Adventure Cyclist
Scenes from the Saddle
There’s no need for applause or fanfare: the bandana is a modest accessory. A humble servant. A beacon of hope, with seemingly limitless possibilities for utility and function housed within ...
This article originally appeared as part of the Cyclists Travel Guide in the March 2020 issue of Adventure Cyclist magazine. Over the last few years, single-chainring (known as 1x or “one-by”) ...
This article originally appeared as part of the Cyclists Travel Guide in the March 2020 issue of Adventure Cyclist magazine. If you’re looking for a new touring bike in 2020, you’re ...
Gearing up for your first cross-country bicycle adventure? You may be wondering how to physically prepare. It’s important to give your body plenty of time to get used to cycling: ...
This review originally appeared in the February 2020 issue of Adventure Cyclist magazine. Three years ago, we took a look at GT’s then-new Grade, the type of bike we think ...
Let’s be real: research is intimidating. It reeks of homework and can raise even more questions than it answers. “Am I really prepared for this? What if I get lost, ...
About an hour’s ride from Adventure Cycling’s headquarters in Missoula, Montana, there’s a little campsite along Rattlesnake Creek. It’s called Poe Meadow, and it’s easy to miss. There’s no picnic ...
I used to think that international bicycle travel was only for braver souls. I envied those who could pedal away from a foreign airport, self-sufficient on their loaded bikes, cheerfully ...
Astral Leviathan wheels, $1,050 A nice set of wheels can go a long way to waking up an otherwise tired, old bike, and Astral’s Leviathan touring wheels did exactly that ...
The Breakdown Traditional touring bike geometry features a slack head tube angle, high trail numbers, long chainstays, a long wheelbase, and a low bottom bracket — each contributing to stable, ...
