Frankfurt Book Fair 2023: New books for cyclists and adventurers
The Frankfurt Book Fair is celebrating its 75th anniversary this year and has come up with some highlights for this special occasion. For the first time in the history of the fair, the youth word of the year will be announced live and in front of an audience. Under the crinchy motto "Be fly, then come by!", the trade fair invites you to be part of this exciting moment on Sunday. Saturday is also a public day on which everyone can visit the fair. From Wednesday to Friday, the book fair is only open to trade visitors.
Another highlight is the new international Comics Centre. A total of 14 publishers will exhibit here and offer visitors the opportunity to immerse themselves in the diverse world of comics. Slovenia, this year's Guest of Honour, will be presenting the Slovenian literary and cultural landscape at the book fair under the motto "Honeycombs of Words".
And that almost brings us to the topic: Slovenia has wonderful cycle tours to offer. Delius Klasing Verlag is bringing out wonderful and, above all, brand new books on the subject of bicycles, which will also be on show at the Frankfurt Book Fair. Here is a small selection of bike books that we particularly like:
The Gravelbike - Sven Bremer (Ed.)
The gravel bike is becoming increasingly popular as a comfortable all-rounder for all road and weather conditions. The book The gravel bike by Sven Bremer (ed.) is intended as a guide for all gravel bikers - and those who want to become one. Practical recommendations from buying to planning tours as well as tips and tricks on technique make the book a comprehensive guide to the world of gravel biking. The book also shows the most beautiful gravel tours in Germany and Europe. Editor Sven Bremer enjoys travelling a lot by bike himself and is enthusiastic about gravel biking on a daily basis, which opens up new perspectives and routes for cycle tours.
Bremer works as a journalist and author in Bremen. The passionate racing cyclist writes for TOUR magazine, among others. He is the author of various books published by Delius Klasing.
- Pages: 120
- Format: 17.6 x 24.6 cm
- Photos and illustrations: 128
- Price: 24,90
E-bike dream tours in the Alps - Armin Herb and Daniel Simon
The guide Dream e-bike tours in the Alps presents the 25 most beautiful routes through the Alps that can be travelled by e-bike. Both one-day and multi-day tours are presented and will whet your appetite for a cycle tour through the Alps. With tours through the Dolomites, Chiemgau and other Alpine regions, the book serves as inspiration for your next cycling holiday. It is aimed at both beginners and sporty cyclists who want to explore the Alpine world by e-bike. Useful hints and tips on the nature of the tours and GPS data to download as well as maps enrich the tour suggestions. With this book as a companion, your next holiday in the mountains will be a well-rounded outdoor experience.
Armin Herb is a freelance journalist and works as an editor for MYBIKE magazine, among others. The Munich native discovered mountain biking more than 20 years ago.
Photographer and journalist Daniel Simon has been working for BIKE and other cycling magazines for many years. His camera and mountain bike are never missing on his travels. The Munich native spends almost every free day in the mountains.
- Pages: 160
- Format: 23.2 x 26.5 cm
- Photos and illustrations: 202
- Price: 34,90
Spectacular downhill tours - Daniel Simon and Armin Herb
Up with the shuttle, down with the flow - that's the motto of the book Spectacular downhill tours. With the help of cable cars and mountain railways, more and more bikers are reaching lofty heights and can experience great downhill tours with little effort and only a few metres of elevation gain. Authors Daniel Simon and Armin Herb have travelled the trails of the Alps and compiled the most beautiful downhill routes - including those from the bike regions of Graubünden, Salzburger Land and Eastern Switzerland. The book contains tour reports with photos and altitude profiles, maps and GPS data as well as an information section with tips on the region, hotels and places to stop for refreshments.
Armin Herb is a freelance journalist and works as an editor for MYBIKE magazine, among others. The Munich native discovered mountain biking more than 20 years ago.
Photographer and journalist Daniel Simon has been working for BIKE and other cycling magazines for many years. His camera and mountain bike are never missing on his travels. The Munich native spends almost every free day in the mountains.
- Pages: 160
- Format: 23.2 x 26.5 cm
- Photos and illustrations: 207
- Price: 34,90
By bike and boat to the Bering Sea - Richard Löwenherz
In the uninhabited interior of Chukotka, experienced cycle traveller Richard Löwenherz encounters enormous challenges: Wild gravel tracks, bear attacks, snowstorms and adverse conditions. "The most exciting routes begin where all roads end!" he says. This travel and adventure book takes the reader along on the journey and the overwhelming experience of nature in the remote wilderness, which Löwenherz crossed with his rubber dinghy and a fatbike. The adventurer is also known for his blog "Lonely Traveller". Enriched with numerous photos, the travelogue By bike and boat to the Bering Sea on a mental adventure - even from the sofa.
Richard Löwenherz is an enthusiastic adventure traveller with a preference for wild and remote regions such as Iceland, Kyrgyzstan and Mongolia. His style of travelling is characterised by intensive immersion in unknown realms and testing personal abilities and limits. For some years now, he has been increasingly drawn to the inaccessible wilderness areas of northern Siberia and the Arctic Circle.
- Pages: 160
- Format: 21 x 24 cm
- Photos and illustrations: 167
- Price: 29,90
The destination is on the way - Belen Castello and Tristan Bogaard
A cycle journey begins the moment you get on the saddle and set off. Whether alone or with others, with an animal or an instrument - all the stories are included in this book. The destination is on the way is the title of the book, and also its motto. Belen Castello and Tristan Bogaard have compiled 40 travel reports from over 50 travellers from 23 different countries in this illustrated book with 500 illustrations. Extraordinary journeys, answers to more than 300 questions about travelling by bike, touring and bikepacking as well as more than 200 photos alone enrich the stories and serve as inspiration for anyone who wants to go on a two-wheeled journey themselves. And anyone can do it - off on your next cycling adventure!
The journey is the destination is the kind of book you would give to a friend who dreams of travelling anywhere in the world by bike, but is prevented from going by too many obstacles.
Belen Castello and Tristan Bogaard are passionate photographers and travellers. Cycling trips and everything related to them are their speciality - from photography and filming to writing and speaking. Their biggest concern? To get as many people as possible on their bikes.
Belen and Tristan are currently travelling with their touring bikes on the GR247 in Spain, a bikepacking route in Spain. In their book "The destination is on the way", they have compiled travel stories from various bike travellers.
- Pages: 272
- Format: 24 x 30 cm
- Photos and illustrations: 500
- Price: 49,90
Cook & Gravel - Henrik Orre
After a long bikepacking tour you need energy! The book Cook & Gravel contains 50 quick recipes for bike travellers and gravel bikers: cooking outdoors, over an open or camping fire is easy with this book. The uncomplicated travel cookbook by Henrik Orre, long-time chef for the professional Ineos Grenadiers team, is aimed at anyone who loves gravel tours, bikepacking and bike camping. With this helpful companion, your next outdoor adventure will not only be exciting, but also tasty. The versatile outdoor recipes for the different seasons guarantee a varied diet after energy-sapping hours in the saddle. This will whet your appetite for the next tour!
- Pages: 176
- Format: 21 x 24 cm
- Photos and illustrations: 150
- Price: 29,90
Maik Schröder
Editor
