For a bicycle touring, you don't need an expensive touring bike. Any bicycle that you already have may be suitable for bicycle touring. And if you don't have one and have a limited budget, then you can build the one by yourself or buy any bicycle from nearest bicycle store or from the local flea ...

If you want to read the first parts of the story about my bicycle tour in Finland, then you can find it by following the links below: Cycling in Finland: Part 1 Cycling in Finland: Part 2 At 4 am, I finally went to the ferry ticket office in which I asked yesterday about the ferry ...

Cycling in Finland: Part 2 The first part of the story about how I started my bike trip can be found here. Spending the night near the center of Lappeenranta was very good, the night was not cold and sleeping in a hammock was very comfortable. I did not put the alarm and therefore woke up at 9 ...

My journey began when I came to St.Petersburg, Russia by the bus. When I got off the bus, I began to assemble my bicycle and attach panniers to it. When the bike was finally assembled, I began my journey towards Finland. At first, the trip was comfortable, and the weather was sunny. However, a ...

Some people are wondering if Shimano chainrings are compatible with Truvativ/SRAM/FSA crankset. If Shimano's chainrings have the same chainring Bolt Circle Diameter (or BCD) as your crankset, then the short answer is yes. For example, if your bicycle crank is compatible with BCD 64/104 ...

If you are going to travel by bike and sleep in the tent, then you will need a device to charge your electronics during your bicycle tour. For these purposes, there are solar panels and dynamo hubs. With solar panels for traveling, everything is simple - they always contain a ready-made USB port ...

You bought bicycle mudguards SKS Bluemels, opened the fitting instruction and were horrified by the fact that this "instruction" is difficult to understand? I understand you, I myself ran into this situation. But after some time I found a great way to install the SKS Bluemels mudguards and now I ...

Andean Highlands Travel Guide The Andean Highlands are home to much of what draws people from all over the world to the country: mist-shrouded mountains, massive ruins of ancient civilizations, Pancho-clad women carrying baby llamas and vast tracts of unexplored wilderness. Geography & ...

Language of Costa Rica Spanish is the official language of Costa Rica and, needless to say, knowing a little will make traveling around the country a lot easier. In any of the heavily touristed areas, travel agents, tourist agencies and car rental offices will generally have an English speaking ...

Best Time to go to Peru Peru’s a big place and the weather varies a lot throughout its different regions. That said, throughout the country, there are two main seasons: the wet season and the dry season (with the wetness of the “wet” season and the dryness of the “dry” season depending heavily on ...