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 […]
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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
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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
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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: BikeFlights Once you’ve chosen where to travel for your next bike tour, then you have to figure out how to get your bike there. If your tour is close enough, you may be able to drive yourself and your bike, but if not, you’ll likely have to decide whether to ship your bike or
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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
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Contributor: Camilla Librici What’s BAM! BAM! Bicycle Adventure Meeting is the largest event in Europe dedicated to bicycle travelers, with 3 days of meetings, music, beer, rides, seminars and much more. An international community that reaches the festival by pedaling from all over Italy, France, Germany and Slovenia. After two “Campfire” editions, BAM! returns in
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Contributor: Kevin Kimpel Part of the fun of hosting long-distance bicyclists for me is to feed them when they pedal up hungry after a calorie-burning ride. Sitting down to a home-cooked meal is often a treat for riders who have dined solo on fast food or from gas station snack bars or cooked
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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
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The annual Warmshowers Bike Giveaway is here! Enter to win the bike of YOUR CHOICE (valued at up to $2000 USD). You choose the bike at a shop near you, and Warmshowers will take care of the rest. Entering is easy; just donate to Warmshowers today! Donations made between now and May 15th will automatically
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