Most people schedule adventure around life—like it’s a weekend hobby you can tuck neatly between emails and laundry. Lyndon Poskitt did the opposite. He took a sledgehammer to “normal,” built a motorcycle from the first nut and bolt (and named it Basil, after his grandfather), then pointed it at the world and let dirt, races, breakdowns, and border crossings become his nine-to-five.

If you’ve watched Races to Places, you already know the headline numbers: 245,000km, 74 countries, 11 races, millions of views—and the kind of stubborn follow-through that gets you to the Dakar Rally and back again. But Lyndon’s new book, Races to Places, isn’t a glossy highlight reel. It’s the messy, human version: the sponsorship realities, the moments you’d normally edit out, the emotional cost of chasing a dream at full throttle—and the quiet wisdom that comes after you’ve actually lived it.

 

Rackless vs rack-mounted soft panniers sounds like a gear-nerd debate… right up until your luggage starts steering the bike for you on a steep gravel hairpin. This isn’t a “best setup” listicle — it’s a real-world decision framework for weekend riders with long-distance dreams. We’ll break down when rackless makes sense, when racks are worth the commitment, and why a semi-rigid hybrid can be the most grown-up answer when you want low weight and calm handling.