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Resources for touring cyclists

I'm getting ready for a big tour starting in the spring/summer and have been finding additional bike touring resources.  I thought that new cyclists might find these helpful, so I'm sharing here.  Please post additional ones that you find useful or inspiring.

 

www.crazyguyonabike.com  Online journal from touring cyclists around the world.  Tours range from overnight trips to multi-year world wid travels.  Also has a forum, articles, product reviews and a marketplace.

 

http://www.adventurecycling.org/  Membership organization and bike travel experts.  They produce detailed maps specific for touring cyclists.  I haven't looked around the site much, but it looks like there is a lot there.

 

http://www.warmshowers.org/  Like couchsurfing, but for touring cyclists.  They also has an iphone app for use in the field.

 

http://travellingtwo.com/ I just discovered this last week and have been very impressed.  They have a great blog with a basic touring "how-to" guide that is free.  They also produce a bike touring podcast with rather good production values and very useful topics.  I believe that the creators are based in Europe.

 

 

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Permalink Reply by Adam "Cezar" Jenkins on January 13, 2011 at 2:43pm

http://bicycletouringpro.com/  This guy has some good stuff. He makes a living on this site, so he's going to try to sell you things. :)

Permalink Reply by BalloonBiker on January 13, 2011 at 2:56pm
http://kentsbike.blogspot.com/ Not necessarily touring specific, but Kent Peterson does tour quite a bit and in particular does frequent small, overnight tours.  I've found a lot of stuff on his site to be extremely useful in terms of doing things in minimalist fashion.  He even has experience with singlespeed touring.
Permalink Reply by pistola on January 13, 2011 at 3:00pm

Jaime,

 

Where's your big tour this year?  I definetly like the first 3 websites, they are a must for any bike tourer.  You should definetly write up a ride report for crazyguyonabike.  Check out mine from 2 summers ago:

http://www.crazyguyonabike.com/doc/UPmichigan2009

 

Pete

Permalink Reply by Bob Kastigar on January 13, 2011 at 6:02pm
http://www.tourdemap.com/ Tour de Map is a non-profit network for all Cyclists. The purpose this site is to get your sports to grow because it's fun to cycle.  The best on internet is free and that includes this site too, special thanks to the opensource community!

http://www.traillink.com/home.aspx TrailLink.com is a FREE service of Rails-to-Trails Conservancy, a non-profit dedicated to assisting local communities in converting unused railroad corridors into trails. Discover more than 30,000 miles of bike trails, walking trails, equestrian trails, and hiking and running trails including interactive trail maps, trail descriptions, photos, reviews and more.  (This is where Google Maps gets it bike routes from)

http://www.mapmyride.com/Search, browse, or create maps of your favorite routes or destinations. Print your favorites or take them with you on a mobile device. It's never too late to get out the door.

http://www.gmap-pedometer.com/  A mashup with google maps,layout your route in advance

http://www.bikely.com/  Put very simply, Bikely helps cyclists share knowledge of good bicycle routes.

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