If one word were to summarise why so many of us cycle, it would be ‘adventure’.
From last-minute after-work spins around local lanes to cross-continent epics that take months of planning, nothing is quite as motivating as discovering what new places, experiences and tales are around the corner.
With that in mind, we’re celebrating Adventure Week here on BikeRadar.
Over the next seven days, we’ll be sharing stories of cycling through Sri Lankan mountains and lessons learned bikepacking in Cuba.
We’ll also provide practical tips on planning and prepping for your next adventure and share our favourite bikepacking routes.
While cycling can feel like a man’s world, we’ll be looking at why women are beating men in ultra-distance events and speaking to Fastest Known Times founder Molly Weaver.
Elsewhere, deputy editor Jack Luke will explain why he commissioned a cantilever-brake, randonneuring bike in – can you believe it? – 2024 and Katherine Moore will explain why searching for the perfect gravel tyre is a fool’s errand.
We’ll also be dishing up our usual course of reviews, with an adventure twist. We’ll be sharing gravel suspension fork reviews and rating budget gravel bikes.
For those who want to get off the beaten track, you’ll be able to read about how you can tweak your mountain bike for bikepacking.
As with any of the best adventures, there will likely be extra surprises along the way, so we hope you'll join us for the ride.
Adventure Week on BikeRadar
Features and opinion
- I spent five days cycling Sri Lanka's red gravel tracks and unfinished roads – it was an adventure like no other
- What to look for in a budget gravel bike
- Why Jack Luke commissioned a custom all-road bike with cantilever brakes
- