A camping chair is on our ‘must have’ equipment list for the next big bike trip, so I was interested to see them on display at a bike and trekking fair last weekend in Amsterdam. With our new video camera, I took this short clip showing two different camping chair kits from Thermarest, including a […] Read More »
Andrew and I are as far as you can get from the ultralight bike touring crowd. We’ve been known to carry 6 books, a rock collection and 2kg of not-yet-ripe avocados in our panniers. But still, I enjoyed finding this extensive page on ideas for ultralight bike touring. Maybe we could learn something… Read More »
You only need to know one thing about buying a rack for your bicycle tour: don’t get a cheap one. Racks take a beating on a bike tour and cheap racks are likely to break relatively quickly. Learn more about Choosing A Rack For Bike Touring and the Tubus racks we use for touring. Read More »
Here’s a fun project and a good way to stand out on tour this year: build your own bicycle trailer, out of bamboo or plywood or any other material you can get your hands on. Free plans for this nifty bike trailer come courtesy of the folks at Carry Freedom, who also make and sell […] Read More »
Heinz Stücke is the world’s most experienced bike tourist. On the road since 1962, he’s covered 600,000km by bicycle. Now 70 years old, Heinz is still going strong. Listen to this special edition of the TravellingTwo bike touring podcast to hear about how he tours, why he doesn’t wear a helmet and where he’s off […] Read More »
