You have a great desire to leave, but still some questions to resolve. With which bike? What to take along? How to train, and how much? What to eat? And the route? The stages? The nights?
BAM! 2022 has passed, but somehow it’s still here, like a suspended love, like the smell of the sea, like nostalgia.
Some, perhaps all, practical informations you need before arriving at BAM! Are you ready? See you in Mantua!
Maurizio Carucci at BAM! will talk about his bike trip, his choices a little against the tide and he will play his first solo album Respiro.
A new adventure on a bike: Pietro Franzese is ready for his next trip that will take him to pedal in fixed gear from Milan to the North Cape.
There are people who have been part of BAM! since the beginning.
People we feel close even when they are literally on the other side of the world: Happy Family returns to BAM!
It will be for this reason that we are happy that Brooks England has returned to BAM! this year, with many activities in line with what we are talking about: travel, adventure, products made for those who do not pursue fashion but care for the environment.
The nice thing about a bike trip? It lasts much longer than the time you spend in the saddle.
A trip leaves you with memories and feelings that accompany you for a long time and can be an excellent topic of conversation over a beer with friends.
Giulia’s, Ramona’s and Alexia’s trip to Lanzarote. Five days cycling around the island in touch with the most unspoiled wild nature.
A small summary useful for those who want to take a couple of days to go up in the North, in Flanders!
Antonio Di Guida arrives at BAM! to tell about his latest bike trip across the borders of Israel and Palestine.
John Bosco Balongo, creator of the Great African Cycling Safari, answers a few questions before arriving at BAM! on June 11!
BAM! is coming back to Mantova: from 10 to 12 june we will meet again in front of the medieval town, near the lakes.
Unfortunately, the places to sleep in tents at BAM are sold out (if we manage to make room we will open a new slot … stay tuned)
Who are we? We come from afar and we go further.
We are travelers.
For many years I have chased the claim of becoming a good mountaineer. I sneaked into every climb of a certain type by trading my inexperience for my strength. I was always behind everyone, but I carried the heaviest loads.
Sometimes it’s nice to push yourself into the unknown, but how nice is it to take a bike from time to time and be 110% sure that a bike trip will be perfect?
The large community of bicycle travelers based on hospitality and friendship fully respects the values of BAM! and we are proud to be part of it.
Who are we? We come from afar and go very far.
We are travelers.
A short bikepacking loop that mixes dirt roads, singletrack trails and an ancient road used in the middle age to trade wine.
Our Bear, which somehow represents all of us bicycle travelers (hopefully not for nail care), opens the tent in front of the panorama of Mantua, ready to experience another BAM!
Happy New Year to all; that 2022 will be full of fulfilled dreams and horizons, in some way, achieved.
A project that aims to accelerate the resumption of post-pandemic events and promote respect for the environment and territories.
The most logical overnighter loop in the magnificent Lagorai mountain range.
No Borders, Andrea Campa’s journey between Italy and Slovenia
What makes you belong to something? what is the sense of belonging? In that sea that is life, where we are suspended between infinity and
Sofiane Sehili is a smiling Frenchman, 37 years old, able to win many of the toughest races on the planet, like Silk Road, French Divide,
The night. For some of us it is the real reason that makes us take the bike to start a long ride. Getting lost in
If BAM! Is not enough, we also add pre-BAM! The Pre-BAM will be held on Friday 11 June at the wonderful Mulino dei Veraghi. We
You don’t need to pedal in Alaska to feel alive. Primo Levi said “not to be strong, but to feel strong”. For this BAM! supporters
Traveling by bike in bad weather is possible, must! 5 tips from the youngest Indian cyclist to have completed the world tour! The warm season
Shooting is a verb in common between two passions that often live in symbiosis within us, cyclists more or less adventurers. Shoot, photograph, shoot to
Traveling is always also about “storytelling”. Landscapes, people, emotions, fatigue and beauty become words and, today, often thanks to the ease that smartphones allow us,
A toubabou is a “white-skinned” person: and it is one of the ways in which many peoples of West Africa refer to Europeans. It was
In just over 24 hours, BAM! CAMPFIRE is sold out. It will be that the borders begin to weigh on our desires. Maybe the horizon
