It is a new year, new spring and a whole new adventurers ahead.

Today I got my new bike and I’m just a bit excited about it.

It is a kinda hybrid, somewhat like a recumbent bike, but not really a recumbent bike. It has many similarities, but the driver sits in a bit more upright position. It has long wheelbase and over seat stearing.

The bike is from a Finnish company Solifer, which started as a company manufacturing headlights and dynamos for bicycles in 1948 and later in 1956 started also to manufacture bicycles.

Now days bikes are no longer completely manufactured in Finland, but parts are build abroad and some of the bicycles are assembled in town of Salo, Finland.

As I bought this bike secondhand I’ll be spending next couple days going trough it, checking and adjusting the gears and brakes and stuff, give it some air to the tires and lubrication for the chains and cogs.

The bike itself is a budget solution and I’m still dreaming about those hi-end things that companies like HP Velotechnik and Azub makes. Maybe someday I will own one like that also.

For some added inspiration, here’s a small list of some of the YouTube videos that I’ve been watching during the dark and cold night of the winter:

• Bicycle Touring – Alaska to Alberta – 2015 by ForestyForest
• SEE THE WORLD 1: The North (full movie) by Iohan Gueorguiev
• Sweden, Finland & Norway Bike Tour: Bicycle Touring Pro Documentary (FULL MOVIE) by Bicycle Touring Pro
• The JaYoe World Tour | An Introduction | JaYoe Travelogue | Chapter 1 (of 41) by the JaYoe Nation
• The Journey by Paul Pritchard
• Bikepacking Japan – Tokyo to Kyoto by John Br0
• A JOURNEY BEYOND I (Full Length Documentary) by Bombtrack Bicycle Co.
• A JOURNEY BEYOND II (Full Length Documentary) by Bombtrack Bicycle Co.
• Winter Baikal | Full MOVIE | Baikal Lake Crossing by Recumbent Bike by AZUB recumbents

and this…

• Life Lessons From a 7-Thousand-Mile Bike Ride | Short Film Showcase by National Geographic

I’m planning to do some bikepacking around Finland to start with in this spring and summer. And when I get more confidence with the bike, hopefully do some longer trips into the national parks here in Finland.