Adventure Cyclist
Scenes from the Saddle
The Breakdown Build a two-part navigation setup: your route track plus a big-picture overview map showing roads, landmarks, and topography for emergencies or shortcuts. Use smartphone apps like Gaia GPS ...
The Breakdown Lazy way: grab an established route from Adventure Cycling. It’s already scouted for water, camping, and sweet spots. DIY way: use Ride with GPS to craft your own ...
Choosing an inspiring bikepacking route is half the fun — second only to riding it, of course! This is the time to let your imagination run wild.
The Breakdown Bikepacking is multi-day cycling focused on off-the-beaten-path exploration, typically on gravel or dirt roads. There are three main styles: self-contained (you carry everything), supported (a vehicle or guide ...
It should not have been a grand revelation for me, and yet, at the helm of my small hatchback full of warm sleeping bags, dog food, LaCroix, and first aid, ...
Small, lightweight backpacking gear is ideal for a bike overnight. If this is your first time though, don’t get wrapped up in shopping for gear right away. Make do with ...
When I applied to the Adventure Cycling Greg Siple Award for Young Adult Bike Travel at the end of 2018, I hadn’t pictured myself as a future tour leader. But ...
The Breakdown Dispersed camping on USFS and BLM land — nearly 20% of the U.S. — lets you camp almost anywhere for free with no reservation. Key rules: stay 100 ...
When my trusty MSR Whisperlite International stove started sputtering in the high pampas of Ecuador, I stubbornly dug my heels in. I knew my stove so well that after years ...
As my wheels rolled along its roads, the Great Divide Mountain Bike Route (GDMBR) offered constant reminders that I was not alone. I had come for this, in part, after ...
