Rough Stuff Cycling in the Alps guide book

A project in London, UK by Max Leonard
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Rough Stuff Cycling in the Alps – the original guide to adventuring by bike in the Alps, reprinted with stunning vintage photography
Backers: 645
Average Pledge Per Backer: £35

Funded: £22,278 of £2,500
Dates: Feb 23rd -> Mar 25th (31 days)
Project By: Max Leonard
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Latest News

Final cap design

March 22nd - via: kickstarter.com
Hi everyone A quick update to show you the final cap design. We've kept it fairly simple: it sports walking route markings taken from the book's cover photo and a Pannier.cc logo on the underside of the brim; and some of Fred Wright's original maps... (Read More)

Fred Wright and his photos…

March 21st - via: kickstarter.com
Hello everyone While I've been starting on the copy-edit, Andy, the book designer, has been working on the area maps and sorting through the photos.  There'll be a map update soon, but I asked him to write something about Fred's pictures. The... (Read More)

Map work from Stefan…

March 16th - via: kickstarter.com
Hi everyone Updates thick and fast at the moment.  Thought I'd take a minute to explain the map situation in the book. Fred provided 17 maps. One overall, showing all of the Alps and naming the 16 different regions he concentrated on. Then 16 area... (Read More)

GPS in the book?

March 15th - via: kickstarter.com
Hi everyone I've had a couple of people asking me whether we will be adding GPS coordinates to the reprint of Rough Stuff Cycling in the Alps – a topic that probably deserves an update to itself. It’s an interesting idea, but I don’t think we... (Read More)

Some words from James Olsen

March 14th - via: kickstarter.com
Hi everyone James Olsen, who founded the Torino-Nice Rally, has just sent me the first draft of his introduction. Exciting!  So I thought it would be a good time to share some of his thoughts. I had asked him before the Kickstarter launched what... (Read More)

A few words from Fred Wright…

March 3rd - via: kickstarter.com
Good evening from Siena, where I have been working at a rather brutal Strade Bianche.    A quick update to say that work is not stopping on the Rough Stuff Alps guide.  I heard from Fred Wright today (his emails are intermittent, as he goes to his... (Read More)

Stretch targets achieved!

February 26th - via: kickstarter.com
Hi everyone Didn't think I'd be writing again this quickly, but we've been blown away by the support. Thank you all again.  It means that we hit our stretch targets in about 18 hours! That means 1) that we'll include double the photo section we were... (Read More)

The origins of the Rough Stuff

February 25th - via: kickstarter.com
Good evening everyone, and thanks again for the amazing support on the first weekend of our Kickstarter.  A quick update to share a link to something I wrote on Pannier.cc about the origins of the Rough Stuff project – my interest in the reprint... (Read More)

Funded already!

February 23rd - via: kickstarter.com
Hi everyone Thank you so much for your interest in the book – it's just hit its target!  I knew I really wanted to see this book, and there would be quite a few other people interested too, but I didn't think we'd make our funding target within... (Read More)

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