Finding insurance for an extended, international bike tour can be complicated. That’s why we recently ran a survey of bike tourists who’d been on long tours to ask their advice. Now we have a long list of possible insurers to share with you. We also discovered that many people – a third in our survey […] Read More »
The Karakoram Highway is one of the world’s great roads, and also a classic bike touring route. In this edition of 10 Questions, John & Gayle share tips for cycling the KKH, based on their experiences riding from Kashgar in China to Islamabad, Pakistan in summer 2010. Read More »
Going on a big adventure? Want to talk to other people who’ve been or are heading out on extended journeys? Head to London then for a night of adventure planning and chatter on April 7th, from 6.30pm to 9pm at the Royal Geographical Society. Read More »
Emil is cycling from Sweden to China. Hundreds of other cyclists will make similar journeys this year, but Emil’s is special because in 2009 he couldn’t walk. In this interview, Emil tells us how he recovered from a serious back injury to cycle again, and offers tips for dealing with back pain while bike touring. Read More »
The Sea To Summit X Bowl is a collapsible bowl made of food-grade silicon.It’s compact, lightweight (just 80g) and big enough to hold a healthy serving of pasta. We needed some new camping plates and we’d met other cyclists who were happy with their X Bowls, so we bought a couple X Bowls to try […] Read More »
