Our Blogs are grouped into 4 sections - each with numerous stories:
1. 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.
2.Cycle Tours Pre 2020 A collection of stories from our earlier cycling tours pre 2020. Including Scotland, England, Spain, Czech x3 - Vienna to Prague, Cheb, Prague to Krakow, Poland, Switzerland, Germany, Austria, France x2 - Burgundy and Brittany, Adelaide. A couple still in the writing.
3.Cycle Touring - The How-Tos... Cycle Touring Gear Part 1 - Bikes; Cycle Touring Gear Part 2 - Bags; Guide to planning a cycling tour, Why a cycling holiday? Where to ride?
4.Background Stories of family, history, where we live, how we started and why the wolf is important.
Choosing Gear for a Cycle Tour (Part 2) – Bags - for luggage, food, water, repair equipment, first aid, electrics, camping gear. There is a massive selection of bags to choose from, or you can make your own, however your style of journey will narrow the field. For any length of journey over 2 days, bags attached to the bike will need to carry all supplies. It is essential to keep all your packed gear dry and clear of the mud. Consideration needs to be given to weight distribution and where the centre of gravity is.
Choosing Gear for a Cycle Tour (Part 1) – 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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
