http://www.bicycletouring101.com Latest Bicycle Touring 101 content en-us Copyright 2004-2007 James Noble http://www.bicycletouring101.com/RSS Mon, 04 Jun 2007 22:20:00 EDT http://www.bicycletouring101.com/images2/BT101Small.gif http://www.bicycletouring101.com Excitement is building as I prepare for my next touring adventure. http://www.bicycletouring101.com/EditorialLookingForwardNextTour.htm editor@bicycletouring101.com Mon, 04 Jun 2007 22:20:00 EDT Some of my favourite pictures from my own tours are located in this section. From time to time I will update this section with more pictures. http://www.bicycletouring101.com/Pictures.php editor@bicycletouring101.com Thu, 03 May 2007 18:24:00 EDT A simple clothespin or paperclip can go a long way towards helping to hold a stove's windscreen together. http://www.bicycletouring101.com/ClothespinWindscreen.htm editor@bicycletouring101.com Wed, 02 May 2007 20:04:00 EDT If you decide not to tour solo then there are few pre-tour activities more important then choosing a bicycle touring companion. This article discusses some things to consider when making your choice. http://www.bicycletouring101.com/ChoosingTouringCompanion.htm editor@bicycletouring101.com Tue, 01 May 2007 21:18:00 EDT Like many bicycle tourists I enjoy sleeping in a hammock during a tour. What happens if I end up someplace without trees? http://www.bicycletouring101.com/HammockNoTrees.htm editor@bicycletouring101.com Mon, 30 Apr 2007 20:14:00 EDT After a long absence BT101 begins adding new content on a regular basic. Would you like to help? http://www.bicycletouring101.com/EditorialBackInSaddleAgain.htm editor@bicycletouring101.com Sun, 29 Apr 2007 20:06:00 EDT A book review of the Adventure Cycle-Touring Handbook by Stephen Lord. http://www.bicycletouring101.com/BookAdventureCycleTouringHandbook.htm editor@bicycletouring101.com Thu, 26 Apr 2007 20:50:00 EDT A good book that discusses how to deal with bears in the woods is a book called Backcountry Bear Basics. http://www.bicycletouring101.com/BackcountryBearBasics.htm editor@bicycletouring101.com Tue, 24 Apr 2007 21:45:00 EDT Updated the contact/email forms to require a verification code to be typed in at form submission in an attempt to prevent the huge amount of spam that used to arrive from the form. Following the update I turned the Email options back on so if you've been unable to reach me in the past you should once again be able to. http://www.bicycletouring101.com/ContactUs.php editor@bicycletouring101.com Mon, 23 Apr 2007 00:02:00 EDT The guestbook reached 8585 entries and unfortunately was becoming hard to manage so I've upgraded it to the latest version and started it back at zero entries. Soon I will update the guestbook to use the same colour scheme etc as the rest of the site. http://www.bicycletouring101.com/guestbook editor@bicycletouring101.com Mon, 23 Apr 2007 00:01:00 EDT Hammocks are very, very useful for a bicycle tour. As this story tells it is important to do some basic checks before committing yourself to particular trees. http://www.bicycletouring101.com/HammockDanger.htm editor@bicycletouring101.com Sun, 22 Apr 2007 00:40:00 EDT Bicycle touring and canoe camping are two kinds of adventures that many people find quite enjoyable but how do they compare to each other? http://www.bicycletouring101.com/BikeVsCanoe.htm editor@bicycletouring101.com Fri, 20 Apr 2007 22:25:00 EDT This poll asks a number of questions related to the effect of the wind on bicycle touring http://www.bicycletouring101.com/PollsWindImpact.php editor@bicycletouring101.com Thu, 19 Apr 2007 19:30:00 EDT A few tips to help you fight the overpowering headwinds that are likely to appear at some point during every tour. http://www.bicycletouring101.com/FightingWind.htm editor@bicycletouring101.com Wed, 18 Apr 2007 22:30:00 EDT I've tried many bicycle computers over the years. This page discusses what features I tend to use while touring as well as my thoughts around the perfect bike computer for touring. http://www.bicycletouring101.com/BikeDreamingBikeComputer.htm editor@bicycletouring101.com Tue, 17 Apr 2007 22:57:00 EDT