Shoes take up space and can be a little heavy, so sometimes it's hard to decide whether to bring one or two pairs of shoes on a bike trip. Do you try and do everything...
When you travel by bike, the chances are that you'll want to do a bit of walking too. And for walking, what's a better way to carry things than in a backpack?
Some...
There's a great variety of panniers available, although you wouldn't think it given the popularity of Ortlieb bags. What I've done here is picked out a whole bunch of...
If you're navigating with a Garmin GPS, you're in luck. There's a really easy way to make FREE, custom, up-to-date navigational maps that are fully routable. It will...
Smartphones can really enhance your riding experience. If setup correctly, they'll assist you with bike navigation and will collect a bunch of metrics like speed and...
We've now finished our trip, putting in over two years of riding and 31,000km. Our gear was put to the ultimate test, and lots of it ended up failing somewhere along the...
If you have regular access to power, a dynamo hub or solar charger isn't that necessary, but how about a big battery? There are enough wall plugs in the world (even...
Solar power technology is ever evolving and is pretty much just getting super awesome. If I travelled with a laptop and wanted to be 100% power sufficient - I wouldn't...
My $500 Garmin GPS stopped being reliable. It turned itself off whenever it felt like it - most of the time when I was really relying on it. I was told that it would...
Most of this stuff will come as no surprise if you've followed me for a while. I talk about it all regularly and have most likely praised this gear in reviews...
Tents are my home away from home. They are my space to take a well deserved break and relax after a long day in the saddle. Having spent hundreds, if not thousands of...
The Problem
We love having a light, reliable kitchen setup but hate cleaning burnt food from the bottom of our ultra-thin pots. This is partially our pots fault, but...
The MSR Whisperlite multifuel stove has been a favourite for bicycle tourers, hikers and travellers alike, for both its simplicity and versatility. The major drawcard is...