Short Movies From The Bicycle Film Festival

The 2009 Bicycle Film Festival started in May of this year and ended just a few short days ago. In that time, this mobile movie festival traveled to 37 different cities around the world and entertained thousands (both in person and online). If you were unable to hit up one of the Festival’s main venues, [...]

Cycling New Zealand: A Lonely Planet Guidebook

New Zealand is quite possibly one of the most popular cycling destinations in the world. In fact, readers here at Bicycle Touring Pro have named this majestic two-island country in the South Pacific as their most desired destination for future bicycle travels. It is, therefore, no surprise that Lonely Planet (the makers of some of [...]

How To Plan A Bike Tour: Start Early – Start Now!

Winter is a great time to start planning your summer bicycle touring adventures. Depending on the length, location and goals of your travels, starting to plan well in advance can really pay off.
Around this time last year I published a series of posts titled, “How To Plan A Bike Tour 6 Months In Advance.” With [...]

How To Stand Out And Still Blend In

Cyclists need to stand out when sharing the road with motorized vehicles. The brighter you are, the more likely it is that a passing car will see you and move out of your way. But just because you are riding a bicycle doesn’t necessarily mean you have to dress in neon colors and plaster reflective [...]

Cateye HL-MC200 Bicycle Headlight

The Cateye HL-MC200 Bicycle Headlight has been in my arsenal of bike gear since my freshman year of college (over 7 years ago). Sadly, it is one of the worst bike lights I have ever encountered and certainly not a product I would ever recommend.
The problem with the light is not that it doesn’t work [...]

How To Learn A Language Without Classes Or Travel

If you are anything like me, you’ve always wanted to learn a new language, but you want to do it without sitting in a boring old classroom or traveling half-way around the world in order to immerse yourself in the language for months on end. Learning a language from home would be nice… if only [...]

Hokey Spokes: Unique Bicycle Lights Product Review

Hokey Spokes are transparent computerized “blades” that attach to your bicycle spokes and spin as you ride to create an impressive array of design images and text. With a name like “Hokey Spokes” you might expect these little electronic “blades” to be nothing more than a children’s today. However, you’d be surprised to learn just [...]

26 Inch Touring Bicycles Built For World Travel

The following is a list of touring bikes with 26 inch wheels.
The biggest advantage of a touring bike with 26″ wheels vs. 700c wheels is that 26 inch wheels are easier to repair and find replacement parts for no matter where you are in the world. 700c wheels can typically only be found in North [...]

Bicycle Touring Pro How-To Guides

If you haven’t done so already, be sure to check out the following “how-to” guides from Bicycle Touring Pro. Each of these products has been specifically created to help bicycle travelers make their unique and adventurous dreams come true.
The Bicycle Traveler’s Blueprint
Bicycle touring is easy… once you’ve done it a couple times. But if you’re [...]

North America Maze: Free Download

I drew the following maze inside an outline map of North America. You can use the mouse on your computer to work your way through the maze or download a PDF version of the maze, which you can then print out and work through with pen or pencil.

How To Pack Bicycle Panniers – 7 Tips

Pannier packing is an art. There are a million different ways to do it and no one was is correct, but there are a few commonly-held practices that, if you are aware of them, will help you out tremendously once you jump in the saddle and hit the streets.
I was recently asked write a guest [...]

Random Thoughts On My European Bike Tour

It’s been nearly three months now since I returned from my 9-month bicycle tour of central and eastern Europe. In that time I’ve received quite a few questions about my trip and I’d like to answer a few of those questions for you now. Ready? Here it goes…
What Was Your Favorite Country?
My favorite country was, [...]