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9 Things to Know about Cycling the Pamir Highway

9 Things to Know about Cycling the Pamir Highway

#1: It’s gonna be tough… But not so tough most moderately fit bicycle travelers can’t hack it. What counts most is commitment and a willingness to put up with some pain. The Pamir Highway traverses harsh and unforgiving landscape. It’s

World Biking February 6, 2018February 11, 2018 Resources, Tajikistan Bicycle Touring, Tour Updates 5 Comments Read more

Road Connections

Road Connections

The best part of bicycle touring. The thrill of physical challenges and stunning landscapes are fleeting. It’s the connections that matter most. That’s the real reason we love bicycle touring so much. Connecting. Sometimes it’s just an exchange of smiles

World Biking January 25, 2018January 7, 2020 Tour Updates No Comments Read more

Bicycle Touring the Pamir Highway: part 1 Kyrgyzstan

Bicycle Touring the Pamir Highway: part 1 Kyrgyzstan

When you dream of something for more than a decade, expectations are correspondingly high. Over the years, we’d crossed paths with scores of cyclists who’d gushed about the sublime beauty of the Pamirs. Not surprisngly, Kyrgyzstan has been ranked the

World Biking September 12, 2017January 17, 2020 Asia, Kyrgyzstan, Tour Updates 1 Comment Read more

Cycling Central Asia: So Many Choices!

Cycling Central Asia: So Many Choices!

The Good Ole’ DaysI hate having choices. A decade ago, when we first began touring through Africa, route planning was far more clear-cut. Studying our Michelin Africa map usually turned up just one possible route, perhaps two options in more

World Biking May 17, 2017May 17, 2017 Kyrgyzstan Bicycle Touring, Tour Updates No Comments Read more

Changing Continents: Biking Central Asia at Long Last

Changing Continents: Biking Central Asia at Long Last

Changing ContinentsThere’s something disconcerting about jetting half way around the world by plane when you’re more accustomed to rolling slowly across continents.Not that the flight between New York and Kazakhstan was all that quick. From take-off time at JFK to

World Biking May 7, 2017May 7, 2017 Kazakhstan Bicycle Touring, Tour Updates 1 Comment Read more

Down to the Last Drop in the Arizona Desert

Down to the Last Drop in the Arizona Desert

I was down to my last half liter of water.  Bumping along a rough track in the Arizona desert, this lack of H2o was some cause for distress.   We ought to be passing a ranch about now.But where was it? 

World Biking March 11, 2017January 15, 2020 Tour Updates, USA 2016 Bicycle Touring No Comments Read more

Mount Lemmon: A 500 Kilometer Detour up Arizona’s Most Thrilling Climb

Mount Lemmon: A 500 Kilometer Detour up Arizona’s Most Thrilling Climb

Most cyclists dream of biking through massive mountain ranges.  The Carreterra Austral in the Andes, the Leh-Manali road through the Indian Himalayas and Central Asia’s Pamir Highway consistently top the lists of favorite cycling spots.Desert cycling rarely makes the cut. 

World Biking February 26, 2017January 15, 2020 Tour Updates, USA 2016 Bicycle Touring 2 Comments Read more

Complications at the Border

Complications at the Border

Stranded We were stuck on the border between Mexico and the United States.  Officials on the American side didn’t see reason to let my French husband back in the country. No, Eric hadn’t done anything wrong.  He’s got a B-2

World Biking February 24, 2017January 15, 2020 Tour Updates, USA 2016 Bicycle Touring 10 Comments Read more

GDMBR New Mexico: Battling Mother Nature

GDMBR New Mexico: Battling Mother Nature

The Final Hurdles After conquering Great Divide Route’s highest point,  Indiana Pass at 11,910 feet, you’d think riders could let out a sigh of relief.  The tough stuff as over.  They’d glide across New Mexico and sail across the Mexcian

World Biking October 23, 2016January 14, 2020 Great Divide Mountain Biking Route, Tour Updates, USA 2016 Bicycle Touring 2 Comments Read more

Biking the Great Divide: Colorado

Biking the Great Divide: Colorado

After the vast empty spaces and rolling hills of Wyoming’s Great Basin, we were ready to test our mettle on some big mountains.  Colorado called.  The Cowboy State is home to the Great Divide’s most momentous climb: Indiana Pass (11,913

World Biking September 24, 2016January 14, 2020 Great Divide Mountain Biking Route, Tour Updates, USA 2016 Bicycle Touring No Comments Read more
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