The Road to Development
Noel has been riding around the world, testing parts and making changes for over 30 years. Vivente bikes aren't simply a list of parts but rather a result of years of hard study into what makes a touring bike great.
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Frozen Chocolate Milk & Muesli in Western Australia in 1977The last section of the Nullarbor had been recently sealed and, in Sydney, riding to Perth had become ‘a thing’.… Read More »Frozen Chocolate Milk & Muesli in Western Australia in 1977
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Touring and Hiking the Heaphy Trail in New ZealandA ride from Greymouth to Hamilton along the west coast. This included a flight from Nelson to Wellington. There is… Read More »Touring and Hiking the Heaphy Trail in New Zealand
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Fixing Broken Pedals for the Locals in Odisha, IndiaA ride in northern Odisha. We landed at Vizasg, the only international airport in the region. We used the train… Read More »Fixing Broken Pedals for the Locals in Odisha, India
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Looking for Phantom India in 1978In 1978 a six month, 5,000km tour of Sri Lanka and India. Inspired by Louis Malle’s groundbreaking six-hour documentary, Phantom… Read More »Looking for Phantom India in 1978
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Testing a Hebie Chainglider in Germany, AustriaA ride in Germany and Austria solely on bike paths. We started in Stuttgart and caught the train to Nagold… Read More »Testing a Hebie Chainglider in Germany, Austria
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Discovering Rail Trails in Western EuropeRiding from Amsterdam to Bodensee in Southern Germany. This tour crosses Netherlands, Belgium, France, Luxemburg and Germany. I have put… Read More »Discovering Rail Trails in Western Europe
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The Reassuring Avalanche Fortifications of JapanA ride in southern Hokkaido and northern Honshu, following on from our 2014 ride in Hokkaido. We didn’t start with… Read More »The Reassuring Avalanche Fortifications of Japan
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Road Testing Tyre Widths on the Tasmanian TrailThe Tasmanian Trail crosses Tasmania Nth to Sth or vice versa. We (Chris from Omafiets in Sydney and Noel from… Read More »Road Testing Tyre Widths on the Tasmanian Trail
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Going Through the Horror Stretch Anyway in East Coast Australia in 1977Sydney to the Daintree River, a tour of the Australian East Coast in 1977. Having met on the “Down To… Read More »Going Through the Horror Stretch Anyway in East Coast Australia in 1977
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Trying the Local Fish Curry in Odisha, IndiaA tour in the hills of Odisha and north eastern AP. Two loops starting in Vizag. The first to the… Read More »Trying the Local Fish Curry in Odisha, India
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Impeccably Stacked Wood in PolandA ride from Friedrichshafen in southern Germany, to the Danube, along the river a while, then across Czech into Poland,… Read More »Impeccably Stacked Wood in Poland
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Cycle Touring Heaven of BavariaA ride from Zurich airport, to Basel, Strasbourg, around Stuttgart, to Munich, then to Lindau and around Bodensee clockwise to… Read More »Cycle Touring Heaven of Bavaria
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Admiring the Elderly Cyclists of RomaniaA ride in two sections. Firstly, Vienna to Sofia in Bulgaria to connect two sections of earlier VWR test-riding from… Read More »Admiring the Elderly Cyclists of Romania
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The Dirt Roads of Pilbara, Western AustraliaA tour of the Pilbara in Western Australia. Newman to Port Headland. All dirt. We are ready to go. It’s… Read More »The Dirt Roads of Pilbara, Western Australia
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Why You Need a Horn and Not a Bell in IndiaA loop ride starting and ending at Bangalore. West to Mysore, the Corg (remembering Durvela Murphy), Nagarhole wildlife park, the… Read More »Why You Need a Horn and Not a Bell in India