Adventure Cyclist
Scenes from the Saddle
It was my first time traveling to a new place to bikepack. I’d only known Saara for five months, but we’d bonded quickly and I trusted her. Having lived in ...
Silva Trail Speed 4XT Headlamp, $240 I try not to get caught in the dark while riding, but it happens, so I usually carry a headlamp for camp and a ...
Who took you on your first bike trip? As with most outdoor pursuits, most of us had a mentor, someone who took our hands and showed us how to do ...
This story originally appeared in the June 2020 issue of Adventure Cyclist magazine. “Are you okay?” Barbra leaned her bike against the railing in front of the school and jogged ...
Hammerhead Karoo, $399 Big things may come in small packages, but sometimes they come in, well, big packages. The Hammerhead Karoo is a case in point. Unlike so many other ...
When the going gets tough, they say, the tough get going. It’s a phrase that conjures rugged individualism — reminiscent of cowboys and dust and bootstraps. But when we hit ...
Picture an adventure cyclist. What do they look like? In Episode Four, we hear from women whose perspectives on athleticism and privilege have been shaped by their backgrounds, their bodies, and ...
Doing something for the first time, especially when it has known dangers, often requires a leap of faith in yourself and in others, but what comes out the other side ...
Any seasoned bicycle traveler will tell you that it’s the uncertainty and the constraints of it that make this form of travel a true adventure. Our plans are sometimes unexpectedly ...
The other night, I lay in bed, laptop on my stomach and tears running down my face. After having finished Sarah Outen’s book, Dare to Do, I watched the recently ...
