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John went down hard.

Adventure Spec Ltd, Greg Villalobos

John went down hard.

Hi! Rick sent a message to our Helpdesk recently about an unfortunate crash in his Supershirt 2.0 . Here's how it went... Hi, Not sure this is the best email to send this to but just wanted to give so...

Adventure Spec Clothing Supershirt Trans Euro Trail

Jun 12, 2025

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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 ...

Adventure Spec Adventure Story Baltic Clothing Gloves Mongolia Singletrack Trans Euro Trail

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...

Adventure Spec Adventure Story Clothing Hard Parts Jacket Linesman Mongolia Pant Singletrack Trans Euro Trail

Dec 16, 2024

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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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TET Trails in the north of England - Scottish Borders.

Hi! When Gary from Sideburn Magazine suggested a northern UK adventure in August, I suspect he’d anticipated keeping his feet dry. He was wrong. Very wrong. Last week we were out exploring TET trails ...

Adventure Spec Adventure Story Hard Parts Linesman Mini Fairing Singletrack Trans Euro Trail

Sep 8, 2023

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New film PLUS the Supershirt

Adventure Spec Ltd, Greg Villalobos

New film PLUS the Supershirt

Hi! I have a big ask. I would like to borrow 20 minutes and 4 seconds of your time. I say ‘borrow’, I don’t think I can give it back to you. But I can promise that I will try very hard to put a smile ...

Adventure Spec Adventure Story Clothing Supershirt Trans Euro Trail

Oct 7, 2022

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The Supershirt real world sizing

Adventure Spec Ltd, Greg Villalobos

The Supershirt real world sizing

The Supershirt is ourCE AA rated impactand abrasion resistant base layer. It has transformed the way our team gear up for adventure riding. You can watch Greg describe howthe team use The Supershirt a...

Adventure Spec Clothing Sizing Supershirt Trans Euro Trail

May 17, 2022

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What is the best TET bike?

Adventure Spec Ltd, Greg Villalobos

What is the best TET bike?

What is the best bike for the Trans Euro Trail? It's a question that literally keeps many an adventure rider up at night. How much power? How much weight? How much comfort? How much servicing? How muc...

Adventure Spec Clothing Hard Parts Trans Euro Trail

Sep 10, 2020

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The Adventure Spec Mini Fairing on a KTM 450EXC

Adventure Spec Ltd, Greg Villalobos

The Adventure Spec Mini Fairing on a KTM 450EXC

For our recently aborted Spanish trip, turned North East ’Secret Cabin in the Woods’ trip Greg had asked me if I wanted to try out an Adventure-Spec Mini Fairing. I was planning on using my KTM 400 EX...

Adventure Spec Hard Parts Mini Fairing Trans Euro Trail

Sep 3, 2020

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The Mongolia and Aqua Pac Jackets take on the TET

Adventure Spec Ltd, Greg Villalobos

The Mongolia and Aqua Pac Jackets take on the TET

I totally get the layering concept for outdoor activities, it makes complete sense. I have some lovely clothes for when my wife insists I partake in something dull called ‘rambling’. A good few years ...

Adventure Spec Aqua Pac Clothing Jacket Mongolia Trans Euro Trail

Sep 3, 2020

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KTM790 on the UK TET

Adventure Spec Ltd, Greg Villalobos

KTM790 on the UK TET

THE TET TRIP My friend Greg was 40 recently (happy birthday, Greg), and he invited a few of us to go on a motorcycle adventure with him to Spain. Coronavirus etc. and we ended up going from Northumber...

Adventure Spec Adventure Story Clothing Hard Parts KTM 790 / 890 Luggage Trans Euro Trail

Aug 25, 2020

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AJP PR7 takes on the UK Trans Euro Trail

Adventure Spec Ltd, Greg Villalobos

AJP PR7 takes on the UK Trans Euro Trail

Ah, TET summer in Spain. Hot, beautiful, amazing trails, great food. What a great way to spend your 40th birthday with friends. Assuming Covid-19 won't get in the way. Which it did. So Spain got shelv...

Adventure Spec Adventure Story Clothing Hard Parts Luggage Trans Euro Trail

Aug 25, 2020

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