Adventure Cyclist Blog https://www.adventurecycling.org sitecomments@adventurecycling.org http://www.getmura.com Thu, 04 Jan 2024 04:36:59 GMT en-us Trip Recap: Cola Town Bike Collective Bike Overnights https://www.adventurecycling.org/blog/trip-recap-cola-town-bike-collective-bike-overnights/5CE588BF-62E1-BC68-648EAEDA5CA6571B Wed, 03 Jan 2024 23:00:00 GMT <p>This summer, the&nbsp;Cola Town Bike Collective (CTBC) hosted&nbsp;two bike overnights for women, trans, femme, and nonbinary individuals, thanks in part to a mini grant from&nbsp;the&nbsp;Adventure Cycling Association. Here's their trip recap.&nbsp;</p> SupportJaclyn Kawsky Looking to Gain Confidence as a Solo Bikepacker? Start With The C&O Canal and GAP Trail. https://www.adventurecycling.org/blog/looking-to-gain-confidence-as-a-solo-bikepacker-start-with-the-c-o-canal-and-gap-trail/26E3B763-62E1-BC68-64845D65A976F1BB Tue, 26 Dec 2023 15:00:00 GMT <p>Being a newer cyclist doesn't mean you can't try out bike touring. Claire's advice for women and female-presenting cyclists is to start with a beginner-friendly route like the&nbsp;C&amp;O Canal and GAP Trail.&nbsp;</p> PlanClaire Pomykala A Curtain Parts https://www.adventurecycling.org/blog/a-curtain-parts/90A0A089-62E1-BC68-648602319276246B Thu, 21 Dec 2023 22:31:10 GMT <p>In a brief moment between Czechoslovakia occupations, a young cyclist&nbsp;finds freedom.&nbsp;</p> ExploreRon Hershey Road Test: Fairlight Faran 2.5 https://www.adventurecycling.org/blog/road-test-fairlight-faran-2-5/F364F827-62E1-BC68-6484D47884BA4539 Mon, 18 Dec 2023 21:12:11 GMT <p>For Fairlight&rsquo;s do-it-all touring bike, there&rsquo;s some magic in those steel tubes.&nbsp;</p> ExploreDan Meyer Trip Recap: Vamos Outdoors Project's First Overnight Bikepacking Trip https://www.adventurecycling.org/blog/trip-recap-vamos-outdoors-projects-first-overnight-bikepacking-trip/E5BEF431-62E1-BC68-6485551D72BA7C73 Mon, 18 Dec 2023 14:35:00 GMT <p>This summer,&nbsp;Vamos Outdoors Project was able to offer their&nbsp;first bikepacking experience over the course of three days, with help from&nbsp;an&nbsp;Adventure Cycling Association mini grant.</p> SupportAndy Basabe The Summit is (Almost) in Sight: A Blizzard on Loveland Pass https://www.adventurecycling.org/blog/the-summit-is-almost-in-sight-a-blizzard-on-loveland-pass/E9794C3C-62E1-BC68-6480390B5D8A42AF Mon, 11 Dec 2023 21:20:00 GMT <p>A cyclist not easily intimidated by challenging riding meets a formidable match in a blizzard-condition ascent of Loveland Pass</p> RideDiego Rouylle Geared Up: Holiday Bonanza 2023 https://www.adventurecycling.org/blog/geared-up-holiday-bonanza-2023/4D09246E-62E1-BC68-6481895A231ADA82 Tue, 05 Dec 2023 17:04:46 GMT <p>Finding gifts for your friends and loved ones can be stressful, but we&rsquo;re here to help with our annual Geared Up Holiday Bonanza.&nbsp;</p> ExploreAdventure Cycling Staff Tuning into the Awe of Bikepacking https://www.adventurecycling.org/blog/tuning-into-the-awe-of-bikepacking/E57D465F-62E1-BC68-648D32B68764AA30 Mon, 04 Dec 2023 15:00:00 GMT <p>A 10-day group ride from&nbsp;Manhattan to Montreal helped one cyclist appreciate the rhythms of cycling, the camaraderie of other cyclists, and the awe of things we often overlook. Oh, and kazoos. There were plenty of kazoos.</p> RideBriana Cohen Trip Recap: An Overnight Adventure with Camp Spokes https://www.adventurecycling.org/blog/trip-recap-an-overnight-adventure-with-camp-spokes/50B1C548-62E1-BC68-6489B78A4F2D9F6E Tue, 28 Nov 2023 17:33:00 GMT <p>Camp Spokes is a free summer camp program for girls and gender-variant youth to learn about bike mechanics, safe cycling in urban and mountain bike settings, and sustainable DIY projects. This is a trip recap of their first overnight ride down the Virginia Capital Trail, which was&nbsp;helped make possible with an&nbsp;Adventure Cycling Association Minigrant.