![]() ![]() To block out the feeling of being ill-prepared and clueless, I dived deep into such details as whether the mechanical failure of coil- or air-sprung suspension forks would be less catastrophic in the middle of the Tibetan plateau what kind of jail sentence I’d be facing if I overstayed a three-month business visa in Russia what kind of metal wire smelled most neutral for the snares I planned to set if I ran out of food in the wilderness… you get the idea. But as a newcomer, I wasted an entire year trying to second-guess all the tiny minutiae of should have been a big, freewheeling adventure.īecause the endless unknowns of a long-distance bicycle journey were paralysing. Today I have around 25,000km of adventure cycling experience behind me. This much mud wasn’t part of the plan! Photo © Chris Goodman When I said I’ve been there, I meant it. The time I led a bikepacking expedition across Armenia in September 2019. There isn’t.īut trust me when I say that the barriers to beginning such a trip have been overcome many times before. ![]() And it’s why I’ve incorporated into this guide the perspectives of more than 50 other adventure cyclists from a diversity of backgrounds, collected over the years I’ve been riding (and writing about riding).īe suspicious of anyone who tries to convince you there’s a ‘blueprint’ for a cycle tour or bikepacking trip. Finding out what makes your ride different is all part of a journey that may have already begun. ![]() I’ve been doing this a while – 16 years, in fact – and if there’s one thing I’ve learned, it’s that every ride is different. How To Hit The Road is not just one person’s version of how to do things. This book is totally what I needed… it helped reawaken my need for adventure that has been gradually eroded by work and routine. Getting started isn’t about knowing everything, but about knowing enough to depart. To achieve this, we’ll break down the planning process, the day-to-day realities, and the longer-term considerations of a big cycling adventure into simple, digestible parts, then tackle each of them methodically via a range of time-proven strategies.Īs you work through this guide and the pieces of your plan start falling into place, remember: How To Hit The Road is a 316-page guide to helping you navigate the maze of choices and concerns you’ll enter when planning a cycle tour or bikepacking trip – from the huge and overwhelming to the seemingly trivial – and arrive at the starting line in a way that reflects the uniqueness of your plans. If you’ve settled on the bicycle as the key to unlocking your post-pandemic wanderlust, and you’re gearing up to explore the world on two wheels, How To Hit The Road is here to help you get those wheels turning.īecause you’ve spent far too long waiting for the travel restrictions to fade away so you can finally start to pedal… but I’m guessing you still have a big list of unanswered questions. ![]() Or get the Kindle/paperback on Amazon (new tab) ![]()
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