What is a TOURING BICYCLE? - (Video #1 of 14)

An individual partaking in a bicycle tour is typically (but not always) traveling for more than one day and carrying a considerable amount of clothing, food, gear, water and other items on his or her bicycle.

For this reason, most touring bicycles are designed to be:

- Comfortable
- Stable
- Strong
- And capable of carrying heavy loads.

Special features found on many touring bicycles include:

- A frame design that favors comfort, stability and utility over speed.

- A long wheelbase (which means that the wheels on a touring bicycle are further apart than on traditional road or mountain bike models.

The reason touring bikes are designed with a long wheelbase is because such a design is more comfortable on your body and the extra length ensures that your feet and legs don't hit the equipment you are carrying on the back of your bicycle as you pedal).

- Heavy duty forks and wheels (to help support the extra weight that touring bikes need to carry).

- Multiple mounting points (for front and rear racks, water bottle cages and fenders or mudguards).

- And the ability to carry (with the assistance of one or two bicycle racks) either two or four panniers (which are bicycle-specific bags that attach to the racks of your bicycle, so that the weight of the gear you need for your tour is placed onto your bicycle’s frame, rather than onto your body (as would be the case if you tried to carry everything you needed for your bike tour in a backpack like a long-distance hiker)).

In this video course I'm going to teach you four very important things that you need to know about touring bicycles...

You're going to learn what a touring bicycle is and how a touring bicycle differs from the road and mountain bike models you might already be familiar with.

Then you're going to learn which characteristics you should look for in your new touring bicycle. In this section of the course we'll talk about the frame of your bike, the wheel and tires, the handlebars, the shifters, the gearing, the saddle, the pedals, methods for carrying your equipment... plus a whole lot more.

After that we'll discuss the actual buying process. I'll share my secrets for getting the best deal on your new touring bicycle; we'll discuss how to find the right size bicycle for your body type; and I'll share the entire process involved with purchasing a new touring bicycle, (because, unfortunately, it isn't always as straightforward as you might think).

Finally, you're going to learn how to equip your new touring bicycle for life on the road. You will learn how to take any basic touring bicycle, like it comes from the dealer, and then add all the extra parts and pieces that we are going to discuss throughout this course and put them all together into a finished bicycle like this, so that, in the end, you're equipped to take off and hit the road on your own bicycle touring adventures.

The goal of this course is to educate you so you can go out on your own and purchase the best type of bicycle for your specific needs; so you don't waste your money purchasing a bicycle that isn't suited for the type of cycling you ultimately wish to conduct; and so that, in the end, you have a touring bicycle that you can use to conduct your own incredible bicycle touring adventures anywhere in the world.

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VALUABLE LINKS & RESOURCES

The Bicycle Touring Blueprint - How To Book:

My Video Training Course - Teaches You How To Bike Tour

The Touring Bicycle Buyer's Guide - Find Your Ideal Bike:

Bike Camp Cook: The Bicycle Touring Cookbook:

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