Legacy Timeline

Heritage

The story of Bike People, Fischerei Eder, and our expeditions in one evolving archive.

1992

The Pioneers

Founding of one of the very first MTB tour organizations in Switzerland by Thomas Fischer (Tom) and Volker Jährig. Karin Eder joined in 1998. As pioneers we published tour details online and you could even book online—elsewhere in Switzerland that was still unusual. Weekend tours in Switzerland, Germany, and at Lake Garda.

The pioneers: founders collage
Founders collage (archive)

1999

Label Fischerei Eder - Preparation

From Switzerland to the Cinque Terre and back via the Vinschgau.

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Landscape on the 1999 Italy test ride
Italy test ride (archive)

2000 - 2001

The Great World Trip

Los Angeles to Vancouver. Australia: Darwin, Broome, Coral Bay, Cape Augusta, Kalgoorlie, Adelaide, Melbourne. Asia: Bangkok, Chiang Mai, Myanmar, Penang, Johor Baru, Singapore.

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Landscape on the 2000/2001 world trip
World trip (archive)

2007

Tandem Down Under

Adelaide – The Ghan to Alice Springs, tandem to Uluru, hire car back, tandem to Darwin.

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Open outback landscape, Australia tandem 2007
Tandem Down Under (archive)

2023

Bikepacking Iceland

Ferry with bikes, Ring Road, storm before Höfn – almost a full loop.

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Iceland bikepacking 2023 – on the bike
Iceland (archive)