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Touring Basics
The Breakdown Making camp becomes routine with practice. Look for flat ground, wind shelter, proximity (but not too close) to water, and a surface that won’t flood. Backcountry hygiene matters: ...
The Breakdown This guide includes a practical food list for no-cook and quick-cook options. Sip consistently throughout the day (roughly 3.5 liters every five hours), always filter or purify from ...
Heavy in Houston asks: I always overpack because I’m nervous I’ll need something I don’t have. How can I lighten my load both mentally and physically? Dear Heavy in Houston, ...
You don’t have to plan your bikepacking trip months in advance, but it certainly doesn’t hurt — especially if you want to tackle a long ride overseas. Here’s a general ...
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 ...
The Breakdown Planning a first group bike tour with beginners works best kept simple: choose a short, flat, accessible route (in the author’s case, 20 miles from a central transit ...
The Breakdown Being ready for basic bike mechanicals is as important to trip planning as packing food and layers. The two most valuable skills to learn before a tour are ...
My boss’s thick white mustache twitched nervously under fluorescent lights in the tiny office. Outside, the stars still shone bright in a navy blue sky of frozen predawn. I told ...
Every time the Adventure Cycling catalog arrives at my house, I sit down, flip it open to the centerfold, and stare. It’s a map of the United States, laced with ...
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, ...
