Carradice

Growing in popularity alongside a boom in gravel bikes and a hankering for the road less travelled, bikepacking is perhaps best summed up by the maxim: pack light, travel far, but what is bikepacking?

As part of his study into the world of Audax, photographer and cyclist Fergus Coyle interviewed a fellow Audax Club Bristol member, Rory Stuart. 

In March 2024, Tom Phillips' and friend rode the Route of Caravans - a 700 mile cycle expedition through the Atlas, Anti Atlas, Sahara and Jbel Saghra.

Eleanor Jaskowska throws the spotlight on how she got into Audax cycling, what motivates her to keep going and why communities are important. 

"Both Ben and I collect old bikes. Nothing unusual about that. What’s slightly more unusual is we both prefer to wear cycle clothing that suits the period of the bikes we ride. Now in the 30s and 4...

As some of you may already know, Carradice has been handcrafting quality bicycle saddlebags and pannier bags since the 1930's. We have been sent in an old catalogue and price list by Gary Essex, a...

At Carradice, we're all bicycle nuts and although attending Bespoked is meant to be about promoting our products, we just can't help being drawn to all those beautiful handmade bicycles. And so, la...

We received a letter from Paul Wagner, questioning whether the signature in each bag is a real person... “While out on a ride recently, someone mentioned that all of your bags are signed on the...

On the Road to India: David Clilverd and Sue Barlow   Sue and David rode from UK to India raising funds for Oxfam way back in 1988 and Carradice were very happy to sponsor their great effort, a...