Why do people ride bicycles on such gruelling roads?

Satomi Yamada, an editor whose life’s work is travelling the world by bicycle, captures the beautiful yet harsh landscapes she witnessed during her cycling journey in Kyrgyzstan and the self-supported 'Silk Road Mountain Race'. This ZINE also features a record of her participation in 'The Japanese Odyssey' and traces the footsteps of the legendary cyclist Mike Hall, who laid the foundation for modern bikepacking races. Through the visual expression of Tetsuya Nagato, it multidimensionally unravels the profound depths of ultra-distance cycling—a culture so captivating that it becomes an 'alluring obsession that overtakes your life'.

為什麼人們選擇騎著自行車，挑戰如此艱險的道路？

將騎自行車環遊世界視為畢生志業的編輯山田さとみ（Satomi Yamada），記錄了她在吉爾吉斯的自行車旅行，以及參與自給自足型賽事「Silk Road Mountain Race」期間，親眼見證的壯麗而嚴酷的自然景觀。

本期 ZINE 也收錄了她參加「The Japanese Odyssey」的騎行紀錄，並回顧傳奇自行車手 Mike Hall 的足跡。他是奠定現代 Bikepacking 賽事文化基礎的重要人物之一。

透過永戶鐵也（Tetsuya Nagato）的視覺創作，本刊從多重角度探索 Ultra-Distance Cycling（超長距離自行車騎行）的深層魅力，呈現這種令人深深著迷、甚至足以改變人生軌跡的騎行文化。