So many bike tourists are now carrying laptops, that the question of how to charge them comes up very often. It popped into our email box again this week. Can you do it using a hub dynamo or other portable power gadget? Read More »
Too often, as a society, we are quick to dismiss things as ‘impossible’ or ‘foolhardy’. Start planning a big bike expedition, and you can run up against this attitude quite a lot. So, when we got an email recently from Henry & Jamie, telling us about their recent bicycle tour across mountainous Kyrgyzstan in February […] Read More »
Got a week to spare? Looking for a place to go in Europe with good weather, and easily reached by low-cost airlines? Want to bike off-road? The Cami de Cavalls on the Spanish island of Menorca might just be your perfect destination. Cyclist David Piper recently cycled this path, which runs around the edge of […] Read More »
Beer, bicycles and Belgium. They make the perfect combination for a weekend bicycle tour, full of beer tasting and fun, so that’s exactly what we did this summer. Here are some photos, the story of our tour, and a few tips for planning your own beer tour. Read More »
After you’ve been bike touring for a while, sometimes you forget that the tools you take for granted as ‘standard’ aren’t known to everyone else. One tool that falls into this category is the mini cassette remover, which is much smaller than carrying a chain whip and could come in handy if you break a […] Read More »
