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Seatposts: Often Overlooked Yet Critical For Your Comfort (Lab Testing)

A good seatpost is the key to achieving a comfortable ride. That's because along with your tyres, seatposts actually make up the bulk of your bike's comfort - in...

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Saddle Comfort for Cyclists: The Best Bicycle Touring Seats

Is your saddle comfortable? Over the years, I've experimented with, sold and met people with all kinds of different saddles. Unfortunately, there is no 'go-to' saddle...

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Designing The Ultimate Touring & Bikepacking Handlebars, the KOGA Denham Bars!

It was late-2017 and I was in the final stages of planning my 3-year bike adventure from Argentina to Alaska. I was chatting to Aloys from KOGA who was interested in...

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11 Reasons To Tour With A Pinion Gearbox (And 8 Reasons To Not)

In 2010, the first Pinion gearbox was fitted to a bike that was cycled across the Himalayas. By 2012, the world's biggest bike trade show, Eurobike, had a handful of...

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Gates Carbon Belt Drive: Everything You Ever Need to Know

Carbon Belt Drive has been developed over the last 30 years. It's a power transmission technology used to run the blowers on 10,000 horsepower racing engines, the...

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It's Bike Pushing, Not Bike Riding: Techniques and The Ultimate Hike-A-Bike Setup

Some people spend a lot of time on bike adventures... but without actually riding their bike! Perhaps the most famous for this is the Iohan Gueorguiev who seeks out the...

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What's The Weight Difference Between Derailleur and Pinion / Rohloff Bikes?

I've recently noticed some very inaccurate numbers being thrown about regarding the weight difference between gearbox bikes and derailleur bikes (hint – it's not even...

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List Of Fat Bike Fenders and Mudguards For Wide Off-Road Tires (2.2" to 5.0")

Sourcing fat bike fenders is a difficult task if you don't know where to look. The good news is that a few off-the-shelf and custom fender options have recently been...

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Bikepacking Aerobars: Increase Your Comfort And Speed On Your Bike Adventures

While still quite unconventional, aerobars are gaining in popularity for bike trips thanks to the rise of ultra racing events like the Tour Divide. But what you may not...

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My 14 Favourite Touring and Bikepacking Gear Innovations For 2018

It's a great time to be a bike tourer or bikepacker because travelling on a bike has never been more popular. With this wave of popularity comes more brands, more...

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Bikepacking Tires: Which Brands And Models Are The Most Durable?

Mountain bike tires are often optimised for grip by employing soft rubber compounds in their construction. This is great for trails, but not necessarily your highest...

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9 Reasons Why We Should Drop The Drop Bars On Touring Bikes

For those who follow my bike trips around the world, you'll know that over the last couple of years I've made the switch away from drop bars. This all started because I...

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16 Reasons To Tour With A Rohloff Hub (And 9 Reasons To Not)

The Rohloff Speedhub 500/14 is an internally geared rear hub that has been servicing the demands of bike travellers for a few decades now. Inside the oversized hub shell...

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A Complete List of Bikepacking Bag and Frame Bag Manufacturers with Prices

Bikepacking has become rather popular over the last couple of years, and lots of custom bikepacking...

The 16 Best Bikepacking Bikes In 2019

I've spent the last few months writing a new book on bikepacking bikes! The Bikepacking Bike...

Gates Carbon Belt Drive: Everything You Ever Need to Know

Carbon Belt Drive has been developed over the last 30 years. It's a power transmission technology...

Understanding Bicycle Frame Geometry

I receive a lot of questions about bicycle frame geometry, so I've pieced together this resource...

Seatposts: Often Overlooked Yet Critical For Your Comfort (Lab Testing)

A good seatpost is the key to achieving a comfortable ride. That's because along with your tyres,...

8 of the Best Touring Bikes: Tour Them Straight Out of the Bicycle Shop

It was not long ago when the best touring bikes were left for a custom-build. Touring bike...

15 Convertible Backpack Panniers That Can Be Strapped to Your Back or Bike

When you travel by bike, the chances are that you'll want to do a bit of walking too. And for...

All About The Best Dynamo USB Chargers For Bicycle Touring and Bikepacking

These days there's a wide array of dynamo USB chargers available on the market. While most of them...

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