct 10, 2024

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Wil's top tips for Iceland

Adventure Spec Ltd, Greg Villalobos

Wil's top tips for Iceland

Hi! In the next few minutes you will learn: How 2 weeks riding the TET compares to 2 weeks riding in Iceland. What it costs to get yourself and your bike to Iceland from the UK. How it feels totick of...

Adventure Spec Adventure Story Clothing Luggage

Sep 20, 2024

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This stuff kills adventure pants

Adventure Spec Ltd, Greg Villalobos

This stuff kills adventure pants

Hi! I was out test riding some new gear recently and I snapped this photo. Now, I'm not quite ready to tell you about the gear I was test riding yet (it's coming in 2025), but I think the photo of Chr...

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Aug 30, 2024

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Our new micro adventure film

Adventure Spec Ltd, Greg Villalobos

Our new micro adventure film

Hi! A week or so we were part of the Lightweight Adventure Festival in Derbyshire, UK. It was a wonderful celebration of our tribe of lightweight adventure riders. I've got an email newsletter lined u...

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Aug 2, 2024

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Ride to mountain. Climb mountain.

Adventure Spec Ltd, Greg Villalobos

Ride to mountain. Climb mountain.

Hi! Half of this story is about a ride. The other half is about a hike. The adventure was to see if we could combine the two, take as little gear as possible, and use our riding gear to hike a small m...

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Jun 14, 2024

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What's the new Himalayan 450 like?

Adventure Spec Ltd, Greg Villalobos

What's the new Himalayan 450 like?

Hi! This Spring, myself and three friends set ourselves the challenge of riding across country on trails, camping, and then hiking a mountain on foot. Without taking any hiking gear. Everything had to...

Adventure Spec Adventure Story Clothing Hard Parts

Jun 3, 2024

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Small, medium or large adventure.

Adventure Spec Ltd, Greg Villalobos

Small, medium or large adventure.

Hi! I don’t know about you, but my adventure riding comes in three sizes. Small. Medium. Large. The small adventures are a day out on the bike. Sometimes with friends, sometimes solo. Home in time for...

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Jun 3, 2024

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Adventure Film

Hi! Today is officially the first day of Spring. The sun where I live rose this morning at 3:06am and won’t set until 18:21. It's not raining. It’s finally time to ride. To celebrate, here’s an advent...

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Mar 21, 2024

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Dark Skies Rally

Hi! Read to the end of this blog if you want to find out about… - Navigating through forests in the dark using a roadbook. - How to turn the GasGas ES700 from an adventure bike, into a rally bike, and...

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Nov 16, 2023

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New Waterproof Gear

Hi Let’s get one thing straight. I love camping. And lightweight camping off the back of a lightweight adventure motorcycle is the cherry on the cake. If you’ve been out on a multi-day TET adventure r...

Adventure Spec Adventure Story Clothing Singletrack Trans Euro Trail

Oct 19, 2023

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