In the adventure-cycling world, India’s beautiful Himalaya mountains are one of the most interesting and scenic places you can go bike touring. Christian Dittmann recently completed a bike tour in this area and now he’s sharing practical tips for cycling in the Himalaya mountains. Read More »
Author Archive | Friedel
Biking Eurovelo 6: Along Europe’s Rivers

Eurovelo 6 is a 4,000km long bicycle route that runs from the Atlantic Ocean in France to the Black Sea and follows 3 of the largest rivers in Europe: the Loire, Rhine and Danube. David Piper recently returned from a ride along part of Eurovelo 6. In this guest post, he describes the route and […] Read More »
100 countries. 100,000km. An Interview With An Epic Bike Tourist.

Alvaro Neil is one amazing bike tourist. He started cycling in 2004 and is still going strong. He’s also a professional clown, who performs free shows in communities that he visits along the way. Watch this video, to hear his stories from over 85,000km of bike touring. Read More »
Review: Optimus Crux Canister Stove

The Optimus Crux is the smallest, lightest stove we’ve ever seen. When folded, it easily fits in the palm of your hand. It’s pretty obvious why this stove might appeal to anyone trying to make their bags lighter. We’ve been testing it out and we’ve found both good points and some quirks to this little […] Read More »
Free Bicycle Dictionary (Great For Touring!)

Here’s a cool cycling publication: a booklet with key cycling terms, translated into all 23 official European Languages plus Arabic, Japanese, Chinese and Russian. It includes parts of the bicycle, accessories and phrases for bike touring. Read More »