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Lab Test: Lowering Your Tyre Pressure Will Greatly Improve Your Bike’s Comfort

April 6, 2021

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4 New Bikepacking Products That You Need To Know About

Lab Test: How Quickly Can You Charge A Battery or Smartphone With A Dynamo?

6 New Bikepacking Bikes That You Need To Know About

Why Frame Stiffness is Critical In Understanding Ride Feel & Quality

6 New Bikepacking Bikes That You Need To Know About

March 21, 2021

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Why Frame Stiffness is Critical In Understanding Ride Feel & Quality

February 26, 2021

Here Are The 13 BEST Bikepacking Bikes For 2021

January 13, 2021

List of Rohloff Bike Models For Touring and Bikepacking

December 31, 2020

Fresh Updates For The Bikepacking and Touring Bicycle Buyer’s Guides!

December 5, 2020

Here Are The 18 BEST Flat Bar Gravel Bikes For 2021

October 3, 2020

The 25 BEST Gravel Bikes For 2021 – Under $1000

September 4, 2020

The 2021 Tout Terrain Silkroad Offers Lovely Attention To Detail

July 23, 2020

Touring VS Bikepacking Bikes: What Are The Actual Differences?

July 8, 2020

The New 2021 Surly Disc Trucker: My Honest Thoughts

June 24, 2020

How Would I Build A Custom Round-The-World Touring Bike In 2020?

June 10, 2020

Videos

Never Too Late: Ron’s First Bikepacking Trip At 71 (Video)

February 18, 2021

Is It REALLY Too Dangerous To Cycle Across Mexico? (Video)

November 1, 2020

Video: Meet The Man Who Travels BIG Distances With His Dog [EP.18]

September 20, 2020

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Videos

Video: Her First Bikepacking Trip // Trans Mexico 2000km Documentary [EP.17]

March 13, 2020

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How Much Do Hub Dynamos Really Slow You Down?

The Fascinating Aerodynamics of Bikepacking and Bicycle Touring

Rim Dynamos Can Now Generate 70% MORE Power Than Hub Dynamos

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List of Hub Dynamo USB Chargers and Charging Systems for Electronic Devices

Which Is Best? Mechanical or Hydraulic Disc Brakes On Touring and Bikepacking Bikes

Should You Use A 1X, 2X or 3X Drivetrain For Touring and Bikepacking?

What’s The Best Bicycle Gearbox? Rohloff Hub vs Pinion Gearbox

100,000km On Belt Drive: The Best Bicycle Drivetrain Available!

23 Insane Touring Bike Features That Need To Be Seen To Be Believed

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Gallery: Cycling One of the World’s Best Road Loops

August 21, 2015

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Folding Bikes

Review: Tern Eclipse P18 Folding Bike (2/2)

August 14, 2015

Tern Eclipse P18 Folding Bike

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Folding Bikes

Review: Tern Eclipse P18 Folding Bike (1/2)

June 5, 2015

Travel Tips

50+ Solo Women Cyclists Who Have Epic Bicycle Touring Experience

October 9, 2020

Travel Tips

MapOut, The Best Smartphone Mapping App – Just Got Updated!

The Comprehensive Guide To Bikepacking Racing: Learn Everything In One Book

The Top 10 Countries To Travel By Bike (According To 150 Continent-Crossing Cyclists)

The 2019 Ultra Endurance Bike Racing Manual – By Apidura

Guide: How To Put Together an Ultralight Bikepacking Kit

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Check Out This Droolworthy Page Street Cycles Pinion Touring Bike

November 15, 2016

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This Moonmen M10 Electric-Assist Tandem Titanium Fat Bike Is Out of This World!

March 28, 2016

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A Wooden Bicycle? Renovo Prove That A Wood Touring Bike Is Possible

February 12, 2017

Tandem Bicycle Touring: Everything You Need To Know

Tandem Bikes and Parts: Everything You Need To Know

Hase Pino Tandem: Info from Long-Distance Tourers

Review: Co-Motion Equator Tandem Frameset

Gear Lists

22kg Gear List: CyclingAbout The Americas Over Three Years

This is my complete gear list for the next three years as I cycle from Argentina to Alaska. – I intend to camp most nights, so I’ve packed to be self-sufficient for days on end.…

December 1, 2017

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Cadence: The Secret To Cycling Easily Up Hills

Low Climbing Gears On Your Road Bike: Seven Road Crankset Options

Lake Hume

Gradient Threshold: How To Calculate The Steepest Hill You Can Cycle Up

You’re Doing It Wrong: Hills Are NOT Harder Than Cycling On The Flat

Best Road in the World

The 40 Best Roads In The World To Ride Your Bike

Photos

Photo Gallery: Attempting To Cross Panama On Insane Backroads

Photo Gallery: Crossing Colombia feat. Tatacoa Desert and Los Nevados National Park

Photo Gallery: Finishing The Trans Ecuador and Cycling Into Colombia

Photo Gallery: Quilotoa Lake, Cotopaxi Volcano and the TEMBR To Quito

March 18, 2019

RideWithGPS: How to Create and Export Custom Routes For a Smartphone / Garmin

mapout

Is MapOut The Best Smartphone Mapping App For Route Drawing and Elevation?

bikeroll

BikeRoll Is The Easiest To Use Online Bike Route Planner