Tristan Ridley | From Bike Tourer to Bikepacker + Tips on Cycling the Middle East and Africa

In Episode 032 of Bike Tour Adventures, I have the chance to catch up with Tristan Ridley while he on a 100 country journey with the plan of cycling 100,000km. In this episode we talk about his original 13 month tour from New Zealand to the United Kingdom, his current tour, what he considers to be the best country for bike touring and what is the most dangerous country he has ridden in.To support the Bike Tour Adventures podcast, follow the links below:https://www.patreon.com/bikepackadventures orhttps://www.paypal.com/paypalme/bikepackadventures Find Tristan at:INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/tristanrid/FACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/tristanridYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/TristanRidley/videosFollow me at…WEBSITE: http://www.biketouradventures.com YOUTUBE: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCPQl_pNcMZA-hHckhVrpmaw FACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/biketouradventures/ INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/bike_tour_adventures/ TWITTER: https://twitter.com/BikeTourAdv ITUNES: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/bike-tour-adventures/id1464406852 Show SponsorsThe Bike Tour Adventures podcast is incredibly lucky to have some amazing corporate sponsors. Check these great companies out and feel free to use my PROMO codes.Redshift Sports - Discount code: BPA15Panorama Cycles - Discount code: BPA10Raceday Fuel  - Discount code: BPA10 Show Notes~ 30 sec       Intro to episode and Tristan Ridley~ 4m 30s     Disastrous first bike trip~ 7m 30s     From hitchhiker to bike tourer; Cycling in New Zealand~ 12 min      Cycling in Papua New Guinea; taking boats; almost sinking; getting dengue fever~ 16m 30s   What bike he used for his first tour and about his setup and why he changed to a bikepacking setup for his 2nd tour~ 22m 30s    Talking about allemansrätten (every man's right); favourite piece of equipment; why aero bars are under-rated~ 32 min      Discussing his planned route for phase 2 of his tour - 100,000km and 100 countries~ 34 min      Cycling in the Nordic countries; why Estonia is better than Thailand for first time bike tourers~ 37m 30s    Cycling in Jordan (Petra and Wadi Rum);...