AURORA - 2014People

9th Stage: Hokksund – Oslo

auroracollective — Fri, 12 Sep 2014 14:15:31 +0000

The last day of our tour is here. The previous ones went too fast and the weather seem to think the same. It was raining the whole night and morning in Hokksund. Today the last stage was around 100 km, but we decided to change the route just some minutes before leaving in heavy rain. The whole tour we had no real accidents and we wanted to get everyone safe to Oslo. So we cutted down the route and went for a 75 km ride with some elevation in the region around Oslo.
Luckily the rain stopped after just a few kilometers and the sun came up for us. Again the Norwegian nature/landscape showed what it has to offer, even in more populated areas. The clouds and morning fog were hanging deep in the hills that surrounded us. The stage was relaxed even when there were some short and steep climbs every now and then. Everyone had fun and besides the traffic jam we hit around Oslo it was a eased ride. As we arrived in Oslo we felt great and couldn’t believe that we rode from Hamburg more than 1200 km to finally end up in Oslo. Crossing Denmark, Sweden and minor parts of Norway. Our support/film crew was awaiting our arrival at the Opera House in the Oslo Harbor and it was kind of our personal Champs-Élysées as we climbed up to the highest point of the Opera House.
We made it.
Proud, exhausted, happy, sad, ease of mind, energized… so many different feelings in a few moments while looking at Oslo. The time sadly went fast, we had the best team we could wish for, made new friends and help each other in every situation. No big problems and no drama. Together we achieved something special and many of us wished to just continue riding together and see more places.
Maybe next year….

After a shower we went to Grünerløkka and had some burgers and milk-shakes in the Nighthawk Diner. Awesome place and the best choice for having the last evening together.

Thanks to each and everyone for making this trip special!
Thanks to our sponsors for helping us realizing this trip.
Thanks Heimplanet, Ahrberg, Clif bar, Red Bull, Bombtrack, Irie Daily, Kenda.

And of course thanks to all readers.
We hope you liked the short recaps and the pictures. You find even more recaps, pictures and stories about our tour on rad-race.com.

We will soon come back with more visuals from our trip and hopefully next year with a short documentary.

Thank you!

Sebastian

5th Stage: Nibe – Gothenborg

auroracollective — Sun, 07 Sep 2014 19:37:16 +0000

Today was a frantic stage. Our ferry from Frederikshavn to Göteborg was booked for 1400. So we had to arrive at the harbor by no later than 1330. But there where around 110 km for us to ride and so we sadly had to get up early. At 0830 the whole camp was packed and the ride began. It was a quick transfer ride without any special events. But as always we had several flat tires which costs us time and in the end, we made it to the ferry exactly in time with around 45 minutes left until the ship puts out to sea.
We had 3,5 hours time to relax at the ferry, got some food and chilled under deck.
As we finally arrived in Göteborg, we directly went to a cycling shop (CykelCity), to get some spare parts and made our way to the hostel. This is the first hostel we will spend our night in.
We all where happy about a real bed, as we were really exhausted.
We just rode across the whole country of denmark by bike within 5 days.
The end of this day saw one group leaving to Göteborgs City centre to get some food there and stroll through the nightlife, while the other group cooked something in the hostel.

We are finally in Sweden and we can’t wait to start our first stage over here.

Today I rode again the whole tour, all in all it was about 123 km and my knees did a good job today.

3rd Stage: Skaerbeak – Ringköbing

auroracollective — Thu, 04 Sep 2014 14:30:48 +0000

As a cyclist, especially when you are on a longer tour, the weather plays a great role. Sure there are clothing and technical options for every situation, but you still have to ride and cope with it. Luckily the weather seem to like our Tour de Skandinavia and so it stays wonderful most of the time. The third day makes no exception. Again, we tried to get up as early as possible, had a foggy breakfast together and packed our van. We are getting used to this daily routine and got the job done quickly.
Our route guided us to the dykes again, where we had to ride some gravel roads. Those caused flat tires again, but we are getting used to it. At least it gives some time to check out the surrounding and landscape.

I rode the full stage, approx 154 km!The beautiful view at the waterfront and to our first longer stop behind Esbjerg shortens the waiting time.
Entering Esbjerg we where amazed by all those mansions directly at the beach and the road right next to it. In a small village behind Esbjerg we took a ~~short~~ longer break and enjoyed some coffee and cappuccino next to the beach.

It was hart to leave and continue our route. The rest of todays route was characterized by strong head and cross winds, the stronger riders battled it out for the rest until we splitted in different groups for the last 15 kms and finished with our prefered speed. In my case – I rode a 32-35 kmh pace with Henne, had a nice conversation and a ice cold coke. Probably the best way to end a stage. With just some minutes behind the last riders arrived at the camping site and we cooked some noodles together, drank some beers and faded away the evening.
Tomorrow will see our longest stage, let’s see how this will turn out.

Some new visuals from Max Ritter

auroracollective — Mon, 06 Jan 2014 18:18:25 +0000

Happy New Year everybody!

My friend and first AURORA teamrider Max Ritter from Berlin is traveling a lot at the moment, but he also had some time to take some new pictures.

Check them out.

Max Ritter – Rock’n’Roll
Photo by Joe Beckert

Max Ritter – BS Hurricane
Photos by Dennis Scholz

New trippy video part by Konrad Waldmann

auroracollective — Fri, 27 Dec 2013 19:46:35 +0000

Hej,
if you following AURORA on facebook, you might have noticed some pictures of this young german skateboarder from Potsdam. He goes by the name of Konrad Waldmann and AURORA is proud to support him with gear. Sadly he got injured in the beginning of this year, but he recovered and used the late summer to film a lot.
You better watch him in 2014!

Check out his latest video part.

#thekidsallride

David Pili – Welcome Edit.

auroracollective — Wed, 18 Dec 2013 14:24:25 +0000

Some months ago, I introduced David Pili to you guys. Now i’m really stoked to present his welcome edit!
Filmed this fall by Pepy Todesky and his brother Laurent Pili, David rode some new spots in their town Geneva, especially the new skatepark.
It seems that his first pair AURORA V2 Straps still lasts.

Filmed by: Pepy Todesky & Laurent Pili
Edited by: David Pili
Camera: Canon 60D, Vivitar fisheye

Song: Black Lips

Please visit:
www.shredcrew.com