Bicycle Touring and Bikepacking

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For all the pedal pushers out there that love long distance cycling. There are no gear requirements and no 'minimum distances' here.

Have you ridden for a cheeky overnighter or a 3 year global trek? Doesn't matter, you're welcome here.

Have you got panniers, bikepacking bags or just a backpack with the essentials? Doesn't matter, you're welcome here.

Have you got the latest in carbon engineering or your dads old 10 speed from the 70's? Doesn't matter, you're welcome here.

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[throwback tuesday] - when I didn’t believe the ‘road closed’ signs in the Algarve and regretted it - a lot (i.imgur.com)

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It was december and raining a lot. I made a route using both komoot and RWGPS (the latter to confirm tricky spots with streetview). Still, information wasn’t up to date and had to make a huge detour.

views were beautiful though

pretty gnarly gravel

roads were very calm

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[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

Oh wow that clay looks great for doing pottery, haha.

I have to look for myself too, with these road closed signs. Few weeks ago in east germany i kept going for a few km then ended up right behind an people rolling asphalt, it was super sticky and i might even have carved a small track into the surface. I then quickly turned around before i could get screamed at.

Real nice photos. Makes me want to tour, and i think i am going to do it this thursday for a long weekend. Before autumn kicks in.

Actually i don't really have fully arrived in the working life again.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

Haha yeah I could have filled my whole cupboard with just the clay on my chainstay. I can still hear the chain making cracking and peeping noises in my nightmares haha.

Apparently it’s an unwritten rule that as a cyclist, you just have to see for yourself! Good call to make a qyick tour before the real autumn starts, I can imagine you have sort lf a ‘touring jetlag’ after you summer adventure!