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With apologies to the old saying “Stop and smell the roses,” if you’re going to stop while riding Adventure Cycling’s Idaho Hot Springs Mountain Bike Route, it really shouldn’t be ...
The Breakdown: The biggest obstacle for most people is self-doubt, not age or fitness. Bike touring is possible at almost any age: riders in their 70s and 80s regularly complete ...
The Breakdown Build your base by riding often, then extend one weekly ride to several hours at a comfortable all-day pace. Use long rides to practice route-following and trailside repairs. ...
This story originally appeared in the 2024 Nov/Dec issue of Adventure Cyclist magazine’s Final Mile essay anthology. *** I rode with tears streaming down my face. I pedaled as hard ...
The Breakdown Wildfire smoke is up to 10 times more harmful than car exhaust — and heavy breathing during exercise bypasses your nose’s natural filter. Monitor air quality via the ...
Bikepackers love to bring just the essentials, stripping down to the bare minimum in terms of gear, but when it comes to personal hygiene, we owe it to ourselves to ...
This interview has been edited for clarity. Lael Wilcox is one of the world’s best endurance cyclists. She won the Trans Am Bike Race in 2016, set the Tour Divide’s ...
This article first appeared in the April 2022 issue of Adventure Cyclist magazine. If the COVID pandemic has taught me anything (aside from the more profound truths that life is inherently fragile, ...
This article first appeared in the March 2018 issue of Adventure Cyclist magazine. Some days you want short and quick breakfasts. Other days you want to sit and contemplate for a while, ...
I looked down at the sleeve of Oreos in my handlebar bag, the Pop-Tart crumbs embedded in my zipper, and I drank another gulp of chocolate milk. Sometimes it’s fun ...