</p> SupportRag and Bones Bicycle Cooperative The Power of Food as a Cultural Connection https://www.adventurecycling.org/blog/the-power-of-food-as-a-cultural-connection/18448F3D-62E1-BC68-64818DB8857223F0 Tue, 14 Nov 2023 21:45:00 GMT <p>We eat a lot on bike tours, but it&rsquo;s not only about the food. Ask someone about a recipe, and you are asking them about their lives. Food is not simply our fuel, just like bicycles are not only our mode of transport. Both are a way to appreciate and truly get to know the place we are working so hard to travel through in the first place.</p> ExploreHollie Ernest The Gear You Need to Get Started Bike Touring https://www.adventurecycling.org/blog/the-gear-you-need-to-get-started-bike-touring/1CED53D6-62E1-BC68-64874FABA6ABC1C7 Tue, 07 Nov 2023 22:00:00 GMT <p>Starting to plan your first bike tour and feeling overwhelmed? Planning doesn't have to be complicated, and our writer makes it easier by breaking&nbsp;down the basics in this article and video.&nbsp;</p> PlanKyle on Wheels Little Wheels, Big Hearts https://www.adventurecycling.org/blog/little-wheels-big-hearts/156DA44C-62E1-BC68-648E32CCA679BDA5 Tue, 31 Oct 2023 16:28:00 GMT <p>Bike Friday&rsquo;s 2024 All-Packa is a delightful vehicle for a three-day amble through Big Sky Country</p> ExploreAlly Mabry Road Test: Soma Jawbone https://www.adventurecycling.org/blog/road-test-soma-jawbone/17A21C65-62E1-BC68-648CD792C4411251 Mon, 30 Oct 2023 21:01:06 GMT <p>The Jawbone is Soma&rsquo;s latest entry into the crowded gravel and bikepacking market. How does it hold up?</p> ExploreCody Siler Trip Recap: The Coalition for Appropriate Transportation's Women's Ride https://www.adventurecycling.org/blog/coalition-for-appropriate-transportations-womens-ride/827E1E90-62E1-BC68-648E8ED5102FAC81 Tue, 24 Oct 2023 20:50:00 GMT <p>Thanks in part to an Adventure Cycling Association&nbsp;Mini Grant, the&nbsp;Coalition for Appropriate Transportation (CAT) was able to host a two-day women's ride this fall, inviting more women into the cycling world. Here are the details from the ride.</p> SupportBeth Meiklejohn Road Test: Trek Checkpoint ALR5 Driftless https://www.adventurecycling.org/blog/road-test-trek-checkpoint-alr5-driftless/3FD91AA4-62E1-BC68-64836BDCE6BE9E05 Mon, 16 Oct 2023 17:44:10 GMT <p>Aside from a cool paint job, a nifty framebag, and a dropper post, it&rsquo;s just a gravel bike, right? Wrong.</p> ExploreDan Meyer Kyrgyzstan, the Wild Land https://www.adventurecycling.org/blog/kyrgyzstan-the-wild-land/3FBD6D7F-62E1-BC68-6483D07005A54725 Mon, 16 Oct 2023 17:42:51 GMT <p>Glacial valleys and big mountain passes in the Switzerland of Central Asia.</p> ExploreAna Zamorano Trip Recap: Bike Camping with the Metro Washington Association of Blind Athletes https://www.adventurecycling.org/blog/trip-recap-bike-camping-with-the-metro-washington-association-of-blind-athletes/32787D80-62E1-BC68-648129DF81DF60E5 Mon, 09 Oct 2023 14:00:00 GMT <p paraeid="{d5596cfd-9c1a-4304-a0cb-80ef91a9d16a}{239}" paraid="48479393">This June, more than 20 people bike camped along the C&amp;O Canal towpath&nbsp;with the Metro Washington Association of Blind Athletes. This trip was funded in part by an Adventure Cycling Association mini grant.&nbsp;</p> SupportShira Gordon Adapt and Overcome https://www.adventurecycling.org/blog/adapt-and-overcome/6ADE011D-62E1-BC68-6488C6C619D3CCC1 Mon, 02 Oct 2023 16:02:16 GMT <p>How a small nonprofit built Vermont&rsquo;s first adaptive trail network.</p> ExploreBerne Broudy Field Report: The 283-Mile Chihuahuan Connector https://www.adventurecycling.org/blog/field-report-chihuahuan-connector/970AF6F0-62E1-BC68-6486D1E81D7D65E0 Mon, 02 Oct 2023 14:00:00 GMT <p>Laura Killingbeck cycled the 283-mile Chihuahuan Connector as she rode from San Francisco to the southern terminus of the Great Divide. Here's the info&nbsp;(and lots of photos!) for this desert adventure.</p> PlanLaura Killingbeck Geared Up Sneak Peek: Liv Devote Advanced Pro https://www.adventurecycling.org/blog/geared-up-sneak-peek-liv-devote-advanced-pro/414915D6-62E1-BC68-648DDB71672AB082 Wed, 27 Sep 2023 14:00:00 GMT <p>Liv has created some harmonious geometry in their new gravel bike, and we got to be one of the first to try it.</p> ExploreCarolyne Whelan