Category Archives: Main Articles

Traditional Touring Bikes – Bicycles Made Specifically For Long Distance Touring

A touring bicycle, as its name suggests, is a type of bicycle designed specifically for [...]

Do You Have To Be A “Cycling Nut” In Order To Travel By Bike?

People think that just because I’ve ridden my bike across the United States six times [...]

Neither Here Nor There: Travels In Europe – A Book By Bill Bryson

Bill Bryson is the author of a dozen or more books. I’ve read almost all [...]

Could Bicycle Travel Be The New Snowboarding?

Years ago, snowboarding was completely unknown to most people in the world. Origionally banned from [...]

Spokesongs: Bicycle Adventures On Three Continents – A Book By Willie Weir

You’ve probably heard of Willie Weir. In fact, if you’ve ever read a copy of [...]

Kevin Ricker Changes Course While Cycling Japan

Kevin Ricker is a native Colorado resident who moved to Japan to teach English and [...]

Jim Malusa’s “Into Thick Air” – A Book Review

I was recently sent a copy of Jim Malusa’s new book,“Into Thick Air – Biking to [...]

Travel Expenses – Switzerland In February

How much does one month of travel in Switzerland cost? Well, if you haven’t yet [...]

How Land Rover Could Forever Change The Way Bicyclist Tourists Are Perceived

The following is a commercial by Land Rover. Please watch it, as it is imperative [...]

Erika DeLeo Builds Her Way Up To Bicycling The Australian Outback

Erika DeLeo is a 20-year-old student and part time worker at Dutchess Community College in [...]

Review: Exped DownMat 7 Pump Sleeping Mat

If you are anything like me, you enjoy a good night’s sleep after a long [...]

21 Year Old Canadian, Derek Gytenbeek, Circles North America By Bike

When I put out my call for people to feature here on Bicycle Touring Pro, [...]