this is a sponsored post in collaboration with Bikester

Summer has finally arrived which means that the biking season is finally upon us! Me and Dan bike every day, often more than once, and I have come to love urban biking! We live in a small town where it makes a lot of sense to commute between work, to do groceries, head to the climbing gym or the forest. In the summer we often bike to a lake to go for a swim.

I know every turn and bump in town at this point and as I zoom down the grassy hill in our park and up onto the road there’s a huge sense of freedom.

With my bike I can go wherever I want to and when I want to, using my own body. It’s amazing! No need to care for timing the bus, having gas in the car or expensive parking. As a bonus I get to work out, especially as I try to keep up with Dan and his long legs.

Having a bike also opens up for bike packing which is a great experience

I’ll be honest though, I used to hate biking. I had some bad experiences with it as a kid and it left a mark on me. So as an adult I’ve kind of avoided it. As a result I was quite hesitant towards picking it up. Biking in town with loads of people and cars added to the fear but Dan loves it and was determined I bike with him.

It was a struggle at first and I had to take my time but now I’m comfortably zipping through town rather quickly and I love biking together with Dan. I even bike during winter now too! I had a decent bike but last year I upgraded to a mountain bike so I can easily switch between being in the city or pedalling through the lush greenery that surrounds Sundsvall.

Lately Sundsvall has put a lot of money towards constructing more bike lanes and bike lights, and Södra Berget got
funding to expand the MTB-trails a lot so we are very stoked to be biking even more in the future!