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Mystical Peru – Your Free Downloadable Photo Ebook

Mystical Peru is a 158-page eBook filled with more than 200 beautiful photos from the South American country of Peru. You can download the book to your computer, smart phone or tablet device for FREE... and even share it with your friends, family or co-workers! (Additional details below) About The Book In December of 2010, I (Darren Alff) traveled to Peru and spent the following five months exploring the cities, deserts, jungles and ancient sites of this friendly South American country. With only a few words of Spanish in my vocabulary upon arrival in Peru, I managed to travel about the country, interact ...

Stretching For Cyclists

You asked for it. You got it! My new book, Stretching For Cyclists, is finally finished... and you can grab a copy this week only for the super low price of just $4.95 USD (or get it for FREE with your purchase of The Bicycle Traveler's Blueprint (more details below)). As someone who rides a bike, you probably know that you should be stretching your muscles on a regular basis. But I'm betting you either don't stretch often enough, are unsure which muscle groups you really need to be working, or you're stretching in a way that is causing pain and damage ...

23 Stylish SPD Bicycle Touring Shoes

Finding the perfect bicycle touring shoe is a challenge... but not impossible! There are plenty of cycling-specific shoes that are good looking, designed for maximum performance on the bike, and comfortable to walk in once you step off your two-wheeled vehicle at the end of the day. Below you will find 23 casual/stylish pairs of SPD cycling shoes that are perfect for bicycle touring because they look good both on and off the bike and they can be walked in with relative comfort (thus reducing the need for many traveling cyclists to carry two separate pairs of shoes). Below each of ...

Bicycle Trainers: The Complete Guide

What is a bicycle trainer? What are the different types of bicycle trainers available? Which type of bicycle trainer is best? And what should you know about bicycle trainers if you plan to purchase one for yourself? All of these questions will be answered in this long, but detailed article... so just keep reading... or scroll down below to the area that interests you the most. What Is A Bicycle Trainer? A bicycle trainer (or a “trainer” as they are sometimes called) is a piece of equipment that makes it possible for you to ride your bicycle from a stationary position. Very much ...

Surly Long Haul Trucker – Touring Bicycle Review

Deciding which touring bike to purchase is no small undertaking. When you’re going to be spending so much time and money on a bike, it’s important to get it right. Over the past two years, my partner and I have used our trusty Long Haul Truckers to carry us up and over the hills of Wales, along the Dalmatian Coast of Croatia, across the Peaks and the Pennines of England, and - in our most extensive trip yet - around New Zealand’s beautiful South Island. But before we did all that, we spent hours poring through internet forums, blogs ...

How Much Does It Cost To Travel In Peru? – Answered!

If you are planing a trip to Peru and want to know just how much your travels through this incredible South American country are going to cost you, this article should help you immensely. In late 2010 I left my home in the USA and spent the subsequent five months traveling through Peru. Along the way I recorded every cent of my spending (from lodging to food and everything in between). This article here is a summery of travel costs from my five months in Peru. Click on the links below to learn more about my travel expenses in each of these ...

Welcome To Bicycle Touring Pro

Here at Bicycle Touring Pro you will find information and ideas on the future of bicycle touring; stories and photos from bicycle tours around the world, products and services recommended for life on the road; and a ton of information on how you can plan, prepare for, and execute your very own global bicycle touring adventures.

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Most Recent Articles

Thunder & Sunshine: A Review Of Alastair Humphreys’ Second Book About His Bike Ride Around The World

It took young Alastair Humphreys more than four years to ride his bicycle around the world, during which time he crossed through five continents and...

Theme-Based Bike Tours – A Different Way To Travel

Have you ever thought about making your bicycle tour more than just a trip by bike by turning your two-wheeled adventure into a theme-based experience? Theme-based...

The Top 10 Lessons I’ve Learned From Bicycle Touring

Bicycle touring has taught me a lot over the years. As a long-distance cyclist, I’ve learned how to ride a bike in all sorts of road and weather...

Cycling Iceland (VIDEO)

Dennis Koomen and his partner, Marijcke, spent fourteen days traveling around Southern Iceland on their bicycles. The video above offers a fantastic...