Travel and culture
In my last post, we talked about the surprisingly low amount of physical preparation required before starting on your first big bicycle tour. For me, one of the most important methods of preparation is to start cycling as much as possible — that’s all. In this post, I’ll discuss how to incorporate cycling into your… Continue reading How to Start Cycling Every Day
A few crucial ways to physically prepare your body for a long distance bicycle trip.
Friday Afternoon A sliver of a river slides beneath the rails and then we’re in Queens, floating over a great plain of brick row houses and tessellating backyards, little boxes of space framed by high fences. I love the train for its glimpses at unseen places: rooftops covered in broken glass, a hidden tag from… Continue reading Portals: Cycling From NYC to Boston
Here's how to physically prepare your body for a long distance bicycle tour.
We take you through the different types of bicycle tours, help you figure out what you need from your bike and identify the bicycle that's right for your first big tour.
From traffic to weather to city centers — everything you need to consider when planning your bicycle touring route.
Everything you need to know about planning your route for your first big bicycle tour.
After a week or two following rivers in central Washington, Baxter and I headed back to the Cascades.
1,000 kilometres deserves a beer with my handlebar bag companions, Piglet and Dougal the Cancer Council bear.
Before we launch into the details, from route planning to gear to hiker-biker camp culture, I thought it’d be fun to assemble ten reasons why you (yes, you!) should get your wheels on the road for the first time. Personally, I could go on forever about why cycle touring is the greatest thing since sliced bread and how you should start planning your trip right now, so it took considerable effort to trim this list back to just ten.