Round the World Bicycle Tour since 2006
New Zealand offers up an enticing mix of quiet roads, spectacular scenery, and old-fashioned hospitality. Although it’s a small country, the bicycle touring route options are almost endless.There are so many choices that it’s sometimes hard to know where to
Lots of people me meet confess that they dream of dropping everything to cycle around the world. Some of them actually do it. Like Martin and Pierette, a couple we stayed with in the Yukon. Here’s why these two seemingly
I hate the feeling of giving up. You probably do, too. Yet we all have those throw-in-the-towel days. During our two and a half months biking around Borneo I’ve had plenty of them. But I stuck it out. And I’m
If you’re holed up in an office somewhere crunching numbers, creating a PowerPoint presentation or answering emails, you might find it hard to believe that bike touring can be anything less than mind-blowing fun and adventure. Reality check. Cycle touring,
Six months from now we’ll be 8,000 kilometers south of the equator somewhere on the South Island of New Zealand. I imagine us gathered around a roaring campfire swapping tales with fellow cyclists. Sooner or later the talk will turn
Harriet and Neil Pike are a couple I’d categorize as extreme cyclists. People who search out remote places and high passes always on the lookout for spots rarely explored by two-wheeled travelers. Between 2009 and 2011 Neil and Harriet cycled
“How can I get sponsorship for my bicycle tour?” That’s probably the question we get asked most often. In this post I’ll share some of our experiences with sponsorship and offer a few tips on how to up your chances
After six years working in the UK, New Zealanders Emma Philpott and Justin Hewitt of Rolling Tales were ripe for an adventure. In March 2010 they set off from London and headed east, not quite sure how long or how
Julian Bloomer had been dreaming of a long-distance bicycle tour since he was a boy. In July 2008, he decided to forego becoming a home owner and instead sink his savings into realizing his bicycle dreams. Julian’s original plan was
Certainly not Jay Pathak. The 60 year old Indian-national set off on a bicycle tour of his home country and his gear is about as low-tech as it gets. Homemade plastic panniers, a regular ‘ole bike and Jay is good