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What happens when you gather together cyclists, advocates, makers, and storytellers to share knowledge, meals, and, of course, ride bikes in Colorado’s Front Range? You get Bikepacking Roots’ Rocky Mountain Bikepacking Summit (September 12-15). The post Highlights from Bikepacking Roots’ Rocky Mountain Bikepacking Summit appeared first on Adventure Cycling Association.| Adventure Cycling Association
Adventure Cycling’s brand-new Vancouver Crossing Loop traverses one of North America’s most culturally and ecologically diverse regions| Adventure Cycling Association
It’s one thing to dream about a big bicycling trip and another thing to actually go out and do it.| Adventure Cycling Association
This fruit can be so much more than a quick snack in the saddle The post How to Transform the Humble Banana into a Crave-worthy Camp Confection appeared first on Adventure Cycling Association.| Adventure Cycling Association
This excerpt from David Houghton’s new book, Thirty Three Cyclists, tells the story of a wager that sent a Navy recruit pedaling across the country chained to his singlespeed — twice The post Three and a Half Feet of Chain appeared first on Adventure Cycling Association.| Adventure Cycling Association
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 […] The post How to Be a Climber appeared first on Adventure Cycling Association.| Adventure Cycling Association
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.| Adventure Cycling Association
Reflecting on a lifetime of bike adventures as an Adventure Cycling member, Gary considers, with grace, the changes that age and time force us all to contend with. The post The Narrower Road appeared first on Adventure Cycling Association.| Adventure Cycling Association
Riding in the Big Easy is A-OK The post A Bike Touring Guide to New Orleans appeared first on Adventure Cycling Association.| Adventure Cycling Association
Sometimes the best way to see the world clearly is looking through another lens. Which is why, when it came time to judge this year’s photo contest, we asked Micheli Oliver for a fresh perspective. A native of rural Colorado, Oliver is a filmmaker, photographer, and journalist who’s collaborated with brands including Fujifilm, Patagonia, Protect Our Winters, and the Wilderness Society. Above all else, however, she brought an eye uniquely suited to judging the more than 200 submissions we ...| Adventure Cycling Association