How and Why to Bike Tour. Bike Touring 101

This video is about the basics of bike touring. If you’ve never been bike touring or you are just getting started, this video will address the following questions: What is bike touring? Why go bike touring? What’s the difference between bike touring and bike packing? How do you bike tour? Where do you stay when bike touring? What do you eat when bike touring? How do you prevent saddle sores? How do you secure your bike? How much do you carry when bike touring? How do you navigate when bike touring? What if your bike breaks down? How doing you get to and from your starting and ending points when bike touring? What is Amtrak roll-on service? What is a typical day of bike touring like? When do you start riding? How far do you ride in one day? Do you take rest days when bike touring? What do you do if it rains when bike touring? How did you start bike touring? How long have you been bike touring? So, kick back and enjoy the ride! Read: Basic Illustrated Bike Touring and Bike Packing Links to some of my gear: Arkel Panniers Trek Bicycles Nashbar REI Showers Pass Rain Jacket Eastern Mountain Sports CampingMaxx Nutcase Helmets DJI Mini Mavic 2 Drone DJI Pocket 2 Gimbal 4K Camera Wald 1066 Handlebars RedShift Shock Absorbing Handlebar Stem Cateye Velo 9 Bike Computer Terry Liberator Y Men’s Bike Saddle High Visibility Vest Reflective Safety Triangle MSR Pocket Rocket Ultralight Camp Stove Sea to Summit Bowl Canon M50 Mirrorless Camera GoPro Hero 8 Camera Rode Video Mic Pro Neewer Compact Travel Tripod