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The Breakdown Keeping it simple works best for beginner group tours: choose a short, flat, accessible route; take charge of food and cooking yourself; and share a detailed packing list ...
The Breakdown The two most valuable skills to learn before a tour are fixing a flat tire and removing and reattaching a chain link. A solid roadside repair kit includes ...
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 ...
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.
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 ...
