Thinking about taking a bike tour with your e-bike? This guide explains everything you need to know about electric bike touring. We’ll cover range, charging on the road, e-bike maintenance, cost, transporting an e-bike, batteries, e-bike reliability, and more. We’ll also talk about the different types of e-bikes available and list a few of the …
Bicycle Touring and Bikepacking
Folding bike touring is becoming an increasingly popular niche in bicycle touring. The best folding bikes for touring offer a number of unique advantages over traditional touring bikes. They are versatile, easy to transport, secure, and allow you to travel places that other bikes can’t go. Of course, there are some significant disadvantages as well. …
Most bicycle tourists and bikepackers make it their goal to cycle south to a warm destination before winter arrives. If you properly prepare for cold weather, bicycle touring or bikepacking during the winter doesn’t have to be miserable. In fact, winter can offer some excellent cycling. The season is less crowded and the air is …
The Schwinn High Sierra was a top-of-the-line mountain bike back in its day. Today, if you can find one, it makes for a perfect touring bike, commuter bike, or gravel bike. This thing is overbuilt and can take a real beating. Since buying the Schwinn High Sierra, I have converted it into a touring bike and …
When I first discovered bicycle touring and bikepacking, I immediately knew that it was something that I wanted to try. The idea of exploring the countryside under my own power fascinated me. After researching bikepacking bags and panniers and racks, I was kind of turned off by the price. This guide explains how to put …
After spending a couple of months shopping around for a new touring bike, I ended up snagging a gently used 2017 Fuji Touring bike on Craigslist. During the past 6 months, I have used this bike to commute between San Diego and Tijuana and to explore both cities. Since I’ve had the bike, I’ve put …
In recent years, dynamo hubs have become increasingly popular among bicycle tourists, bikepackers, commuters, and long-distance cyclists. This popularity can be attributed to improvements in efficiency and output thanks to advances in magnet technology, charging technology, LED light technology, and battery technology. Modern dynamo hubs can power a light that outputs over 1000 lumens or …
Are you thinking about switching from a traditional rack and panniers setup to bikepacking bags? I made this transition while preparing for a recent tour. After some extensive research and testing with both types of luggage, I put together this bikepacking bags vs panniers pros and cons list to help you decide which to go …
Adventurers have ridden around the world on everything from penny farthings to folding bikes to unicycles. Pretty much any bike can tour. Having said that, some bikes are better suited for long-distance fully loaded riding than others. This guide outlines the different features and components available to help you choose a touring bike. Hopefully, it …
When it comes to carrying luggage on your bike, cargo trailers offer a great alternative to panniers for some tours. Which trailer you choose depends on the amount of gear you need to haul, the type of terrain you plan to ride on, whether or not you need to fly with it, the type of …