We talked about quick breakfast ideas that are my go-to's in camp, so now let’s focus on dinner. I’m skipping lunch since I usually eat out and rarely cook during the day so that I can just enjoy the ride instead. Dinner is a sacred...
One of my favorite meals during a bike tour is breakfast. This is the meal that makes or breaks your day. It always seems that a good breakfast is a good indicator of how you will perform the rest of the day. As I noted...
One of the things I think about a lot when I am on a bike tour is nutrition. Many people think that since you burn so many calories on the road, you can practically eat everything in sight. Although, that may be true to a...
As the countdown for my trans-Europe continues, I have been thinking and rethinking about what I need to do before I leave the country for 3 months. When you’re planning for an epic tour like this, it is easy to focus just on your tour...
One of my favorite exercises off the saddle has been yoga. I have been practicing it on and off for about a year now and feel that it is complementary to bike touring. I asked a good friend of mine, Joni Yung, who has been...
There are a few of us who are fortunate enough to have a travel partner who enjoys bike touring. But I would bet that there are more often than not, partners who do not share the same passion in riding bikes to remote locations, spending...
** This topic is a bit dry and may be difficult to understand. I encourage you to ask questions or seek help at your local bike shop or bicycle repair collectives. When it comes to working on your bike, you can't substitute what you read...
I haven’t told anybody this until now, but after my 1 month tour down the Pacific Coast, I was a victim of Post Tour Depression. Bicycle Touring 101 had a guest post from Hank Raines who talked about this briefly after his cross-country tour with...
There is probably a list somewhere on the Internet explaining what you should bring on a bike tour. Heck, I have given you my list of essentials before! So instead of showing you what I typically bring on a bike tour again, let me tell...
