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Yours, Susanne, Ondra, Uwe and Andy

Six months ago, on June 20th, we arrived in Iceland and started our unique adventure – riding eflow bikes through the amazing northern landscapes shaped by fire and ice. For the longest day of the year we could have hardly chosen a more spectacular scenery than the glacier lagoon of Jökulsarlón, were blue icebergs drift…

Iceland Challenge in Japanese! The title of the recent Green Mobility Magazine Vol.26 features a photos of the snow-covered mountains of Landmannalaugar in the highlands of Iceland and two riders with eflow electric bikes – Susanne and Ondra – in Iceland’s most brilliant sunshine. The 8-page report in Japanese language comes with a nicely designed…

The short version of our film Iceland Challenge – eflow through ice and fire –  had its premiere at the LEVA networking dinner at Eurobike in Friedrichshafen. As every year, this event gathered the light electric vehicle industry and was a great platform to meet friends and business partners and make new contacts from this…

The premiere of our tour film Iceland Challenge – eflow through ice and fire – at the world’s leading bicycle trade show was more than a success. We were overwhelmed with great feedback from all sides – the industry, the media and the consumers alike.  We presented our tour documentary, a 23 minute film which we introduced by a short slide show…

In June and July 2013, we went on our third pioneer trip to show what’s possible on electric bikes. Traveling between Iceland’s glaciers, hot springs and volcanos, we – the founders of Pedelec Adventures, Susanne Brüsch and Ondra Veltrusky and our team members Uwe Schlemender and Andreas Gutmann – faced the Nordic elements on speed-pedelecs provided…

Cycling is getting more and more popular in Iceland. Not only as a fashion or to serve practical needs, but also in the eyes of the government, with the local authorities in Reykjavík recently investing in cycling infrastructure. Although electric bikes are still a novelty to most Icelanders, the ones we met were very positive…

Riding around Iceland’s capital city on the eflow bikes was a really enjoyable experience. While withstanding a chilly wind thanks to warm clothes, we admired the Icelanders walking around in shorts and tank tops in 12 degrees C. Oh well, at least we still had some time to get used to the expected June temperatures…

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We spent the longest night of the year in Jökulsárlón – one of the most stunning landscapes of Iceland. Here, Europe’s largest glacier, the Vatnajökull, “flows” into the ocean, setting adrift ghost-blue icebergs in an ethereal lagoon. What a scenery for our midsummer night ride while following the traces of 007. This unique spot served…

The weather is much better than we expected. Sunshine and fairly warm temperatures make this first camp a wonderful place to get ourselves organized, let the Icelanders meet eflow and take a ride ourselves in the small town of Höfn.

In the early morning hours while on the ferry from Denmark, we could spot the the first peaks of Iceland still covered in snow! Well – welcome to Iceland! When we arrived at the harbor of Seyðisfjörður, we noticed a sincere concern of the Icelandic people that we help to preserve their nature and stay on…

On the afternoon of June 17th, we had finally loaded the last pieces of luggage into the truck and left Berlin, heading towards Hirtshals in North Denmark. It took us 12 hours to drive the 800 kilometers to Hirtshals harbor where we arrived in the early morning – early enough to sleep for a few…

On June 16th, the day before we started our journey from Berlin to Iceland, we invited our friends to take a look at the bikes and the truck at a small farewell event in Berlin. It was a great night with lovely focaccia and champagne provided by RedsDeli and everyone joining in on our excitement…

We are ready! Now that we have bought this 4×4 Iveco Magirus to escort us through the highlands and to assist us crossing rivers and a lava desert, nothing can stop us from traveling Iceland off the beaten tracks. This 160 PS truck used to serve the public technical aid (THW) in Germany before an…

On June 17 2013, we – the founders of Pedelec Adventures – are taking off on our next expedition. It is our third adventure on speed-pedelecs (pedal electric cycles) after having crossed Morocco’s Atlas mountains and Sahara desert in 2011 and self-sufficiently traveling Mongolia’s wide steppe in 2012. For this year’s trip we have chosen…