Category: Bikes & Bikepacking
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Touring Bike Vs. Road Bike Compared- Which Is Better?
I first watched parts of the Tour de France when I was 11 years old. I remember feeling inspired by their speed and endurance and hoped I would one day get to participate! Although I have yet to partake in this prestigious trip, I’ve done my fair share of long-distance biking Touring bikes are sturdier…
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Can I Use a Hybrid Bike for Touring?
Bike touring, a recreational and adventurous pursuit combining bike riding, traveling, and camping over a few days or more, is a hobby practiced across all corners of the globe. Since the bicycle’s invention, bike tours have been a popular way to spend an extra few days enjoying the great outdoors, up close and personal, one…
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Touring Bike Vs. Gravel Bike | What’s the difference?
When the sun is shining, and the weather is sweet, there are a few better ways to enjoy the great outdoors than peddling out into nature’s vast expanses on your favorite bike. Different people living across the globe in every terrain imaginable would agree, but where they may differ is the kind of bike they…
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Where to Camp When Bikepacking?
A few years ago, I traveled to Peru with a school group where we hiked up to the top of Machu Picchu. As enjoyable as this was, to this day, I wish I had my mountain bike to ride it up this pathway! Camping is an important aspect of bikepacking and, for many adventurers, an…
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Bikepacking VS Touring Compared | What’s The Difference?
I first started biking at my grandma’s farm in New Jersey when I was six years old. In my twenties, I rediscovered this old passion and started mountain biking in the hills of West Virginia. I didn’t know it at the time, but I was taking my first steps into the world of bikepacking! The…