- "I ride, therefore I think"

The Existential

BIKER

Writer, Speaker and UK Land Speed Record Holder

What's the Existential Biker all about?

It’s about living the life you were meant to live. I woke up to that after living most of the life the way I was expected to. I was a consumer, like most. Buying things in the hope that they would bring happiness. All that happened was a hollowness and continued grasping, because I was fed and bought into the illusion that things and security meant happiness.

 

All the time, I was only helping someone else to buy into their dream and wish fulfillment which was probably as twisted as my own. What I really needed was to be who I always was inside, an adventurer and a warrior. Then I woke up and finally did something about it. I started to embrace change, life and my own potential.

The STOIC RIDER

OUT NOW!

Blending ancient Stoic philosophy with the raw, sometimes ridiculous lessons I’ve learned from a life on two wheels, The Stoic Rider is for anyone who’s ever felt stuck, afraid, or uncertain… and chosen to move forward anyway.

 

It’s about resilience. About leaning into discomfort instead of away from it. About the kind of clarity that only arrives in motion — and the kind of peace you find when you stop fighting what you can’t control.

 

I wrote this for you — the rider, the seeker, the one who’s quietly wondered if maybe there’s another way to meet life. Not harder. Not faster. But wiser.

Where to Buy

 

The Stoic Rider is available worldwide — wherever you like to get your books. Order online through Amazon, or support your local bookshop by quoting ISBN 978-1-0682107-0-9 and they can bring it in for you. Available in paperback and eBook.

 info@existentialbiker.com

Latest Posts:

Louisa on a white Hayabusa on I-80

The Road is the Teacher

This is the twelfth and final post in a 12-part series exploring the philosophy behind The Stoic Rider. In The Road is the Teacher, Louisa Swaden reflects on Rocky Balboa’s famous words about resilience, sharing how the road – both literal and metaphorical – rewards not appearances but endurance. Every 5 to 7 years, we change, shaped by the challenges and beauty we encounter. The road teaches us not to dominate, but to listen, adapt, and keep becoming.
Looking out over the Brecons

Answer the Call: Why Purpose Isn’t Found, It’s Felt

This is the eleventh in a 12-part series inspired by my book, The Stoic Rider: Philosophy in Motion. This chapter explores the idea of purpose – not as a plan, but as a pulse. A call to live a life that feels honest and expansive. The kind of life you can look back on and say: I showed up fully, even when it was hard.
Checking your mirrors on motorbike

Check Your Mirrors

This is the tenth in a twelve-part series exploring the lessons in The Stoic Rider. Louisa reflects on how a quick glance back – whether at your past or your ego – can save you from bigger mishaps ahead. Just don’t get stuck staring.