Camping In My Backyard During The Coronavirus Outbreak

Camping in your own backyard is a great way to prepare yourself for a bicycle [...]

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My Terrifying Encounter With The “Wild Man”

 My eyes were open, but all I could see was darkness. Pure black. A [...]

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Ride Your Bike Indoors with the Tacx Galaxia Indoor Bicycle Rollers

 The Tacx Galaxia Indoor Bicycle Rollers allow your to ride your bicycle in the [...]

Is Coronavirus The End Of Bike Travel?

 The coronavirus has millions of people around the world trapped inside their homes – [...]

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Can Bicycle Touring Cure Your Depression?

 Hundreds of people try bicycle touring or bikepacking each year as a cure or [...]

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How To Live A Life of Adventure

This summer I traveled to New Ringgold, Pennsylvania to meet and interview author Cindy Ross, [...]

My Frightening Encounter With A Mountain Lion

 In the summer of 2003, Darren Alff (then age 19) spent two months cycling [...]

7 Ways To Save Huge Amounts of Money With AirBNB.com

AirBNB.com is an amazing online platform that allows you to easily find and rent apartments, [...]

The Silver Coast Bike Tour with Top Bike Tours Portugal

The sun sparkles in silver rays as it bounces on the water off the shores [...]

Using WarmShowers.org To Score Free Lodging When You Travel By Bike

 WarmShowers.org is a FREE community-run website that enables individuals traveling by bike to find [...]

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My Bikepacking Gear List

Here is my complete bikepacking gear list – a detailed listing of each and every [...]

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Bike Virginia: The Highly Addictive & Ever-Changing Annual Summer Cycling Holiday

Mark your calendar now: The annual week-long Bike Virginia tour takes place every June in [...]