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Eurobike 2019: Bikepacking and Bicycle Touring Mega Gallery

Here’s your Eurobike 2019 round-up! Eurobike is the world's biggest bicycle trade show, and today we’ll be taking a look at all the bike adventure gear that was...

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All About Buffer Batteries With Pass-Through Charging For Dynamo Hub Systems

If you're keen on charging electronics while you ride, you're probably already aware of buffer batteries. These special batteries provide continuous power to your...

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Comparing The KOGA Denham Bar Shape With Similar Alt Bars

The KOGA Denham Bar has recently been added to the WhatBars database, so today we'll be using this handy web tool to lay different handlebar shapes over each other....

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

These days there are more than 20 hub dynamo USB chargers available! I have listed the key specs from each of these chargers and have organised them according to type...

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

There is a wide array of dynamo USB chargers available (24 of 'em, in fact), and while most do an adequate job of keeping your electronics charged at high speeds, there...

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Drivetrain Efficiency: What's The Difference In Speed Between 1X and 2X?

The most efficient bicycle chain runs in a perfectly straight line, in fact, a drivetrain without gears (singlespeed) can operate with 97% efficiency. The result is that...

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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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11 Life Lessons That Changed How We View The World

This is the hardest thing we've written so far for this website - a collaborative piece about the...

Where to Best Carry A Load When Bicycle Touring: Front or Rear Panniers?

Front loading has recently become a popular way of carrying panniers. The setup has been made...

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...

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

There is a wide array of dynamo USB chargers available (24 of 'em, in fact), and while most do an...

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...

The 16 Best Bikepacking Bikes In 2019

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

How To Choose The Best Dynamo Hub for Bicycle Touring and Bikepacking

Dynamo hubs are becoming more and more common on bikes used for bicycle touring and bikepacking....

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...

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Here's How To Achieve Low Gear Ratios From Modern 2X Drivetrains