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Why Flat Pedals Are Better Than Clip-In Pedals (For Most People)

byChris van der Kaap

August 22, 2023

The 2024 Pinion Gearbox Is A Derailleur Killer (Shift Under Load, No More Gripshift)

4 Incredible New Gravel Suspension Forks That Outperform The Rest

Lachlan Morton’s Record Breaking Tour Divide Gear List (344km Per Day)

alee denham

100 Countries Cycled In 11 Years! The Bicycle Touring Career of Alee Denham (Interview)

The Best Touring and Bikepacking Bikes of Eurobike 2023

July 2, 2023

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The New Brompton Folding Bike Has 2.4″ Tyres For Off-Road Terrain

May 1, 2023

The 2023 KOGA WorldTraveller Touring Bike: Tougher and More Capable!

February 28, 2023

These Gearbox Folding Bikes Will Blow Your Mind (Custom Bromptons)

August 5, 2022

The Fastest Bikes of the Tour Divide Ultra Race (4,400KM Non-Stop)

June 17, 2022

Here Are The 13 BEST Touring Bikes You Can Buy In 2022

February 13, 2022

The 20 BEST Flat Bar Gravel Bikes For 2022

December 27, 2021

KOGA WorldTraveller Touring Bike

Here’s My $6000 KOGA WorldTraveller Touring Bike After 30,000km Use

December 1, 2021

Why The Nukeproof Mega Is The Ultimate Bikepacking Bike (For Me)

October 13, 2021

Why We Should Stop Our Obsession With Bike and Gear Weight

June 27, 2021

Is Rear Suspension On Gravel Bikes Genius Or A Gimmick?

June 6, 2021

Videos

jordan bike trail

Biking The Otherworldly Landscapes of the Jordan Bike Trail (Video)

March 13, 2023

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Video: We Biked 3,000KM Into The Australian Outback (Amazing Experience)

December 7, 2022

Video: America’s Hidden Bikepacking Paradise (Joshua Tree to LA)

August 25, 2022

Baja Divide

Videos

Video: Our Full Experience Bikepacking The Baja Divide (2937km / 60 Days)

April 23, 2022

Comfort Lab

The New CyclingAbout Comfort Lab: A Scientific Approach To Ride Comfort

July 26, 2023

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Comfort Lab

Why My Approach To Testing Bike Vibrations Has Changed Over Time

byKrzysztof Wierzbicki

June 28, 2023

The Vibration Measurement Procedure For My Outdoor Comfort Tests

June 27, 2023

Vibration Testing The Cannondale Topstone Carbon Lefty – Does It Deliver?

June 26, 2023

Vibration Testing The Redshift ShockStop Suspension Seatpost – Wow!

June 25, 2023

Vibration Testing CushCore Tire Inserts For Gravel Bikes – A Shocking Result!

June 24, 2023

Vibration Testing The Specialized Diverge Comp Gravel Bike – Insane Comfort!

June 23, 2023

Vibration Testing 700C vs 650B Wheel Sizes – Comfort Test #3

June 22, 2023

Vibration Testing The Kinekt Suspension Stem – Too Springy?

June 21, 2023

Vibration Testing Six Supple Gravel Tires – Which Is Most Comfortable?

June 20, 2023

I Went On A Quest To Find The Most Comfortable Bar Tape

June 19, 2023

The Best Flat Pedals For Bikepacking, Touring and Commuting

byChris van der Kaap

The Incredible $199 Internal Gear Bicycle Hub: Enviolo CVT Explained

11 Notable Bikepacking Bag Finds From Eurobike 2023

The Most Interesting Bikepacking Tech From Eurobike 2023

11 Exciting New Bikepacking and Touring Products From Eurobike 2023

11 Quirky But Functional Bikepacking Products From Eurobike 2023

3 Promising New Bicycle Belt Drivetrains From Eurobike 2023

Why The New Pinion Smart Shift Gearbox Is A Big Deal (New Possibilities)

Belts Are Now Better Than Chains On Bicycles (135,000km of Testing)

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Folding Bikes

Carrying Luggage on a Folding Bike (Brompton, Tern, Dahon)

June 10, 2015

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Folding Bikes

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

August 14, 2015

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

August 21, 2015

Travel Tips

How To Find A Bicycle Touring Companion or Bikepacking Partner

July 31, 2021

Travel Tips

These Solo Women Cyclists Have Epic Bicycle Touring Experience

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)

bike racing manual

The 2019 Ultra Endurance Bike Racing Manual – By Apidura

Ahearne Touring Bike

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This is One Seriously Orange Custom OffRoad Ahearne Touring Bike

July 21, 2016

Chapman Cycles Tandem

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This Chapman Cycles Tandem Is Everything This Framebuilder Ever Wanted

July 8, 2016

titanium touring bike

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The 30 Nicest Touring Bikes in the World (2014)

May 2, 2014

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

Lachlan Morton’s Record Breaking Tour Divide Gear List (344km Per Day)

Here's the full gear list that Lachlan Morton used to set a blistering time down the Tour Divide route.

September 22, 2023

Hills Are Not Harder Than The Flat, Says Science

pedalling cadence

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

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

Smartphone Navigation: Import KML Routes into the Maps.me App

mapout

The 20 Best Offline GPS Apps And Smartphone GPS Navigation Apps

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