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Germany by Bike
Cycling Travel

Germany by Bike

April 20, 2020

Cycling in Germany was a dream come true. I've always had a crush on the germans for their engineering and design sensibilities, but after seeing their cycling  culture and infrastructure it was like falling in love all over again.

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Around the world by bike in 12 minutes
Cycling Travel

Around the world by bike in 12 minutes

May 31, 2019

This video captures just a sliver of the 13 countries i've traveled by bike in the last 3 years. 

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laying in Hennessy hammock on lake
Cycling Just For Fun Travel

Bike touring: Where to sleep and how to find it

April 12, 2019

Bike touring is different than other types of travelling in that you don't really know how far you're going to get every day. This can make planning accommodations difficult and stressful, but it doesn't need to be.

In this post, I share some of the techniques I use to find accommodation on the fly so you can enjoy the ride and not stress about where to rest your head that night. 

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How to get a free pair of Giro Cycling shoes
Cycling Just For Fun Travel

How to get a free pair of Giro Cycling shoes

December 12, 2018

Traveling is great, because you never know who you're going to meet and what's going to happen. Carma helps it all go round. This is story of rain, iPhones and free giro cycling shoes...

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Can kids go bike touring?
Just For Fun Travel

Can kids go bike touring?

June 22, 2018

Last week i had the privilege of guiding 12-15yr old kids on their first bike tour ever. What a blast. The story starts 2 years ago when i met the Anne-Marie, the founder of Ca Roule Pour Moi our of Montreal. I was touring in the Eastern Townships with friends and she was leading a tour of her own. She told me about he...

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Norway By Bike
Cycling Just For Fun Travel

Norway By Bike

June 13, 2018

Next up, I'm traveling to Norway to explore the wilderness and take a spin around Oslo. Tied for most expensive city in the world, they boast some serious infrastructure plans for cyclists. Ranked #20th most bicycle friendly city in the world.

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Cycling Copenhagen Denmark biking culture
Cycling Travel

Denmark by Bike: Copenhagen Cycling Culture

November 08, 2017

I began my cycling sabbatical in Denmark. Copenhagen is one of the most cycling friendly cities in the world, so I was excited to see how they make it work. I was surprised to see that

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Digital Nomad Travelling by bicycle Maker
Cycling Travel

Digital Nomad on a Bike

July 27, 2017

For the next several months, i'll be bicycle touring around Europe as a digital nomad. With me, I'll have everything i need to live, work and stay creative. This time is intended as a creative sabbatical from the workshop to

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Train across canada bicycle ViaRail
Cycling Travel

To Train or not to Train? There is no question...

November 18, 2016

Pulling into Vancouver it was all over too soon. The night before we'd even talked about hijacking the train to make the trip a day longer

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Bicycle on Train in Canada Oopsmark
Cycling Travel

Bicycle Tour Via Train

October 26, 2016

It's time for another epic bike tour, this time across Canada and then down to Oregon Coast to Portland.

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reliable airlines for cyclists travelling with a bicycle
Cycling Travel

The most reliable airline for cyclists

May 27, 2016

After Air Canada lost my bicycle for 17 days of a bicycle trip in Buenos Aires, I started to wonder which airlines had the best record of not loosing bikes. Oopsmark conducted a survey through our network to learn more.

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Buenos Aires cycling culture infrastructure
Cycling Travel

Beunos Aires by Bicycle

January 17, 2016

Here's why Buenos Aires has skyrocketed to being the 14th most cycling friendly place in the world.

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Tee Pee Touring in Quebec Canada by bicycle
Cycling Travel

Tee-Pee Touring and so on

January 16, 2016

It turns out that Quebec has bike paths all through the countryside all over the province - they go by the name La Route Verte and they're beautiful.

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Intro touring bicycles 101 explained classic
Cycling Travel

Cycle Touring 101: An intro to touring bicycles

January 10, 2016

I got into touring because Shea explained to be that could ride of the city and go camping. His expertise as a tour guide and bike shop owner helped me learn quickly, so I asked him if we could make a video to help other people get into it.

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Cycling in Park Lafontaine
Cycling Travel

The Most Bike Friendly City in North America

November 11, 2013

What a great city to bike in. Congrats to Montreal

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