Wondering how to go bike touring with just 10kg of gear? This is the lightweight packing list that helped us travel with just back bags for a 3-week bike tour in Spain. See what we took along and then let us know what you’d take if you only had back panniers to work with. Read More »
Here’s something fun: a game to teach you the basics of bike touring. Armchair Bike Touring takes you through some typical bike touring experiences, such as when to eat and where to sleep for the night. The game is fairly basic in its design but it’s an excellent way to get you thinking about life […] Read More »
Being able to cross or ford a river with your bicycle is a handy skill. You just never know when heavy rains or seasonal floods will take out a stretch of road. Being confident enough to get across the water can save you a long detour. It can also be fun and add an extra […] Read More »
There’s a certain mystique about the art of building a bicycle wheel. It’s a skill all bike tourists should probably should learn, but few of us do. Maybe we’re a little scared? We’ve now built 2 wheels and it’s not as hard as you think. Here’s our quick overview to the process. Read More »
If you only had one life and a single chance; if you could do anything, what would you do? That’s the question Scott Stoll asked himself one day a few years ago. His answer turned out to be a 42,000km bike tour around the world. Scott records the questions, lessons and reflections from his trip […] Read More »
