[Getting Started]

Basic Guidelines and Tips for Getting Started

Find helpful tips for getting your credit-card touring lifestyle underway — from finding the right bicycle and getting fitted for it, getting and staying in shape, to riding road tips, these periodically updated articles will help you along the way.

Touring Bicycles 101: For Newbies

An Overview of What Makes a Great Touring Bicycle

Congratulations on taking the first step on your way toward touring on a bicycle. This article is intended as an overview of what you need to know in order to get off to a good start.
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Bike Fitting 101

Getting the Right Size Bike and Having it Adjusted to Fit You

A bike that is properly fitted to you can often make the difference between having an enjoyable biking experience and a nightmarish memory.
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Protecting Your Brain Case: Helmets 101

Just Putting a Helmet On is Great, But There is a Right Way to Do It

You've made a good decision to purchase a helmet. Now let's make sure you're using it right so that it can actually protect your head.
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Credit-Card Bicycle Touring for Newbies

Pedaling Into Your Healthy New Lifestyle

Ever since that first day when I got back onto my bicycle, I am always grateful for the mysterious series of events that led me back to it and into bicycle touring.
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Book Review: Bicycling For Women

Bernhardt’s interactive book covers a wide scope: women’s bodies, their bikes, and their biology.

Knowledge is power and author Gale Bernhardt packs enough information on bike fit, training programs, heart rate zones and nutrition to propel a casual cyclist to the next level.

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