Adventure Cyclist
Scenes from the Saddle
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
It was nearly noon, and the wind was starting to pick up. But with the temperature approaching 100 degrees, we were most concerned about the heat. Well, no. I guess ...
Tent? Check. Sleeping bags? Check. Spare tube? Check. Headlamps? Check. Sippy cup? Check. Blankie? Check. Stuffed bunny? Check. Extra diapers? Check. Posing for a celebratory photo to mark the ...
While preparing for a tour in southern Oregon, I realized I had to make some changes to my beloved gravel steed. Like many bikes in the gravel/adventure/all-road/whatever category, my Salsa ...
You don’t get much sympathy from your riding buddies when you complain, “I have to ride another review bike,” and you’re pedaling some shiny new bit of steel. It’s true ...
Tour Divide racers ride the roller coaster of emotions as they hammer the 2,700 miles separating Banff and Antelope Wells. I know this from 1. talking to racers firsthand, 2. reading and ...
