Adventure Cycling Association

Do we eat to bike or bike to eat? It probably doesn’t matter, because either way we need fuel! And while bars and gels might get the job done on day rides, for a multi-day tour most people want “real food,” and quite a bit of it.

Reflecting on a lifetime of bike adventures as an Adventure Cycling member, Gary considers, with grace, the changes that age and time force us all to contend with.

Riding in the Big Easy is A-OK

Sometimes the best way to see the world clearly is looking through another lens. Which is why, when it came time to judge this year’s photo contest, we asked Micheli Oliver for a fresh perspective. A native of rural Colorado, Oliver is a filmmaker, photographer, and journalist who’s collaborated with brands including Fujifilm, Patagonia, Protect Our Winters, and the Wilderness Society. Above all else, however, she brought an eye uniquely suited to judging the more than 200 submissions we received.

How Do You Get Your Bike Box to the End of a Point-to-Point Trip? Especially when you don’t live near either terminus of the route? Is shipping the only option?

The Mother Road’s centennial, which happens next year, will be a great excuse for an epic bike tour. Why not tackle it on Adventure Cycling’s Bicycle Route 66, which just happens to turn 10 this year?

From the magazine: It might be in SoCal, but this picturesque Pacific island is worlds away from Los Angeles

Pedaling these magical mountains can be a transcontinental tour in miniature

I have good news and bad news. The equipment you need for a week-long tour is pretty much the same as what you need for a month-long or even cross-country tour. I say it’s good news because once you’ve dialed in your kit, you’ll be ready for all sorts of bike travel adventures.

At first glance, the nationwide map of Amtrak routes appears to be a sprawling spiderweb of interconnected rail lines doubling over one another as they crisscross the country. But to ...