We’ve hosted 5 touring cyclists in the last week. Here’s a photo of one: Jeff from Quebec, Canada. He’s 4 months into a 2-year tour of Europe, and almost everything he’s carrying was bought used (Jeff is on a tight budget). Read More »
Many of you will remember Keith: the cyclist who dumped 2kg of unnecessary gear from his panniers. Now we have another story of overpacking. Steve, who’s touring Australia, has dropped 20kg of stuff from his bags! Read More »
We’ve packed our panniers and headed off to Denmark for a summer bike tour. While we’re gone, we’ve found some summer reading for you: free eBooks that show what bike touring was like in the late 1800s, when there was an explosion of adventurous bicycle tourists (many of them American), setting out to explore the […] Read More »
Cycling across Mongolia has been a long-held dream for mountain biker and adventurer Tom Allen. Recently, Tom has fulfilled his dream to bike in this relatively unknown corner of the earth, with a 1,000km off-road bike tour in the Mongolian wilderness. He tells us more about the highlights of the trip and offers practical tips […] Read More »
The next time you think your panniers are too heavy, just imagine how heavy they’d be if you were a bike touring band! That’s exactly what the Ginger Ninjas are: a troop of musicians that travel by bicycle, carrying absolutely everything with them. We caught up with them by email and asked a few questions […] Read More »
