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How to (Not) Train for Your Bicycle Tour

Gearing up for your first cross-country bicycle adventure? You may be wondering how to physically prepare. It’s important to give your body plenty of time to get used to cycling: ...
Feb 10th, 2020
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Olivia Round
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Feeling Frisky: A Sex and Bike Touring How-To

“Is that a kickstand, baby, or are you just happy to see me?” Cringe-inducing pick up lines aside, bicycle touring can be sexy. Most days you’ll be feeling fit, adventurous, ...
Nov 12th, 2019
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Olivia Round
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Worth the Weight: The Manual Food Processor

As two people living with type 1 diabetes, eating colorfully on the road is important for Erik, my cycling partner, and me. A manual food processor, like the Zyliss Easy ...
Aug 6th, 2019
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Miles of Portraits
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Take It Easy, Take a Rest Day

This may surprise you, but touring cyclists don’t ride every single day of their tour. It’s important to take breaks during an extended trip, to give your body time to ...
May 31st, 2019
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Olivia Round
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Keep It Fresh: Best Foods for Bicycle Touring

In some parts of the world, it’s difficult to find fresh fruit and vegetables. When traveling in rural parts of the United States, gas stations and roadside diners become the ...
May 16th, 2019
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Olivia Round
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How Much Water Do You Need on Tour?

For a touring cyclist, drinkable water is the most basic need, and it’s surprising to know how much you actually use while bike touring, whether it’s to drink, cook with, ...
May 10th, 2019
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Olivia Round
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Ride

10 Ways to Stay Healthy on a Bike Tour

Yes, you are probably getting the most exercise your body has ever seen and having a great time experiencing the great outdoors, but you are also putting your body through ...
Feb 12th, 2019
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America ByCycle
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Nutrition and Hydration Tips

You might consider the three legs of getting your body ready for bicycle touring to be conditioning, nutrition, and hydration. You’re not just training your legs to go around in ...
Feb 7th, 2019
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Mac McCoy
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How to Train for Your Tour

Once you’ve hammered out a route and a timeline for your upcoming tour, and your bike and gear are in tip-top shape, it’s time to start getting your body ready. ...
Feb 5th, 2019
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Mac McCoy
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Ask An Adventure Cycling Tour Leader: How To Stop Overpacking

Heavy in Houston asks: “I always overpack because I’m nervous I’ll need something I don’t have. How can I lighten my load both mentally and physically?” You’re not alone. While ...

Mar 10th, 2025
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Brielle Wacker

Bike Touring in Alaska with Adventure Cycling Association

This article originally appeared in Cycling West, a print and digital publication about cycling in Utah, Idaho, Wyoming, Montana, Nevada, Arizona, California, and Colorado. An Alaskan bicycle tour has been ...

Mar 5th, 2025
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Lou Melini

The Mother Lode: A Long-term Review of the ENVE MOG

This review originally appeared in the Nov/Dec 2024 issue of Adventure Cyclist magazine. Click here to learn more. After years of producing high-end carbon bike components, ENVE finally decided to ...

Feb 26th, 2025
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Berne Broudy

The Complete Bikepacking Trip-Planning Checklist

You don’t have to plan your bikepacking trip months in advance, but it certainly doesn’t hurt — especially if you want to tackle a long ride overseas. Here’s a general ...

Feb 25th, 2025
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Alissa Bell

The Ultimate Bike Travel Guide to Maine’s USBRS 1

Lighthouses jutting out of cliffs. Fresh Atlantic lobster. Colossal forests of spruce and fir. Maine conjures a lot of romantic images, and if you love vast timberland and quiet small ...

Feb 4th, 2025
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Robert Isenberg
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