The Localmotive Bike Tour… And The Food You Eat
Dear Bicycle Touring Pro and the cycling community, On August 16, we reached the end of our cross-country trip in Astoria, Oregon after spending two and a half months on the Trans-America Trail. Apart from the simple rewards...
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...
How To Do Your Laundry Without A Laundromat
If you have ever done a multi-day bike tour, you have probably needed to do laundry at some point in time. The question is: What do you do when you are in dire need of some clean clothes, yet there is no laundromat or even...
The Localmotive Bike Tour Begins: Pre-Tour Thoughts
Kerstin, Katie and Lauren of the Localmotive Bike Tour were the recipients of this year’s Bicycle Touring Pro travel scholarship and the girls are just now setting off on their three-month long journey by bike across...
In Search Of Cantaloupe
7:30 a.m. A day out of Bar Harbor on a bicycle trip to Illinois. I pedaled over to a produce stand and asked if they had any cantaloupe. “Why, this is a produce stand, son.” “I can sell you a pepper…” “I...
Share Your Story With Bicycle Touring Pro
Here’s the deal: I want to find a few people who would be willing to share their amazing bicycle travel stories here on BicycleTouringPro.com. I’m looking for people like you to contribute articles of the following...
Chasing the Sun: Changing the World
Gobi Desert, Mongolia, June 2009. “The Wind. It howls, yells, screams in my face. It grabs me by the shoulders and tries to wrench me back to China. It’s forceful, ferocious, determined. But so am I. I’m further from...
Trails And Touring Through Bike-Friendly Florida
Would you, could you, might you believe that touring and long-distance recreational trails are going to lead Florida’s future? This week Florida tourism officials had their first look at a trails website that will launch...
Expedition Cycling: A How-to Primer
Mud splattered up my black nylon rain pants as I pedaled down the rocky, wet road from Huancane along the northern route of Lake Titicaca. My bright orange panniers from Arkel Overdesigns were muddied and battered from a...
Bicycling Africa – Lessons Learned From Two Years Of African Bike Travel
Amaya Williams grew up in the Big Sky Country and is a graduate of the University of Montana. She set off to explore the world in 1995 after an old high school friend asked her the probing question,”Is this really...
The Colorado Peace Ride
The Four Corners area of Southwest Colorado is buzzing with the news of an awesome new bicycle tour that is gearing up to be one of the country’s most desirable cycling events. This summer Durango will welcome 500 riders...
