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Guide: How To Put Together an Ultralight Bikepacking Kit

Want to minimise your luggage setup by putting together an ultralight bikepacking kit? You've come to the right place. Lots of people in the ultra-distance bike...

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CyclingAbout The Americas: What Will I Plan, What Will I Improvise?

I've already received a few questions about how I will go about planning a trip as big as CyclingAbout The Americas. Luckily, this is not the first time I've gone...

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Guide: How To Go Bicycle Touring / Bikepacking Japan

Japan is a dream destination for bike travellers. With a unique culture, incredible landscape, an abundance of great food and lots of places to camp – it’s a real...

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Saddle Comfort For Cyclists: How To Treat and Prevent Saddle Sores

Given how much time us cyclists spend sitting and spinning in the one place, it's almost inevitable that we experience discomfort in the form of saddle sores. These...

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BikeRoll Is The Easiest To Use Online Bike Route Planner

Only a few years ago I was travelling full time without a mobile phone and GPS device. I used a lot of paper maps and also saved screenshots from Google Maps...

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The Year-Long, 12,679 Mile USA Bike Tour With Perfect Weather Every Day

Sick of your job? Looking for a huge challenge? Why not take a year off, pack everything into some panniers and complete this year-long, USA bike tour with perfect...

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

I've recently downloaded a smartphone mapping app called MapOut, and I'm pretty blown away by its capabilities. I've always found it frustrating how difficult it can be...

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How To Perfect Your Weather Planning For Bicycle Touring

One of the first things that I look at before committing to a new bike tour is the weather. The weather dictates so many factors like what clothes I'll need to pack, how...

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Indian Pacific Wheel Race: The Ultimate Australian Bicycle Touring Route?

Australia is big. So big that you can almost fit every European country in the same landmass! Given the size of the beast, it is only natural that Australia is hugely...

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A Guide To Bicycle Touring And Vegan Travel: Yep, It's Too Easy!

I put off being vegan for a really long time. My rationale was simple: I had reservations about missing out on cultural experiences because they're all so often coupled...

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The 16 Best Bicycle Touring Instagram Accounts You Need To Follow

I've been wanting to share the best bicycle touring Instagram accounts for some time, but it's always so hard to choose only a handful when there are SO many great...

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The 11 Best Bike Touring Destinations In The World (According To Long-Distance Travellers)

I recently posted an infographic outlining the favourite bike touring destinations of over 50 long distance bicycle travellers. Many of the people surveyed are...

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Bicycle Touring Infographic: The 159 Best Bike Touring Destinations In The World

A few months ago I received a survey to fill out from Mads Phikamphon who was seeking three of my favourite bicycle touring destinations. Little did I know but Mads...

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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...

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...

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...

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....

How Much Does Bike and Gear Weight Actually Slow You Down? Part Two (Results)

In the last part of this series I discussed in depth, the effect of weight on cycling speed. I...

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...

Understanding Bicycle Frame Geometry

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

The New 2019 Specialized Diverge Light Touring Bikes

With the adventure category of bikes really taking off, Specialized has been working hard to make...

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