Hello, fellow biker!
It is great that you pass by my website and that you want to visit the beautiful Zona Zero in Ainsa, Spain with your bike. Unfortunately, I won´t be guiding you this year.
New year, new unbeaten adventures
In 2021 I want to make mountain biking with Unbeaten Adventures more adventurous. I feel we as a mountain bike community have been too much focused on convenience, with bike shuttles being the main transport to get us to the top of a hill or a mountain. It is time that mountain biking becomes more adventurous again. I want to live up to my company name. Using one shuttle to get us in the back country and have an epic bike adventure back to Ainsa. Or have a big day out on the bike from Usana (Unbeaten HQ) and experience Zona Zeroin all its glory.
Where to eat after your mountain bike ride in Ainsa? Updated for 2021
Mountain biking makes you hungry, so where should you eat in and around Ainsa? During or after the ride you can to treat yourself to the food the area has to offer. If you don’t eat meat you will have a hard time in Ainsa. It is hard to eat vegetarian here let alone vegan, maybe a good topic for a future blog.
Of course you can have pizza in La Tea or in La Creperia, for great tapas with a beer go to the Sie7e bar (all open the whole year round) and you should definitely should have un menu (around 15 euro, they come with a bottle of wine) in one of the restaurants but let me share you my selection of places to eat in Ainsa and around.
Where to stay when you are on a bike holiday in Ainsa? Updated for 2021
Unbeaten Adventures is not a travel agency and therefore by Spanish law we are not allowed to offer full holiday packages. However we can recommend you beautiful places to stay and we can help you with your booking. Check out our 3 selected places for a good nights rest after a full day of mountain biking. Depending on your budget & needs you can choose a hotel, an apartment or a casa rural.
FOR SALE (SOLD) - Commencal Meta META AM V4.2 Essential size M
FOR SALE - Commencal Meta META AM V4.2 Essential size M
I am selling Marce (my lovely wife) her Enduro bike. It is a Commencal Meta META AM V4.2 Essential model 2017 which we bought new in march 2018 straight from Commencal in Andorra. Since the birth of our son in 2019 Marce hasn’t ridden the bike anymore. It has been used as a rental bike a few times in 2019. Bike has some scratches form normal use of what you could expect in Zona Zero
Price 1900 euro. (New price 3299 euro)
I'm not guiding yet. Why?
People all over the world are affected by the COVID-19 crisis, us included. It has been and still are intense time for us and the world. After more then three months the Spanish state of alarm was lifted on June 21 and most of the European borders opened again.
Which ment that I was allowed to guide again. When I look at my Instagram feed, I constantly see happy messages of other guides and bikers in Spain and Europe that they can guide again. Not me I am not ready to guide again. There are a few reasons for that
How to create a dream bike shed for free during Spanish lockdown?
Ever since last September I wanted to re-do my barn and turn it into a proper bike shed. Only until the Spanish government locked us up due to corona mid March I had time to really start thinking, designing & working in the re-construction of my bike shed.. The goal was to use recycled material only , not spend any money and create a space that really is a sanctuary for my mountain bike passion. Have a look to see if I succeeded.
Bike review - my new Commencal META AM 29 TEAM 2020
I choose the Commencal enduro bike over their trail bike, because I wanted a bike that gets me down some of the hardest trails in Zona Zero and Puro Pirineo with more confidence. Commencal nailed it in terms of designing the well balanced looking META AM 29 and a great paint job. This bike makes me a better mountain bike guide. This is the best bike I could possibly ask for as my next guiding bike. It makes me a more confident mountain biker, which is important because that gives me more energy to focus on guiding clients.
Unbeaten Adventures in Up/ Down mountainbike magazine
it is an honour to be in the mountain bike magazine that helped me become the mountain biker I am today
I am humbled to be in the Up/ Down mountainbike magazine with an article about all the beauty Ainsa & Zona Zero has to offer. And beyond stoked that I am on the cover too, that to me was a huge surprise. Up/Down mountainbike magazine was a huge inspiration for me back when I still lived in the Netherlands and now I appear in it myself.
The 5 best things about mountain biking in Ainsa, Zona Zero
I am going to add some mountain biking excitement for when the corona crisis is over and we can welcome you back to Ainsa again for some epic mountain biking. Here are the 5 best things about mountain biking in Ainsa, Zona Zero that are waiting for you are allowed to travel to the Spanish Pyrenees again.
Support your local business NOW! Drink Rondadora beer.
New guiding services, new webdesign, & updated identity.
Shall I go ONLINE with the new website or NOT? So I was really excited about the new Unbeaten Adventures website and all the new things we developed for the upcoming guiding season(s). And then Covid-19 happened. Due to the corona virus the the world came to a standstill. Spain went in to a lockdown and it is now forbidden to ride my mountain bike. And the outdoor industry is going to have a massive crisis, just like the rest of the world. But I am releasing my new website anyway. Why? First of all because I am quiet proud of the result after the amount of thinking, designing and work I put into it. Second because it might inspire you to keep on doing what you love. I expect I need to change things because the mountain bike & tourism industry is going to change a lot and I have to adapt my guiding business accordingly. The mountains and its trails will not go away and they are here for you to enjoy in the near future.
What skill & fitness level do you need for riding in Zona Zero & Puro Pirineo?
Experience “The Dutch Enduro Week” in images and vlogs
In short the Dutch Enduro Week is a mountain bike trip where we show you the best of Zona Zero and Puro Pirineo over 5 days of riding. Some days are shuttle assisted and some are 100% pedal yourself. We sleep in Ainsa old town with one of our local partners and have a trip to the local Rondadora brewery. This week is not exclusive for mountain bikers from the Netherlands. If you happen to look for a mountain bike trip during that week in Ainsa, you are invited to join.
My take on the Zona Zero badlands
Youtube is full of POV shots from the trails in Zona Zero. Some are nice some are less interesting. The badland trails just 2 km from my house are very popular to ride with a GoPro. On a nice Sunday afternoon I thought I had a take on filming the badlands but not with my GoPro, but with normal camera and a tripod. This is stage 4 of the 2018 Enduro World Series race in Ainsa.
Ainsa, Zona Zero through the eyes of a client.
5 reasons why you should go and ride your mountain bike somewhere new.
Last month I made a guest appearance on the Emerald MTB website with my blog about the joys of being a mountain bike guide. Now it is time to return the favour to Owen Fransen. He wrote a blog about the reasons why you ride your mountain bike somewhere else then your home trails. I can’t agree more with the reasons in this blog. Enjoy reading.
Becoming a Kona Ambassador for 2020 part 1
The joy of being a mountain bike guide in Ainsa, Zona Zero
What is it like packing up your life and moving everything to a new country to start a new business doing something you love? Just read on
Ever since my studies 20 years ago I wanted to work in the mountain bike industry. I studied Product Design and when one of my fellow students started working at Ghost bikes, I wanted to work in the bike industry as well..
Where to eat after your mountain bike ride in Ainsa? Updated for 2021
Mountain biking makes you hungry, so where should you eat in and around Ainsa? During or after the ride you can to treat yourself to the food the area has to offer. If you don’t eat meat you will have a hard time in Ainsa. It is hard to eat vegetarian here let alone vegan, maybe a good topic for a future blog.
Of course you can have pizza in La Tea or in La Creperia, for great tapas with a beer go to the Sie7e bar (all open the whole year round) and you should definitely should have un menu (around 15 euro, they come with a bottle of wine) in one of the restaurants but let me share you my selection of places to eat in Ainsa and around.