It’s Finally Here! The Essential Guide To Touring Bicycles
My new book about touring bicycles is finally here! Click this link to learn more about it and get your copy now. With the launch of this new book, I thought today would be a good day to talk about touring bicycles... because when it comes to bicycle touring, the bicycle you ride is pretty much your most important piece of equipment. Pick the right bicycle for your travels and your bike tour could become a dream come true! :) But pick the wrong bicycle and your trip could be over before it's even started :( I get emails all the time from people who ...
Pacific Outdoor Equipment – Front & Rear Fender Waterproof Bicycle Panniers
For a very long time now, German-made Ortlieb panniers have remained "the product of choice" when it comes to high-quality, waterproof bicycle panniers. But now, there's a new company jumping into the waterproof pannier market... and they've produced a product that could seriously compete with Ortlieb. Pacific Outdoor Equipment is a Montana, USA-based company producing high-quality, environmentally conscious bicycle and outdoor products. I previously reviewed the company's Peak Oyl Elite sleeping mat and gave it a super-high rating. Their panniers, I'm happy to report, have been rated just as highly. The Basics: Color, Size & Weight The panniers shown in this review are ...
Book Review: Vagabonding – By Rolf Potts
When Tim Ferriss, author of The 4-Hour Workweek, suggested I read Rolf Potts' Vagabonding, I immediately picked up a copy... and I suggest you do too! The 205-page book goes into great detail on the art of long-term world travel and is not only informative, but inspiring, educational, and thought-provoking as well. While there is some content inside Vagabonding that discusses the basics of long-term travel (such as whether or not you should travel with a partner or how to go about planning your round-the-world adventure), most of the book is a whole lot deeper than that. Instead of covering the logistics ...
Flip Mino HD Video Camera (60 Minutes): Product Review
The Flip Mino HD Video Camera is a small cell-phone sized camera that shoots video in high definition, records to a 4 GB built-in memory, comes in an unlimited number of colors and designs, and outputs to your computer for easy email and Internet sharing. But the question is: Is the Flip Mino HD Video Camera really any good... and would I recommend it? I purchased the Flip Mino HD (60 minute version) over a year ago and have used it for the last 15 months to document my travels (9 months in Europe) and a number of local events and ...
Free Camping, Hotels And Lodging For Your Travels (Video Recording)
Earlier tonight I held a live video broadcast on Ustream where I spent a little over a half-hour discussing the topic of free lodging for bicycle travelers. I promised to record the event for those of you who were unable to attend the live broadcast, but (would you believe it!) I forgot to press the record button until I was about half-way through the broadcast. But don't worry! I promised to record the entire thing for you... so I went back and re-recorded the entire event for those of you who were unable to attend the live airing. It took some time, but ...
181 Free Articles About Bicycle Touring, World Travel And Lifestyle Design
2009 was one hell of a year! At this time last year I was emerging from my apartment in downtown Luzern, Switzerland and celebrating the first of what would become 254 days of bike travel in 16 different European countries. Since that time, I have covered thousands of miles on my bicycle (and on foot); written nearly two-hundred different articles on the topics of world travel, bicycle touring and lifestyle design; and I've been able to support myself while traveling about (despite the so-called "recession"). By my standards, 2009 has been one fantastic year... and I plan on making 2010 even better! Before we ...
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Hello! My name is Darren Alff and welcome to Bicycle Touring Pro.
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