Thanks to the blog of Eric & Amaya, a couple who have been bike touring for several years, we’ve discovered a series of video interviews with the fellow bike tourists they meet on the road. The latest video features a couple cycling from Vancouver to Buenos Aries. Read More »
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An Adventure Called Bicycling
Take 3 pairs of underwear and a pair of pliers, but leave the paperback books at home. That’s the advice from the An Adventure Called Bicycling blog I’ve discovered recently. RJ, who rode across America in 2009, now writes up helpful hints and gear reviews for other cyclists. Read More »
Family Bike Tour – 5 People, 1 Bike – Reaches The Pacific
Last summer, the Pedouin family – that’s parents Bill & Amarins and daughters Cheyenne, Jasmine and Robin – hoped on their bright yellow five-seater bicycle and set off from Kentucky, bound for Alaska. Now, after nearly 7 months of determined pedalling, they’ve reached the Pacific Ocean and are turning north. Read More »
Heinz Stücke: Bike Touring Since 1962 And Still Going Strong
Heinz Stücke has cycled a massive 600,000km by bicycle over the last half century – enough to go around the world 15 times. Along the way he’s been attacked by bees, shot at by rebels and hit by cars. He ran out of water in the Sahara Desert and had his bike stolen 6 times. […] Read More »
Latest ‘Fastest Round The World’ Ride Kicks Off Sunday
The latest attempt on the ‘fastest round the world by bicycle’ record starts on Sunday, when British cyclist Vin Cox leaves London. He’s aiming to complete the 29,000km circuit in less than 150 days and will follow a challenging route that takes in northern Africa, India and Argentina. Read More »