Adventure Cyclist
Scenes from the Saddle
Mist rising from the waterfall shimmers in the late afternoon sunbeams that cut through the forest. As I look up at the ravine wall we’ve descended to stand next to ...
Many cyclists have had to deal with charging dogs while riding bicycles. They speak of wrecks, losing a shoe, ripped pant legs, and even socks with teeth marks. There have been damaged ...
At first, I thought I was hallucinating. That looks like a bear, I thought as the critter leaped out of the woods into the middle of the bike path, but it’s too ...
One of the easiest and most liberating ways to travel by bicycle is traveling without a bicycle — renting, that is. For many, renting a bike after arriving at a ...
Does the thought of a bike tour, spinning for hours on the open road, make your legs tingle with excitement? Me too! But one of the biggest drawbacks of a long tour, ...
“You’re out here alone?!” cried the woman, her face a crinkled map of concern. I was used to this. Standing at the entrance to a small-town grocery store in Missouri, ...
As the director of the Ciclismo Classico Bike Travel Film Festival, I see more bike touring videos than just about anyone, and with GoPro and other helmet cams making it easy ...
A few years ago, as I became more interested in cycling and touring, I started reading bicycle touring journals on crazyguyonabike. In some of the journals, the touring cyclists mentioned staying ...