Adventure Cyclist
Scenes from the Saddle
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 ...
It’s impossible to be a spectator in Sudan, especially on a bicycle. The entire country welcomes you, invites you in for tea, and warmly demands to know where you came ...
About a year ago, I found myself once again lying in bed, my bandaged leg propped up on a wall of pillows. It was my second ACL reconstruction in two ...
On a bike tour through the Southwest, I stepped out of Cartel Coffee Lab in downtown Tucson and jumped with excitement when I saw three touring bikes parked against the ...
This story originally appeared in the May 2020 issue of Adventure Cyclist magazine. On May 12, 1993, five strangers gathered at my home in Virginia to begin a cross-country bicycle tour. ...
Shimano RX8 Women Gravel Shoe, $250 The best shoe for bike touring walks the fine line between being stiff enough for best-in-class energy transfer for efficient pedaling but also comfortable enough ...
In the May issue of Adventure Cyclist, we reviewed Deputy Editor Dan Meyer’s personal Surly Wednesday, a Frankenstein-esque experiment in which he transformed his winter fat bike into a summer ...
