Adventure Cyclist Magazine

Adventure Cyclist is a magazine released nine times a year by the Adventure Cycling Association, located in Missoula, Montana.

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3 weeks ago | adventurecycling.org | Laura Killingbeck

I met Nick on a dating app, and our first date was a bike ride. We pedaled to a river and sat on a rock by the water. He asked me lots of questions and listened thoughtfully to the answers. He was cute and sincere, and we had a lovely afternoon. After that, we met most weeks for bike excursions or dinners. Nick rides an old Surly Straggler which is probably a size too small for him. But he pushes it to its full capacity, logging thousands of hard, fast miles each year in Colorado’s thin mountain air.
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2 months ago | adventurecycling.org | Courtney Holden

In America, whether our bike is a source of adventure (hello, new towns and terrain) or a ticket to a healthier life (goodbye, stress and fatigue), we generally ride them by choice. In Africa, however, bicycles are also an essential form of transportation, and not just from place to place. Bikes have the power to propel someone into a better life.
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Mar 28, 2025 | adventurecycling.org | Bryan Rogala |Robert Isenberg |Greg Peters

Northern New Mexico’s painted high desert landscapes, green chile, turquoise, margaritas, and world-class art galleries may make you never want to leave. And why should you? With plentiful gravel roads, mountain tracks, and numerous bike and multiuse trails, the city is also a cycling paradise.
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Mar 17, 2025 | adventurecycling.org | Laura Killingbeck

No matter where I am in the US, there’s always an Adventure Cycling route close by. When I lived in Michigan, I pedaled out my door onto the North Lakes route. In Arizona, I was just a few miles from the Great Divide. When I visited my friend Alison in San Francisco, I biked from her house onto the Pacific Coast Route. And in Massachusetts, I got to host my friends Kaisa and Christoffer as they pedaled down the Atlantic Coast Route.
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Feb 26, 2025 | adventurecycling.org | Berne Broudy

This review originally appeared in the Nov/Dec 2024 issue of Adventure Cyclist magazine. Click here to learn more. After years of producing high-end carbon bike components, ENVE finally decided to try its hand at full bike builds in 2021. The result was the Custom Road, whose geometry, paint, and components are tailored to each rider. The Melee and all-road Fray soon followed, and last year the firm finally released a gravel rig: the MOG (Mother of Gravel) reviewed here.
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Jan 22, 2025 | adventurecycling.org | Alissa Bell |Kyle Dunlin

Riding a bicycle on backroads and trails is actually, statistically speaking, quite safe. Still, it’s natural to feel anxious about “what ifs” when jumping into something new. The best way to cope with worry is to figure out what’s most likely to go wrong, make sure you’re prepared to deal with it, and then relax and enjoy the ride. Motor vehicles are statistically the biggest danger to most cyclists, so you can feel good about bikepacking’s focus on quiet backroads and trails.
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Jan 17, 2025 | adventurecycling.org | Alissa Bell |Dan Meyer

Photo by Frederic GuyotSimply put, bikepacking is more fun when mind and body are on the same team. Many a long bike ride has begun with no training at all, and we’re not here to discourage anyone from trying if that’s your style. But there is freedom in feeling like your body is helping you cover the miles instead of complaining about them. If you’re new to cycling or haven’t ridden much lately, start by simply riding as much as possible: to the store, to work, to the park on Saturday afternoon.
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Jan 10, 2025 | adventurecycling.org | Greg Peters |Cris Cadiz |Chris Walker |Taneika Duhaney

This story originally appeared as the Be Here Now feature of the 2024 Sept/Oct issue of Adventure Cyclist. Perched on a peninsula in the south- western edge of Casco Bay, the city of Portland, Maine, is infused with all things ocean. Even the city’s most famous district is called the Old Port, evoking its maritime heritage. Foodies, hipsters, tourists, and fishermen mingle among stately brick buildings that rise from a maze of cobblestone streets.
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Jan 10, 2025 | adventurecycling.org | Alissa Bell |Laura Killingbeck |Kyle Dunlin

Photo by Laura IrwinIf bike touring with panniers is like traveling with a big roller suitcase, bikepacking is like traveling with only a carry-on backpack. The goal is to have everything you need and also to need everything you have. Bring less stuff! Ask yourself “What would happen if I didn’t bring this?” If the answer is unremarkable, then leave it at home. Repackage consumables like toiletries, food, and chain lube into smaller containers and remove extra packaging.
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Dec 3, 2024 | adventurecycling.org | Bryan Rogala

This story originally appeared in the 2024 Nov/Dec issue of Adventure Cyclist magazine’s Final Mile essay anthology. ***I rode with tears streaming down my face. I pedaled as hard as I could, hoping that being on my bike would fix it. It used to always fix it. But this time was different — for the first time in my life, I didn’t want to be there anymore. As cars whizzed by, I couldn’t help but think things would be easier if I rode in front of one.