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Touring Basics
The Breakdown Before assuming your bike isn’t tour-ready, take it to a local bike shop for a tune-up — a $75 service is far cheaper than buying new. Key upgrades ...
The Breakdown Ideal daily touring distance depends on fitness, goals, touring style, and terrain. First-time loaded riders should plan for half to two-thirds of their normal comfortable mileage. A physically ...
The Breakdown Key safety habits for bicycle touring: wear a helmet, eye protection, and high-visibility clothing, and skip headphones so you can hear traffic. Equip your bike with a rearview ...
The Breakdown Choosing where and when to bike tour depends on how much time you have and your destination’s ideal weather window. A short trip bookended by weekends is best ...
Whether you’re prepping for your first tour or your 50th, there are several factors to chew on in advance. You might start by addressing these four questions: What style of ...
Some would tell you that it’s not really bicycle touring unless you’re riding self-contained and sleeping in a tent on the ground. Others, including Adventure Cycling, take a more inclusive ...
At least once a week, we receive an email or phone call from someone asking if it’s okay to ride a mountain bike for their tour, whether it be a ...
Ready to make your own panniers? Enter the fully waterproof, highly durable bucket panniers made from recycled kitty-litter buckets. Panniers can come at a high price. If you’re grappling with ...
The Breakdown Budget touring strategies include traveling with a friend to split costs, using the Warm Showers app to find free hosts (filter for “Food: Yes” to also cut food ...
In 2013, I wrote about some tools for creating your own route. While the nuts and bolts of that post are still valid, I can now add the perspective of one ...
