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 »
The Take-A-Look mirror is often called the best rear view mirror for cyclists and after using it for 3 years, we’d have to agree. We call this mirror our lifesaver because it provided a constant view of what was happening behind us. When a car was approaching too quickly or about to pass too closely, the Take-A-Look […] Read More »
Shimano is stirring up the market for internal hub gears with the launch of its new 11-speed Alfine model. Could this be a new challenge for the German-engineered Rohloff hub, by far the favourite of touring cyclists to date? The Shimano option is certainly less expensive, with an expected retail price of just $419 U.S. Read More »
Men, look away now. And women, if you never knew you wanted to pee standing up, this article is for you. Want to have a go yourself? Leave a comment to win your very own peeing device! Read More »
