Every February, thousands of cyclists come to Amsterdam for the Fietsenwandelbeurs. It’s a gigantic fair centred on everything of interest for bike tourists, hikers, campers and anyone who enjoys the outdoors. As part of the event, 3 bike routes are nominated for ‘best bike route of the year’. Here are the 2013 selections. Read More »
Archive | Bike Touring Tips
Tips For Bike Touring In Cuba
In many ways, Cuba is a bike tourist’s dream. Quiet roads. Good accommodation. A compelling history. Here are our tips for travelling by bicycle across Cuba. Read More »
Where Baby Sleeps When We’re Bike Touring
We began camping and bike touring with our son when he was just a few months old. One of our biggest concerns was finding a way for him to sleep safely and comfortably. Here’s how we adapted our camping set-up to accommodate baby. Read More »
Packing A Folding Bike For Air Travel
Advice on packing your folding bicycle for air travel, based on our experience preparing a Brompton and a Dahon Speed TR for a flight to Cuba and the tips we gathered from other experienced cyclists. Read More »
A Handlebar Bag Hack (and a newsletter ‘whooops’)
In our latest newsletter, we told you about a handlebar bag created by attaching a Klick-fix bracket to the back of a normal Ortlieb front pannier. What we didn’t do is insert the pictures correctly, so everyone on the mailing list saw an error. Whooooops! Here are the pictures so everyone can see this bike […] Read More »