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 bicycle tours are a fun and interesting way to both travel... 

Urban Downhill – Extreme Bicycle Racing

Urban downhill is an extreme form of downhill bicycle racing in which participants race through urban street environments not originally designed for bikes of any kind. Racing down steep flights of stairs, jumping over walls,... 

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 conditions; how to adjust, repair and rebuild a bicycle; and how to navigate... 

Scotland Cycle Touring Video

BicycleTouringPro.com reader, Ryan Pasi, emailed me to share the above 43-minute video about his cycle tour through Scotland. This is what he has to say about it: During the summer my friend and I spent three weeks cycling... 

The World’s Largest Collection Of Peruvian Street Art

One of the things I like most about traveling is seeing all the graffiti, murals, and other-such street art in the part of the world I happen to be visiting. During my recent 5-month trip through the South American country... 

Join Me On A Bicycle Tour Across Switzerland

I’ve made a lot of great friends through my travels, my bike tours and my website here at BicycleTouringPro.com… but now it’s time that you and I meet up. Let’s do a bike ride together… in Switzerland!!! Join... 

Steal Bikes And Get Beat – The Short Film

I’ve been spending a lot of time recently searching for and watching cycling-related movies, television shows and short films. This short film, titled “Beats and Bikes”, is about a guy who steals a beautiful... 

The 5 Major Types Of Bicycle Tours

While there are a number of different types of bicycle touring, the major branches of the activity can be broken down into five major categories. The Long Day Trip This type of bicycle tour isn’t really a bicycle tour at... 

Winner Of The Adventure Cycling Map Set Announced

Earlier this month I teamed up with the Adventure Cycling Association and together we decided to give away a set of maps for one of AC’s North American bicycle touring routes. To enter to win the free map set, all... 

TryChips – The Healthy Snack You Just Gotta Try!

TryChips – a tasty dehydrated fruit snack created as a healthy alternative to the chemically produced energy bars and gels so common in the today’s athletic industry. These beautiful and tasty little pieces of...