Author: Codey Orgill
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Best Suspension Seatposts For Comfort!
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Are you looking to add more comfort to your ride? If you ride a rigid gravel bike for example and want some more suppleness. You could reduce the tire pressure and even change over to suspension gravel forks. But a cost effective way is to install a suspension seatpost. Suspension…
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Embracing On-Bike Solitude: My Journey from Loneliness to Creative Fulfillment
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There’s a profound truth about solitude and loneliness, a theme that resonates deeply within me. I’ve always struggled with forming meaningful relationships, often finding myself retreating into solitude. But is this a sanctuary or a prison of my own making? This dichotomy between solitude and loneliness is a topic I’ve…
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How This Vegan Cyclist Travels The World On $10 a Day
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Welcome to Cycle Travel Overload, where we celebrate the spirit of adventure and the joy of exploring the world on two wheels. Today, I’m thrilled to share a special story that’s close to my heart. I recently reached out to Clotaire, a bikepacker whose passion for travel and unique lifestyle…
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All About Dynamo Lights For Bikepacking and Touring
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You’ve left work late, it’s raining, it’s dark you’re fumbling around finding your bike lights to find that you’ve forgotten to charge them, or even worse, they’ve been stolen. Not with dynamo lighting! We can’t guarantee you won’t still be leaving work late and in the dark, but you will…
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All About Rohloff Hub For Touring and Bikepacking
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Sick of bike maintenance slowing down your big trips? Tired of jerky, unpredictable gear changes? Dreaming about a smooth riding future? Let’s look at the Rohloff hub and see if it’s the answer you’re looking for. What is the Rohloff hub? Simply speaking, it’s an internal gear hub offering 14…
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Best Bike Brands for Adventure Cycling, Gravel Grinding & Bikepacking
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Adventure cycling has to be in my opinion the most exiting type of cycling! In this article we are going to breakdown some of the most popular bike brands in this niche. From bikepacking to touring and anything in between. When you buy a bike you want to make sure…
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Top 5 MTB Trails Near Canberra With Gravel Grinding Options
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ACT, home of Australia’s capital city. ACT, home of Australia’s best mountain biking trails. If you’re into your mountain biking and you live in Australia, you’ve probably heard about the mountain biking trails around Canberra, ACT. They are some of the oldest purpose built trails in the country and many…
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Bikepacking In The UK – Routes And Travel Inspiration
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Like other bikepacking destinations the UK may not be home to the world’s tallest mountains or highest mountain passes but it certainly has something special to offer the eager and beginner bikepackers. The rolling green hills, windy coastlines and picture perfect historic towns make this little island somewhere I really…
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Bikepacking Norway – Routes, Must Visit Places & Travel Inspiration
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Bikepacking Norway Norway is the Geographical backbone of Scandinavia bordering Sweden, Finland and Russia with one of the longest coastlines in the world. It is home to some of the most remote communities on Earth. Norway’s history dates back to around 9000BC. Most famous within the Viking Age (8th -10th…
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Pedal and Play: Mastering the Art of Bikepacking with Kids
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Just because you have children doesn’t mean your bikepacking adventuring should stop. If anything, sharing these bikepacking experiences with children will enrich them and give them a healthy sense of adventure and understanding of the world around them. But now your kid is too big to fit in your saddlebag,…