We just spent a day wandering around one of Europe’s biggest cycling fairs, the Fiets en Wandelbeurs in Amsterdam. Three-year-old Luke was tagging along and this limited our time to look around. We couldn’t honestly say that we stopped at more than half of the stands but we still managed to make a few discoveries, […] Read More »
When choosing a rim for the next wheel on your touring bike, you may want to avoid Mavic’s XM719 model. We’ve recommended this rim in the past but it seems something has changed. In the past month, several bike tourists have contacted us to report broken XM719 rims. Read More »
We recently received an email from Peter. He wanted to share his touring set up on the Brompton folding bike and show how it’s possible to carry quite a lot of luggage with no modifications. Read More »
Last weekend we were out cycling when we spotted something different on the bike path: a recumbent-style trailer for kids. We weren’t quick enough to get a photo of it but later we searched online and discovered that we’d seen the WeeHoo trailer. Read More »
Ever dreamt of ditching the paper maps for a bike tour? Steve Rock did just that for a recent 3-week tour of France, and wrote about his experience in a recent article for the UK’s CTC Magazine. Read More »
