Planning a bike tour? We’re Friedel & Andrew and we’ve ridden our bicycles over 50,000km, though 31 countries. This site is all about inspiring and helping you to get out and travel by bike as well.
Start with journals from our world bike tour or explore our Bike Touring Resources section, with articles on…
Touring Bikes: Expedition Touring Bikes * Mid-Range Touring Bikes * The $100 Touring Bike
Planning: Route Planning * Picking A Destination * What to Budget * How to Save Money * Insurance For Bike Touring * Planning Timeline * Packing Your Bicycle Panniers
Equipment: Equipment List * Essential Tools * Racks * Ortlieb Panniers * Trailers * MSR Whisperlite Stove * MSR Miniworks Water Filter * Ortlieb Folding Bowl * Thermarest Mats * Camelbaks * Sunglasses * Cycling Shoes * Pedals * Topeak Mountain Morph Pump * Picking A Tent * Sleeping Bags
Transport: Flying With A Bike * Cargo Ships
On The Road: Finding Showers * Wild Camping * Hospitality Clubs * Staying Healthy * Filtering Water
Challenges & Adversity: Dogs * Mountains * Rainy Weather Cycling * Bike Theft * Bike Touring On Your CV
Countries & Regions: Australia * New Zealand * Central Asia * Europe * Southeast Asia * North America * And Many More…
In addition to bike touring, we occasionally blog about what’s going on in our personal lives. Mostly, this isn’t bike related.
Get in Touch if you still don’t see what you’re looking for. We’d love to share what we know and help plan your next cycling trip.
Lightening The Load: Another Overpacking Tale
Many of you will remember Keith: the cyclist who dumped 2kg of unnecessary gear from his panniers. Now we have another story of overpacking. Steve, who’s touring Australia, has dropped 20kg of stuff from his bags! read more...
Bike Tour Of Denmark: Our Photos
We’re back from a bike tour of Denmark, fully convinced that it’s one of the best countries in the world to see on two wheels (as long as the weather is in cooperative mood). While we’re writing up our stories and reviews to share, maybe you’ll enjoy this slideshow of photos. read more...
A Light, Strong Clothesline For Camping
Here’s a homemade clothesline that a couple bike tourists have made themselves. It allows Ingrid and Yves to air out their clothes every night, and hang up plenty of washing while camping. read more...
Free Bicycle Touring eBooks
We’ve packed our panniers and headed off to Denmark for a summer bike tour. While we’re gone, we’ve found some summer reading for you: free eBooks that show what bike touring was like in the late 1800s, when there was an explosion of adventurous bicycle tourists (many of them American), setting out to explore the world on two wheels. read more...
10 Questions: Bike Touring The U.S. Southern Tier
Stephane and Sheri Marchiori, a French-American couple, recently finished a world bike trip by biking the Southern Tier route, across the United States. Now they’re sharing tips and advice on cycling the Southern Tier, which takes in the Grand Canyon and the Mojave Desert. read more...
Planning For A Bike Tour In Denmark
As you read this, we’ll be cycling Denmark from the German border in the south to Skagen, at the northernmost tip of the country. We’ll have plenty of tips for cycling in Denmark when we return. In the meantime, here are some links that helped us plan this trip, and thoughts on planning a trip to Denmark. read more...
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