Adventure Cyclist
Scenes from the Saddle
Adventure Cycling’s nonprofit mission has always boiled down to one thing: get more people traveling by bike more often. Riding across the country, however, can be daunting — not to ...
Dear Solo or Social, You’re spot on for calling out one of the first decision points of any long-distance bicycle trip. Who will I adventure with, how will the planning ...
Adventuring by bike is inherently sustainable, so give yourself a pat on the back. But you can always do more, and often it’s the simple stuff that pays off big. ...
If I had a reflective sticker for every time someone asked me, “But… aren’t you scared?” during my ongoing attempt to cycle around the world, I could turn my bicycle ...
A three-time TransAm rider and Adventure Cycling tour guide talks eastbound vs westbound, camping strategies, timelines, dogs, and more.
Which route do I take across the country? How do I decide? I have so little time in life for a big adventure, and this feels like my one shot. How do I make the most of it?
It’s one thing to dream about a big bicycling trip and another thing to actually go out and do it.
This story originally appeared in the Mach/April 2024 issue of Adventure Cyclist magazine. For a long time, I called myself “a sprinter, not a climber,” a common joke among cycling ...
Do we eat to bike or bike to eat? It probably doesn’t matter, because either way we need fuel! And while bars and gels might get the job done on day rides, for a multi-day tour most people want “real food,” and quite a bit of it.
How Do You Get Your Bike Box to the End of a Point-to-Point Trip? Especially when you don’t live near either terminus of the route? Is shipping the only option?
