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An excerpt from this issue’s Globetrotting column, Why We Do What We Do: We’d rather experience a little discomfort than miss interacting with a culture that has been unseen for 50 years. We’d rather endure a climb in stupid hot weather than sit out the spectacular view and sweet descent waiting for us at the …
An excerpt from this issue’s Globetrotting column, Bring This, Leave That: My reminiscing was interrupted by a howl of laughter from my husband, Justin, as he leaned in closer to examine the photo. “Look at how much stuff we had!” he cried. “Look at our panniers! They’re enormous! Look at your panniers! What could you …
An excerpt from this issue’s extended Globetrotting column, Ride to Relief: Nepal’s national mountain biking team was training for an upcoming national championship race a handful of kilometers outside of Kathmandu in Chobar when …
An excerpt from this issue’s Globetrotting column, Go Anyway: People who do big things are faced with the same never-ending pile of preparation as the rest of us. But instead of letting it freeze their forward motion, they ignore it. Because it’s the only way they’ll ever start. Nobody is …
An excerpt from this issue’s Globetrotting column, The Art of (Mis)Communication: Several weeks back a group of middle school students asked me what it’s like to be in a country that doesn’t speak my language. It brought back memories of a talk I attended where the bike tourer …
An excerpt from this issue’s Globetrotting column, The Good, The Bad & The Reality of Life on the Road: No matter the distance you tour by bike, a mix of highs and lows are par for the course. And …
Don’t have a subscription to Bicycle Times? You’re in luck. This article made it to the big (computer) screen! Read the full story, complete with lots of photos, on their website. An excerpt from this issue’s Globetrotting column, The Road …
In this issue’s Globetrotting column, The Unexpected: You don’t need to be pedaling in a foreign country to run into road trouble. A couple years ago, and much closer to home, we took off on our bikes with a friend one autumn weekend to explore our New …
In this issue’s Globetrotting column, Finding Your Groove: Being open to change allows you to take wrong turns, broken bike parts and bad weather in stride, so you can focus on things other than your daily mileage count–like the friendly people you’re probably meeting, the incredible food …
In this issue’s Globetrotting column, Food: More Than Fuel: It’s our second day in Turkey and gale force headwinds have us moving at a snail’s pace exerting an elephant’s effort. Our faces are chapped, our eyes teary, our quads burn and our stomachs beg for nourishment. …