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 [...]

9 Months In Europe: A Bike Friday Travel Story Of The Month

For those who have been following this site over the past year, you’ll know that I’ve been slowly cycling my way through Central and Eastern Europe on a little red folding bicycle produced by a company in Eugene, Oregon called “Bike Friday.”
Every month Bike Friday sends out an email to their customer list profiling one [...]

Bicycling Magazine And Tips For Flying With Your Bike

Thanks to BicycleTouringPro.com reader, Randy Rasa, I’ve been notified that the July 2009 issue of Bicycling Magazine features a small quote from yours truly.
The blurb occurs about half-way through a one-page article filled with tips and tricks for flying with your bike.

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 and countless supporters for the start of the first annual Colorado Peace Ride, taking place [...]

Bicycle Touring For A Good Cause

Cycle touring off the beaten path through developing countries, you see the impact of poverty on people’s lives like no usual tourist does. You experience the ‘generosity of the poor’ as well as see the scars of hard lives lived etched onto the faces of those who stare back at you. Compassion moves you to [...]

We Are The Tide: Blind Pilot’s West Coast Bike Tour

Blind Pilot is a band from Portland, Oregon who, in 2006, toured the west coast of the United States from Bellingham, Washington to San Diego, California on their bicycles. They hauled their instruments behind them and played music all along the way.

Has Bicycle Touring Become Boring?

I recently received an email from a BicycleTouringPro.com reader who is currently in the process of preparing for a long distance, self-supported bicycle tour to raise money for a charitable organization. She’s planned out a route, purchased all her gear, and is now in the process of raising awareness for her ride. But she’s has [...]

Schedule Of Events For This Weekend’s Bicycle Lifestyle Web Event

This weekend’s “Bicycle Lifestyle” web event is here!
The event started on Saturday, November 22nd and ends on Sunday November 23rd at 10:00 Pm Eastern Time.
Here is the schedule of events for both Saturday and Sunday:
Saturday, November 22nd

Sunday, November 23rd

Should You Blog About Your Bicycle Tour?

As technology improves, the traveling cyclist continues to increase his arsenal of high tech devices that allow him to both keep in touch with the outside world and stay entertained while out on the road.
Today, I want to talk about blogs and how you can use them to document your bicycle tour(s) and keep in [...]