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I have good news and bad news. The equipment you need for a week-long tour is pretty much the same as what you need for a month-long or even cross-country tour. I say it’s good news because once you’ve dialed in your kit, you’ll be ready for all sorts of bike travel adventures.| Adventure Cycling Association
At first glance, the nationwide map of Amtrak routes appears to be a sprawling spiderweb of interconnected rail lines doubling over one another as they crisscross the country. But to the trained eye, it’s a vast network of cycling opportunities. “Biking has been my main mode of transportation my whole life. I don’t own a car, so getting around by bikes and buses and trains is kind of just what I do,” says Emily Loberg, an Adventure Cycling tour leader who relies almost exclusively on ...| Adventure Cycling Association
If they don’t dump you afterwards, congratulations.| Adventure Cycling Association
Finding trails outside the noise of New York City| Adventure Cycling Association
A Guide to riding farther, smarter, and happier| Adventure Cycling Association
My riding partner always shirks camp duties. How can I get them to contribute their fair share? -- Bummer! I feel for you on this one. Going out on a limb here, I assume that this is someone you enjoy riding with enough that you’ve put up with shouldering more than your fair share until now. If so, I say “hurray!” for having someone you like to ride with. Even if you’ve been riding and traveling with someone for a while, it doesn’t mean it will always be smooth sailing (or rolling!)...| Adventure Cycling Association
Basic bike repair skills are indeed very useful, especially in remote places where bike shops are few and far between, but you don’t have to know everything before you start.| Adventure Cycling Association
How World Bicycle Relief's Buffalo Bicycles built a sturdy, two-wheeled steed to increase mobility for those in need.| Adventure Cycling Association
I had to abandon a long tour that I had been planning for years halfway through it, and I’m still devastated. How do I get over it? -- Dear Devastated, I’m so sorry. It’s understandable that you’re feeling a great sense of loss, given how invested you were in this trip. It is totally okay to take some time to grieve the fact that it didn’t turn out as initially planned. You had intended to make this dream a reality, and circumstances got in the way of that happening. Something like ...| Adventure Cycling Association
