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Cycle Touring How-Tos...

4 Groups of our Blogs each with numerous stories:

* Cycle Tours Post 2020
Our most recent Connal Cycling Tours in Europe and in Australia.
Balkans Cycle Adventure - BCA Tour 2024; Adriatic to Baltic Cycle - ABC Tour 2023; and several small group Western Australian Cycling Tours. All of these have videos posted on YouTube. See YouTube Kit JS Connal.

* Cycle Tours Pre 2020
A collection of stories from our earlier cycling tours pre 2020.
Including Scotland, England, Spain, France, Czech, Poland, Germany,
Switzerland, Austria, Adelaide.

* Cycle Touring - The How-Tos...
Guide to planning a cycling tour, Why a cycling holiday? Where to ride?
Cycle touring gear.

* Background
Stories of family, history, where we live, how we started and why the wolf
is important.

Cycle Tour - Choosing Gear - Bags and Panniers for Luggage

Posted on October 30 2024

Choosing Gear for a Cycle Tour (Part 2) – Bags - for luggage, food, maintenance equipment, first aid, electrics.  Firstly, as a principal, everything we purchase must be durable with multiple trips in mind.   As to how much you purchase will depend on so many factors – your budget, length...
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Cycle Tour - Choosing Gear - Bicycle, Saddle, Tyres, Pedals, Gearing

Posted on October 20 2024

Norco GravelBikes Touring
Choosing Gear for a Cycle Tour – Bicycle, Saddle, Tyres, Pedals and Gearing. Everything we purchase must be durable with multiple trips in mind.  Here we provide examples based on our 2024 ten-week journey through the West Balkans of how we went about choosing the gear to ride with, and hopefully you can use this process for your situation. What you use will depend on your budget, length of time on tour, using hire bikes or taking your own, type of riding, country you are riding in, where you are staying.
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Cycle Tour - How to Decide Where to Ride?

Posted on October 14 2024

Connal Kit where shall we ride
Where shall we ride? Anywhere there is a track it is possible to ride. The first person to circumnavigate the Australian continent on a bicycle was Arthur Richardson in 1899, about 18,500 km, taking him 253 days. Roads, tracks, bicycles and packs have improved a lot since then, so destinations are endless. A few points to consider when deciding where to ride. Why and where. Get the maps out.
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Why a Cycling Holiday?

Posted on October 10 2024

Why a Cycling Holiday?
It is a common question … why do you cycle on holiday rather than other means – catch a train, walk, cruise, bus, car? All forms of transport for holidays have their place and we are fortunate to have a choice.  These are some points as to why we enjoy cycle touring when we travel, and you may say – I can relate to that, or they may encourage you to give cycle touring a try. 
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Guide to Planning a Bike Tour

Posted on October 08 2024

Cycling Touring where to go ConnalKit
Many ask us how we go about planning our bike tours so here is our basic 13 step guide to get you started. Be inspired to plan a bike tour and see the world in a different way - it is so rewarding. Start your journey today. Just pull out a map and start the dream, begin the plan and take the journey that will give you lasting memories. 
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Wander Out Yonder and Cycle Dunsborough

Posted on July 14 2020

Wander Out Yonder and Cycle Dunsborough
Cycle Touring Destination Dunsborough, Western Australia. Wander out Yonder and plan a cycling holiday to support regional local businesses. What better place to base yourselves for a week of cycling adventures on and off the bike. With some hot tips from the locals. #1 in series of cycling destinations. Go Explore.
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Cycle Touring Gear

Posted on February 01 2020

Cycle Touring Gear What to use.
We try to spend wisely when acquiring gear for travelling. Everything we travel with must have a useful purpose and work for multiple trips. We will build on this referral list with products we use and are happy to recommend. 
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