Contributor: Andres Garcia I am from Colombia and have been traveling by bicycle for five years. My trip began in Argentina, where I studied musical composition. I decided to travel by bicycle without thinking about it; it was a decision that I had made at the moment, as I said, without thinking about it. I …
Contributor: Melissa Rosaaen “Do you think we should pay attention to that sign?” Rick says just a little sarcastically as he pedals up next to me. “What sign?”, I gasp, as I down-shift. He laughs. “Oh, you know. The huge one back there that reads, ‘Trail Closed’”. We had been training for our big ride …
Contributor: Anne Breedlove East or west? Did my husband Jim and I dare try to make it all the way to Perth? It was early May, the time of year the prevailing winds on the Australian Nullarbor Plain shifted. Should we go for it or not? We had eight weeks until our flight home from …
Contributor: Ed Ireland-Jones 30th June 2019: Dang it, my knee is wrecked. Well, actually, both are; first, my right knee became really painful, and then the extra strain of attempting to go easy on it has injured my left knee as well. Thank goodness for Jim and Fran, just the sort of friendly faces you …
Contributor: Kanishka Poddar, Bicycle Mayor of Ranchi Ever since my first long-distance ride from Bombay to Lonavala, I’ve fallen in love with touring places on my bicycle and have started travelling with my bicycle where ever I go. I love the joy of exploring places in slow motion. From touring places in India to countries …
Contributor: Franz Jörg Richter I’m 62 years old, from Würzburg, Germany. The Covid pandemic and now the war in Ukraine have highlighted a singular fact: Life is short. And it can be even shorter for kids with rare diseases, who often endure years of agonizing medical tests and doctor visits just to figure out what …
Contributor: Dave Turnbull Having recently been surgically relieved of my bladder after a year’s failed chemotherapy, I knew the best way to recover my sense of wellbeing was to take to the road on my trusty 24year old TREK 520. As an Australian interested in history, I decided to fly to Geneva and cycle …
Contributor: Anne Breedlove East or west? Did my husband Jim and I dare try to make it all the way to Perth? It was early May, the time of year the prevailing winds on the Australian Nullarbor Plain shifted. Should we go for it or not? We had eight weeks until our flight …
Contributor: Rhonda Oshanek Want to go on a 16-day bike-packing trip even though you’ve never done anything like this before? Sure, why not, I said! Cycling is my main form of fun and exercise, but I had never loaded up my bike and gone on a multi-day trip despite there being a world-class offroad …
Contributor: Matt Davidson When I tour, I am all about enjoying the outdoors, meeting new people, absorbing new smells, and seeing amazing sights which may not be accessible on a car vacation. And there’s nothing like the experience of bicycle touring at 10 mph and taking it all in. Prior to starting my adventure, I …
