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When I was a kid, I read stories about men who traveled around the world. Men walked or cycled across countries. Men slept under the stars and foraged food. Men found ...
This article first appeared in the February 2022 issue of Adventure Cyclist magazine. By the time my dad dropped Dan and me off in front of the blue house on Cherry Street ...
This article first appeared in the June 2016 issue of Adventure Cyclist magazine. It was the end of the very first day of our bike journey across the U. S., and all ...
I’m an avid bike commuter. I ride to the grocery store, to work, to friends’ houses, to the library. These miles always feel useful — they set me in motion ...
This article first appeared in the June 2013 issue of Adventure Cyclist magazine. For the past 30 years, Special Collections at the University of California at Los Angeles has held some 400 ...
The door to the laundry room was locked. The metal doorknob was cool in my hand as I tried again. Shoot. Shut. A single incandescent bulb hung above me in ...
This article first appeared in the Oct./Nov. 2021 issue of Adventure Cyclist magazine. In 2002, at the age of 50, Henry Gold, a Jewish Slovakian with Canadian citizenship who rode bikes to ...
Cycling is my favorite way to connect to my surroundings. With every pedal stroke, I feel more grounded and in the moment. Each bump in the road beneath my wheels ...
From A to B: A Cartoon Guide to Getting Around by Bike by Dave Walker We all need a little whimsy in our lives, especially in these trying times. To ...
This article first appeared in the August/September 2021 issue of Adventure Cyclist magazine. Dwan Shepard of Co-Motion Cycles calls the S&S coupler the finest bicycle component ever made. For the uninitiated, the ...
