In December, a group of superheroes will jump on their bicycles and ride around Texas. These aren’t your usual high-flying, danger-sensing, glow-in-the-dark superheros, but they do have capes and their own special power: a desire to make a difference to the communities they pass through. We caught up with one superhero, to discover how bicycle […] Read More »
Bike touring sometimes requires you to be creative, especially if your bike breaks down and you can’t get access to the parts you need. How about fitting a 32-spoke hub to a 36-spoke rim? It’s possible, if you have no other choice… as two bike tourists tell us in this interview. Read More »
Looking for a great bike-touring gift for a kid? A new children’s book, Dog Detectives, might be just the thing. It’s written by Fin & Zoa: a couple who gave up their jobs to bicycle tour with their dogs Jack & PocoLoco. Together, this unlikely quartet has pedalled over 17,000km. Their adventures have provided the […] Read More »
There’s a new, free eBook guide to bicycle touring in South West Bolivia; published by world cycling duo Sonya & Aaldrik of the Tour.tk website. Inside the PDF, you’ll find maps, notes of essential services like water points, supermarkets and hospitals and a ton of general information about cycling in this rugged and challenging part […] Read More »
Earlier this year, I was both amazed and honoured when I had the opportunity to intervew Heinz Stücke – the world’s most travelled bike tourist. That interview was released in a podcast, and now we have a transcript of it too! The transcript is thanks to a kind reader, who volunteered to type it out. Read More »
