Our recent photo contest to find a cover shot for the upcoming 2nd edition of the Bike Touring Survival Guide received an outstanding response: over 700 photos were entered! Here are the 12 shortlisted photos. Read More »
Archive | Touring Cyclists
In Memory Of Pete & Mary
In memory of Pete & Mary; two cyclists who sadly died during their round-the-world bicycle tour. We’ll miss them. Read More »
Interview: Touring With A Folding Bicycle
Africa on folding bikes? Absolutely! Read the story of Jo and Jan – a couple who’ve cycled the length of Africa on ‘foldies’, with a bit of help from trucks, buses and trains along the way. They call it ‘hitch-biking’ and in this interview they share some tips with us for touring on a folding […] Read More »
A Cyclist’s Week: Ken & Julie’s First Week of Bike Touring
These keen cyclists recently completed a 4-month bicycle tour from Spain to the UK and back again – over 6,500 kilometers. This is a journal from Julie & Ken’s first week of the journey, when they learned some valuable lessons about pacing and just what might cause that annoying squeak coming from your bicycle… Read More »
A Pick-A-Path Bicycle Tour: Meet Indiana June
A bike tour can be full of decisions. Should you pick the dirt road or the city route; should you shelter from a storm in a hotel, or hide out in your tent? Most of us make these decisions on our own but today we heard about Indiana June, who’s going to let everyone else […] Read More »