Adventure Cyclist
Scenes from the Saddle
Bicycle touring across the United States can leave one at a loss for words, but the desire to share what has been accomplished compels many of us to document our ...
This article first appeared in the July/August 2023 issue of Adventure Cyclist magazine. British writer Graham Greene once wrote that he was attracted by the blank spaces on maps; those ...
Laura Killingbeck cycling the Chihuahuan Connector toward the Dragoon Mountains in Arizona. Laura Killingbeck The Chihuahuan Connector is a 283-mile dirt cycling route between Tucson, Arizona, and Hachita, New Mexico. ...
Death is the ultimate bliss. Victims rescued from drowning recount the warm feeling of acceptance that washes over oneself when faced with an undeniable, undefinable fate. As for myself, I believe ...
As the latest niche in the cycling world — gravel — continues to evolve, it’s refreshing to throw a leg over a bike that isn’t trying to invent its own ...
This article first appeared in the May/June 2023 issue of Adventure Cyclist magazine. On the penultimate day of a weeklong journey through the middle of southern Italy’s Calabria Region, our ...
I’m bombing down a forest trail. Wheels judder. Pebbles shoot in all directions. Panniers rustle behind my seat post. Palms ache against the vibrations of my handlebars. Vision blurs as ...
There’s something alluring about a long-distance adventure. Maybe it’s the chance to disengage from the complications of daily life. Maybe it’s to do with the way long trips distill life ...
This article first appeared in the March/April 2023 issue of Adventure Cyclist magazine. Standing on Main Street in Greenville, California, there is an eerie silence. Aside from some old hunks of burnt ...
A version of this story ran in the August/September 1983 edition of BikeReport. This version appeared in the June 2016 issue of Adventure Cyclist magazine. Huddled around a café table in the ...
