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 »
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 »
We’re happy to leave a lot of things behind when we go bike touring but a good night’s sleep isn’t one of them. Recently, we had the chance to test out Exped’s SynMat 7 and DownMat 7 sleeping mats, to see if they were as comfortable and warm as people have been telling us. Read More »
Hurrah! After a year of hard work, we’re proud to announce that our new Bike Touring Survival Guide is here! We’re sure you’re going to love it. It’s an eBook in both PDF and .mobi format for Kindle. There are 240-pages, packed full of practical bike touring advice. Read More »
We all love knowing what’s in everyone else’s panniers, so when Gary emailed us with his packing list, we decided to pass it on. The list is from a tour Gary and his wife did of Sardinia. They cycled over 800km with just 8kg each of gear; washing clothes every day and camping. Maybe you’ll […] Read More »
