Rolling Perspectives Media

Part one of our "Where Be Boru" series as we track down Boru McCullagh on his epic "Mind Mapping" round the world bike ride. In todays show we find him at the end of a long very wet day,  in a little hotel in the Bosnian city of Mostar and hear a little more about why he decided to tackle to this exciting adventure.
Quick note, for various technical reasons the audio qualitiy is not what we would normally want here on TGJ but like I say in the intro, we think the story is the most important part and so its well worth putting up with the less than ideal sound on this one!
Enjoy.
Instagram: @marlboru_
Where is Boru: www.followmychallenge.com/live/mind-mapping-2022
Where to donate: www.justgiving.com/fundraising/mindmapping
What is Mind Mapping: www.albioncycling.com/2022/09/mindmapping

Our guest today is Brady Lawrence, a Seattle-based documentary filmmaker. His first feature documentary, "Into The Rift" was selected for 'Best Event Documentation' in the Bikepacking 2020 Awards and tells the story of the Atlas Mountain Race in Morocco. A gruelling event created by the one and only Nelson Trees, creator of the Silk Road Mountain Race. 
 
It was the Silk Race that lead to Brady’s next project in which he followed the 2021 version of this race releasing a film called "How to Bikepack the Silk Road Mountain Race". 
 
We sit down with Brady and unpack what goes into the creation of these beautifully made films. 
 
Enjoy.
 
FILMS:
Into the Rift: https://youtu.be/e5k5ayE9iqU
How to Bikepack the Silk Road Mountain race: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B7D_-0eg9W8
You Can't Do It Alone — Lea Davison at Unbound Gravel: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oxuV-GEPyEI&t=20s
 
CONTACT:
Instagram: @bradylawrencephoto
website: www.bradylawrence.com

Registration for the Ceder bike race was held at the cool Clubhouse venue so we headed down to catch up with a few of the riders taking part in this years race and see how they are feeling before the big day. 
Make sure to follow @thegraveljunction @ thecederrace for race updates and information!
Enjoy!
Also check out the Clubhouse at @o_s_c_s_clubhouse.

In todays show we sit down with Adventurer, Bike Packer, Ultra-Racer, Film Maker and Guidebook Author Markus Stitz. Hailing from Germany but calling Scotland home for the last 13 years, Markus has plenty of stories to tell. From riding a single speed around the world in 2016 to starting bikepackingscotland.com to being a film maker and author.
Thoroughly enjoyed this conversation with Markus and I am sure you will too.
You can find more information about Markus and his various projects and books through the links below!
Check out his new book, which can be bought for £25 & signed by the Author: greatbritishgravelrides.com/
Bikepacking Scotland, for routes: Bikepackingscotland.com 
Explore Your Boundaries - Argyll & the Isles film: https://youtu.be/VTSaS1uGI6s
YouTube: youtube.com/reizkultur
Instagram: @reizkultur
For more information on the Ceder bike race check out www.theceder.com or @thecederrace on Instagram. Otherwise see you at the Clubhouse on Tuesday the 23rd of August @o_s_c_s_clubhouse) for registration, beers and banter!
 

As promised, here is a short recap about my time at the recent Gallows gravel bike race. I thought I would sit down and chat about the event and my experience trying to ‘commentate’ on the action as well as discussing how the race unfolded for the front running men and ladies.
Enjoy!
The Gallows : @the_gallows__
The Gravel Junction: @thegraveljunction

Todays guest is Freya Rawlins aka @Rockerawrrs, a UK cyclist (& Laywer - Objection!…Overruled!) now based in Girona, Spain. From being back in the competitive cycling arena to being your friendly neighbourhood environmentalist and co-hosting a popular podcast Freya is anything but one-dimensional. So we sat down and let the conversation flow.
So sit back, grab a cup of joe and enjoy the show!
Thanks also to todays sponsor - PRIVATEER - a supplier of best in class cycling industry products such as Apidura, Silca, Burgh & OPEN bicycles. They also produce a line of high quality sporting apparel. Check out www.privateer.co.za for more.
Its gets better!!! Use discount code graveljunction15 for a 15% discount at checkout. T&C’s apply.
 
For more info on todays episode, see the links below:
Instagram - @Rockerawrrs 
Substack  - www.freyarawlins.substack.com 
Youtube - www.youtube.com/channel/UCV9UNh_nw8d3XeGKGP_wEiw 
 
Todays sponsor:
PRIVATEER - www.privateer.co.za

In todays show I sit down with my good friend Raoul de Jongh. Raoul, an accomplished athlete in his own right has a long history in endurance sports having taken parts in events such as the Cape Epic and Ironman World Championship in Kona as well as some crazy event in the Italian Dolomites.
Now settled in Girona we sat down to chat about all things riding, running, swimming as well as launching an athletic apparel brand that plants trees.
I thoroughly enjoyed this one and hope you do to. 
See links below for all the various companies and ideas discussed in todays show.
Enjoy!
 
ACME Bikes - www.acmebikes.cc / @acmebikes
Privateer -www.privateer.co.za
South Industries - www.southindustries.cc 
Cleanhub - www.cleanhub.com
Ecologi - www.ecologi.com

It’s been a minute but we are back and what a great show to kick off with! Taking advantage of a few days in Girona, Spain I managed to sit down with the one and only Sami Sauri aka Sami the Adventurer / Film Maker / Story teller and now Clothing Designer (more on this BREAKING NEWS in the show).
I hope you enjoy this entertaining yet super relaxed conversation I had with Sami in her old town Girona photo studio.
If you dont already, follow Sami on @samisauri on instagram for the latest news and adventures.
Enjoy!

A bit of a different show today so join me as I discuss a few points of view on whether gravel should be in the World Tour including the beautiful new Spanish gravel race - Clasica Jaen Paraiso Interior and finish off the episode with a bike packing short story I recently had published on The Gravel Union website.
Let me know in the comments what you think of this format as there might be one or two more in the coming weeks before I make it back to dry land and normal programming can resume.
Enjoy!
https://www.gravelunion.cc/article/Far-not-far

Great show today, sitting down with Berlin based Raphael Albrecht. An ultra-endurance cyclist taking on events such as the Silk Road Mountain race & Atlas Mountain Race to mention but a few. Now working full time on Orbit 360, a gravel cycling festival and initiative where their homepage has the great line - "Welcome to the galactic future of (gravel)-riding. We are a bunch of friends who want to make ultra cycling accessible for everyone!
We discuss a number of topics today such as Raphael's personal experience riding the Silk Road (great story in there involving a local herdsmen, a cycling jacket and freezing conditions).  We touch on the idea of unsupported bike packing races and how the idea of 'unsupported' can become a bit blurry in an age of winning and media exposure.
Lastly and probably most importantly for me, we discuss the Ride For A Reason or #ridefar initiative. A great way of putting in some big miles and testing ourselves while at the same time helping those less fortunate than us to be able to join the wonderful world of cycling.
So overall a great show. I hope you enjoy!
For more details on all that was discussed in todays show please see below:
Instagram:
The Gravel Junction - @thegraveljunction
Raphael Albrecht - @cyclingrapha
Further Race - @furtherjournal
Badlands - @badlandscc
The Rhino Run - @the_rhino_run
Sedgefield500 - @sedgefield500
Votec bikes - @votec_bikes
Website:
Orbit 360 - www.orbit360.cc
Ride For A Reason - www.orbit360.cc/ride-for-a-reason
Raphael's personal site - www.cyclingrapha.com