Adventure Cyclist

Scenes from the Saddle

 
With regards to the debilitating condition known as the Cycle Tourist Tantrum (CTT), there are many potential risk factors one must keep in mind. Many factors, when identified, may offer ...
Oct 12th, 2018
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You never know quite what to expect when leaving on a bicycle tour. Most of us plan for a wide variety of weather, terrain, mechanical issues, and more. But when ...
Oct 4th, 2018
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If I asked you to list the Seven Wonders of the World, would you be able to do it? You might first ask, “Which Seven Wonders?” There are many lists: ...
Sep 28th, 2018
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When I first spotted Kathryn, she was nothing more than a speck on the road in front of me. I was cycling through Montana, in the midst of my first-ever ...
Sep 26th, 2018
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Well, I did it. I managed to string together nearly 25 days of riding along the Great Divide Mountain Bike Route and get myself from Banff to Antelope Wells. It ...
Sep 25th, 2018
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We’d begun to wonder whether we might, as a career, have local tourism bureaus pay Keriann and me to not come to their town. First it was New Zealand in ...
Sep 23rd, 2018
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During their last bikepacking trip in Colombia, Kurt and Spencer got to talking about their next adventure and had a wild idea — invite a bunch of friends and strangers ...
Sep 19th, 2018
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The technical specs for the $1,299 Co-op Cycles ADV 1.1 cut right to the chase: “Best use: bike touring.” Truer words, etc. Some bikes in this price range suffer from ...
Sep 14th, 2018
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Seven deadly sins, seven days of creation, seven wonders of the world, seven musical notes, seven years for two white-haired grannies to bicycle the TransAm. Wait! What?   Russ Roca ...
Sep 13th, 2018
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When was the golden age of cycle touring? The penny farthing era? The summer of ’76 with the birth of the Adventure Cycling Association (then Bikecentennial)? The advent of mountain ...
Sep 12th, 2018
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