One of the most crucial parts of bicycle tour is making sure you get back home safely. Having enough food, water and shelter is important for a bicycle tour, but if you don’t get to your campsite or return home, it’s all a moot point. Let’s...
Believe it or not, bike touring can be an expensive endeavor. My bike tour down the Pacific Coast in July costed about $1269 for a month-long excursion (see my previous post, “A Pacific Coast Bike Tour By the Numbers”). Considering that we were on the...
I gave you my reasons why I prefer to bike tour with 2 panniers in my previous post. Just to make things interesting, here are the reasons why I also bike tour with a full set of panniers, that is, with all 4 (2 rear...
[caption id="attachment_846" align="alignnone" width="640"] Johnny on Sulfur Mountain Road[/caption] Besides a touring bicycle fitted with a rear rack, the next most popular accessory to go on bicycle tours are your panniers. Panniers are a necessity to carry everything with you on a multi-day or even multi-week...
Here you are sitting at home, planning your next bicycle tour. You’re making or reviewing your list of things to bring on the trip. Camping gear ready - check. Clothes all sorted - check. If you’re Type A, you’ve got lists for your list,...
[caption id="attachment_475" align="alignnone" width="780"] IFTTT Home[/caption] Technological advances brought us 2 really important things: the Internet and mobile phones. With these two things, it is possible to stay connected wherever you have cell reception and perhaps even try to automate a little bit of your life....
[caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="800"] Out of Mesquite Springs campground[/caption] I’ve been feeling restless for the past week or so. Things have slowed down considerably in terms of bicycle related activities compared to last 2 months. During this time I attended an awesome conference to meet respectable...
[caption id="attachment_216" align="aligncenter" width="373"] iPhone[/caption] I love my Apple iPhone 5 like the next guy. Some tour riders view an iPhone, or any other smart phone, as a must-have tool, while many riders feel that riding with a smart phone ruins the experience of being one...
[caption id="attachment_206" align="alignnone" width="717"] Sang's unpacked stuff.[/caption] One of my favorite things to do before I go on a bicycle tour is planning out what I need to bring and how I should pack most of my stuff on these adventures. I was told or read...
