Wet weather cycling: How to revive your rain gear

Wet weather cycling: How to revive your rain gear. If, like us, your rain gear is a few years old and hasn’t seen the light of day in months it may be in need of some TLC before you pedal out into the wet and windy. Continue reading →

Weekend Bike Touring – Autumn Sun and Gravel Road fun

In an effort to enjoy the unseasonably sunny Autumn weather here in Northern Europe, last weekend we took the opportunity to pedal some of the gravel back roads of Northern Poland connecting several of the Teutonic Castles and Cathedrals between Olsztyn and Malbork.  Friday we took the TLK train to Olsztyn and set out early … Continue reading →

Bike Sharing comes to Warsaw, again.

After some deliberation and months of planning the Veturilo Bike Sharing program launched today at 20 locations around the center of Warsaw. The plan is to open more than 55 locations around the center and into the suburbs. Veturilo will be paired with Bemowo Bikes, which kicked off in April, so if you already have … Continue reading →

Economic benefits of bike tourism- new Eurovelo survey

Economic benefits of bike tourism- new Eurovelo survey! This year the European Commission (part of the EU governance body) is updating its 2009 study on the economic benefits of the Eurovelo Cycling Network.  The originally study disproved that cycle tourists are a rare breed, estimating 2,795 billion cycling trips per year in Europe with a … Continue reading →

Kyrgyzstan… of all places.

Kyrgyzstan…Recognizing the value of bike tourism.  To borrow a line from an ol’ Sinatra tune, if they can make it there, they can make it anywhere!