Touring usually means very long multi-day (or multi-week) rides carrying a lot of gear (camping, cooking, clothes, etc) on the bike. Can also apply to unloaded/creditcard touring involving using hotels/motels instead of camping.
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A month in Italy (May or June) on a bicycle - advice needed
I'm going to travel in Italy by bike for 1 month, from the north (Venice) to the south (Sicilian) and back to Rome.
I'm not professional, but also not a beginner. I need some help information about ...
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Water safety during touring?
This question raised a new sub-problem of which I was not at all aware of.
I carry a heater to boil the water before I drink it but I am unsure whether it removes all dirt from water. Please, note ...
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Safe countries for touring (without having to take public trasport all the time) in EU? [closed]
I discussed today foreign ambulance guys and they told stories about sliced bicyclists in an ex-communist country. The country in itself is not special but rather the fact that it lacks proper roads ...
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Which countries should be avoided due to political reasons? [closed]
This question raises more questions here.
Please, keep politics totally separated of safety and answer here political reasons not to cycle in some countries. The user Ambo100's earlier example about ...
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How to find the vertical height between any two points? [closed]
Is there any source in the Internet that allows me to calculate the vertical height between two arbitrary points?
Im thinking of something like the calculate route function of Google Maps. But ...
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Best brake pads for long distance travelling?
Me and a friend of mine are going on a long bike trip (which will take us a month) and we're finetuning our bikes for this.
We will be bringing about 14kg of luggage each, only riding on paved roads ...
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Touring load weight distribution
What's the best way to load a touring bike, to increase stability and balance? Assuming a standard two-rack-and-panniers setup, where should I put most of my weight? I have a camping load, about 50 ...
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I'm going to take my bike with me on a plane. Do I really need a special bike travel bag to have it transported safely?
I have a road bike that I want to bring with me to the place I will be flying to.
I know that there are bags that are designed especially for this kind of situation: the bike travel bags such as the ...
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Summer Reading Recommendation: Bike Touring (Canada)
Summer is here so I was hoping to get some summer reading on the go (for when I am not riding my bike).
Sometime in the future (next summer hopefully) I would like to do a cross-Canada bike tour. ...
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Which endurance tires for touring?
I got a recommendation from an experienced tourer to switch to Schwalbe Marathon Plus endurance tires during summer and Schwalbe Spike something during winter. I like the Marathon Plus tires, despite ...
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How to clean consumable metallic parts cheaply while touring?
By the term consumable metallic parts I mean things such as derailleur pulleys, chains and cassettes. I have met tourers that suggested me cooking oil for cleaning the metallic parts, more here. The ...
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Is there anything similar to motorbike roadbook holders for bicycles?
Does anybody know if there may be in commerce anything similar to the roadbook holders they use on offroad motorbikes, but for use on bicycles?
I know there are some electronic versions in commerce ...
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Cheap energy sources for electronics during touring with low amount of sun energy?
My goal is to find a cheap energy sources for touring.
I cannot use solar all the time so I am planning to get Reelights outlined here, for lights, because they are cheaper than installing a hub ...
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Food during touring?
A problem with this kind of tasty food here is that you become depended on it, usually having no such luxuries so a more spartan question.
I use a lot of vitamin supplements for B, C, D and Calcium. ...
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What does self-support mean during touring?
Please, justify each item/action you take/do to qualify to be self-supportive during touring. My problem is independent touring around the world. The term self-support per se means no extra luggage, ...
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What kinds of kickstands are good for touring?
I am using a sturdy 2nd-hand-bought diamond-framed Crescent Sport bike which I like to use for random touring.
I have seen a cyclocrosser using the kickstand to spin the pedals while cleaning and ...
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Good 9-speed cog configuration for touring and which low-cost quality cassettes?
Alert: this cassette conf cannot be used in all touring locations because of poor support. I use it only in 1st world countries.
The largest cog at the back is about 12-14cm. The length from ...
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How to plan routes for touring?
I am a bit lost even to find the shortest safe way to the nearest city. How do you choose your routes for long journeys? Do you need to do compromises very often or change plans?
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How to maintain chains during touring?
I think requirements are reusable, simple, small-size and things-to-easily-to-carry. There are exotic answers with chain clearers and other things that do not qualify to me simple. Perhaps, the ...
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Items required in a World travelling bike?
I saw a fascinating bicycle today with "world traveler" hand-written on the frame. I was awe-struck by this bike. The odometer showed over 2000 km ridden, in freezing winter temperatures. The plastic ...
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Is there a downside to spoke protectors?
A few weeks ago, the derailer on my touring bike caught on the chain and ripped itself off the frame. (See the link below for more info on the incident.) The spoke protector was cracked in half by ...
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Where do you sleep while on tour? [closed]
Where do you stay when you are on tour? Hotels? Campsites? Stealth Camping?
