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    • Ecotopia Biketour
      • A bit of History…
      • How we organise
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      • Participation guidelines
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        • Discussion forum
        • Contact form
    • 2017
      • Winter meeting (Biketour 2017)
      • Call-out for projects
      • Get involved!
    • Concepts
      • How it’s organized
      • Tasks & Rota
      • Online tools
      • Photo sharing
      • Skill-sharing
      • Consensus
      • Dumpster-diving
      • Rocket Stove
      • Veganism
    • Blog
    • Media Archive
      • Photos
      • Videos
      • Press
      • Propaganda
    • Links
    • Previous years
      • A bit of History…
      • 2016 – Out of Trash
        • Flyers and Posters
        • Route
        • Registration
        • Call-out for projects
        • Visa information
        • How to get there
        • Get Involved!
          • Spread the word!
          • Suggest projects
          • Host us!
          • Translate
          • Be a local coordinator
          • Raise funds
          • Donate
          • Be creative
          • Join us!
        • Winter meeting
        • 2015 – Scandinavia
          • Route plan
          • Flyers and Posters
          • Registration
          • How to get there
          • Call-out for projects
          • Autumn meeting
          • Winter meeting
        • 2014 – Balkans
          • Route Page
          • Register!
          • Booklet
          • Spring meeting
          • Newsletter Archive
        • 2013 – Beyond Borders
          • Biketour Events
          • Blog archive
          • Berlin DIY Bike Workshops / Resources
          • Newsletter Archive
            • Newsletter 1/2013
            • Newsletter 2/2013
            • Newsletter 3/2013
            • Newsletter 4/2013
          • Theme
          • Route Page
          • Places to visit
          • Day by Day
          • Host us!
          • Registration
        • 2012 – Towards Degrowth
          • What is Degrowth?
          • Day by Day
          • Projects and campaigns
          • Links
        • 2010 – Climate justice
        • 2009 – Feel the Heat!
          • Smerige staalgigant verenigt Bosniërs
    Drawn map of the 2017 region

    Ecotopia Biketour is a self-organized environmental and social activist bicycle tour that has been cycling through different parts of Europe each summer since 1990. On our way we visit social and environmental projects and groups, to learn about their struggles and visions, to exchange knowledge, to create connections and to support them by participating in actions or doing some physical work. Read more about what the Ecotopia Biketour is.

    Ecotopia Biketour 2017 will go through Germany, France and may be to Switzerland and eastern Spain. A more specific route will be announced on the website as soon as it is decided. If you have some recommendations for projects, groups and events for us to visit on the way or would like to help preparing the tour, write to 2017@ecotopiabiketour.net. Read more about Ecotopia Biketour 2017.

    Biketour concepts

    Participation guidelines
     
    Participation guidelines
    Because we all have different visions of life and diverse personalities, Ecotopia Biketour has developed a set of basic values, which helps all of us to create similar expectations from this project.
    Self-Organisation
     
    Self-Organisation
    As we oppose any leadership or hierachical structures, the Biketour is organised in an open way where everyone can be a part of.
    >how it's prepared
    >consensus
    >circles
    Online Tools
     
    Online Tools
    We try to use free and open-source software as much as possible in the preparation process. The same goes for sharing photos and videos in the group.
    On the road
     
    On the road
    Everyone should be able to cycle with the Biketour. Therefore we keep distances low and have scouts going ahead who mark the route. Everyone can follow the signs on their own level of speed. Any tasks like scouting, cooking or pulling a trailer are shared.

    =>tasks & rota

    =>trailers

    =>wildcamping

    Food
     
    Food
    All communal food on Biketour is vegan and cooked with wood on our mobile rocket stove. Whenever it's possible we go dumpster-diving and buy food from local farmers and small shops.
    > veganism
    > rocket stove
    > dumpster-diving
    Activities
     
    Activities
    We plan and make many activities on the tour: skill-sharing, helping at projects, joining actions and protests, bike-fixing and other events.
    > skill-sharing

    Latest blog posts

    Biketour update for 2010-05-26

    biketour May 26, 2010 May 26, 2010

    Already 20 people have committed to join this year's tour – register now before we run out of space! http://www.ecotopiabiketour.net/ #

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    Biketour update for 2010-05-25

    biketour May 25, 2010 May 25, 2010

    Today is 25th May. Which means one month to the start of Ecotopia Biketour 2010! Join us! http://www.ecotopiabiketour.net/ #

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    Biketour update for 2010-05-17

    biketour May 17, 2010 May 17, 2010

    Viens nous rejoindre cet été! Doe met ons mee deze zomer! Mach mit bei der Biketour 2010! http://www.ecotopiabiketour.net/join-us #

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    Biketour update for 2010-05-08

    biketour May 8, 2010 May 8, 2010

    @ig_fahrrad thanks for the RT! in reply to ig_fahrrad # Registration for Ecotopia Biketour 2010 in UK, France, Belgium, Germany now open! http://www.ecotopiabiketour.net/join-us #

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