The Adventure Almanac

March 19, 2024

Cycling adventures can vary from full-on bikepacking expeditions to afternoon urban explorations. What they all have in common is a level of uncertainty or risk that calls for a bike that has three essential characteristics: Reliability, adaptability and comfort.

Recent Posts

January 3, 2024

Right around the time that everyone starts talking about next year’s cycling goals–see GCN’s “Further or Faster: Which is Your Goal” for an example of...

September 20, 2023

As cycling tips go, this is a simple but overlooked one: Become more ambidextrous. Here are two ways ambidexterity will make you a better...

September 5, 2023

As cycling tips go, this is a strange one: “If you want to find the joy of the ride, try a multi-day cycling trip.”...

February 2, 2023

Most bike touring companies fall into one of two categories–cycling on vacation or cycling for vacation. What do you get with each type? And...

January 9, 2023

Let’s get one thing clear up front. This isn’t going to be about training advice for achieving your long distance cycling goals. It’s about...

January 6, 2023

Given how wet it’s been here in NorCal lately, we thought some cycling tips on wet weather riding would be helpful. So we updated...

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