Beatrice Filippini è un infermiera di terapia intensiva. A 27 anni, mentre lavorava a Londra, ha deciso licenziarsi per inseguire un sogno: pedalare in Sud
Beatrice Filippini is an intensive care nurse. At 27, while working in London, he decided to quit to pursue a dream: pedaling in South America.In
Our most recent bike adventure starts from a somewhat romantic dream: to reach the top of the highest volcano in the world, as well as
If in your life you have never cycled more than 20 km and, one day, you decide to pedal East until “the money or the
Willy Mulonia today is an expert Tour Operator with thousands of kilometers in the legs and thousands of clients accompanied around the world. But how
A hot July day, 40° on the deck of a ferry to cross the lake of Koman. A guide who leads a group of wealthy
From 25 to 27, in Mantua, in front of the lakes, travelers from all over Italy and beyond will meet. Three days of music, meetings,
Everything starts like this, just a few words. – Dario! In February I have a week of vacation, I would like to go for a
We’ve decided: BAM! will take place in september. We did it for many reasons, but mainly because BAM! it is first of all a party
Transamazzonica, o Transamazonica, come si dice in Brasile. Solo la parola fa tremare le vene e i polsi. Sinonimo di avventura, di foresta vergine e
It was a while since I thought about my first solo trip, where to do it, if I prefer warm places, what to bring with
Still raining. That fine rain that doesn’t look like but gets wet right into your bones. The one you expect when you decide to ride
Valentina, 33 years old, I come from the green Valle di Primiero immersed in the Dolomites. Travel since 2013, mostly alone, I lived and worked
WHAT WILL YOU DO EXACTLY? So, I will leave on February 5th for Magadan, a port city facing Kamchatka (if you played Risico you know
There is something, when we were children, that made us the happiest children in the world. There is something that, when we were children, we
Three days of meetings, music, rides and events dedicated to those who ride to go far. Thousands of travelers are expected from all over Italy
BAM! European Meeting of Bicycle Travelers 17th-19th of May 2019 Mantua The fifth edition of BAM! in Mantua from the 17th to the 19th of
Great success for the fourth edition of BAM!, European meeting of bicycle travelers. In Mantua more than 5,000 visitors in 3 days. Arrivals from all
Who says that only under the sun you can be happy, has never danced under the rain! It seems that the weather will be variable,
BAM! is a journey that begins before. Which has already begun. It started when we said goodbye to each other last year and promised not
#MakeMeBam! Si é concluso il Contest estivo del BAM! Volevamo conoscere la vostra felicità, la vostra felicità in bicicletta. E lo abbiamo fatto tramite un
If it rains we will feel so good that we won’t even notice. Who says that only under the sun you can be happy, has
Il BAM! è stato anche occasione per scoprire nuovi progetti e prodotti, taccondoli con mano e ascoltando la voce degli ideatori. Tra questi ci ha
Davide Stanic is a traveler, who loves life, the real one, the one that you can actually feel. He also loves writing. Author of the
Fabio Consoli is an illustrator, but he is also a traveler, a bike, life and freedom passionate. He traveled with his partner across the world,
Which bike to use to cross Italy? Which bike to use to go to Alaska? Mauro Bertolotto (Pedal Domani) will tell us. Once you would
If you don’t know where you are going, you can’t get lost. Problem solved. But if you ride a bike to go somewhere, the way
“La Repubblica delle Biciclette – the history of Italian’s on a bike”, is the first concert ever made by a band on a bicycle. Placed
Every great journey, every path which leads towards a goal needs to have a preparation for body and mind. We begin to enter in the
16-17 Yoga and the body: stretching and muscle dissolution. After a day cycling we offer a series of yoga positions particularly suitable for bike travelers
10 people, 10 bicycles and 1200km. They decided to leave, they trained and then they finally crossed Patagonia. We call them Mr. Nobody and we
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Today the web site is online 😉 Many things will be sort out, follow us and enjoy the 2016 edition!
The new edition of the european bikers is coming soon. For the second edition we will meet near Venice. More details is coming soon.
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With the patronage of
Provincia di Mantova
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With the patronage and support of
Provincia di Mantova
Partners
Media partners
Friends
