![Cycling across Europe in Winter - A list of what to take to make it a great trip](https://markusstitz.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/img_5812-590x140.jpg)
After recently cycling singlespeed across some parts of Europe in December, not the warmest time of year, I thought it would be beneficial to publish my packing list from the trip. I will be publishing reviews for some of my favourite items of kit soon, but if you are planning something similar, this list will be a good starting point.
![1000 words about: Strathpuffer](https://markusstitz.com/wp-content/themes/oxygen/images/archive-thumbnail-placeholder.gif)
Sunday morning, 4am in the middle of the Scottish Highlands. I cycle past a small village of caravans, vans, tents, all with mountain bikes piled…
![Cycling - a healthy drug](https://markusstitz.com/wp-content/themes/oxygen/images/archive-thumbnail-placeholder.gif)
Having made my point about the latest findings about professional cycling quite clear on Twitter, still wondering if it was a waste of my time…
![There is magic right behind your front door - A day out around Edinburgh's Firth of Forth](https://markusstitz.com/wp-content/themes/oxygen/images/archive-thumbnail-placeholder.gif)
It was a rather spontaneous decision to head out to explore some bits of the paths around the Firth of Forth a bit more. after…
![8 days, 1560km, one Christmas.](https://markusstitz.com/wp-content/themes/oxygen/images/archive-thumbnail-placeholder.gif)
The first big news for day eight is – I made it! I am home in Schwobfeld in one piece and arrived just in time…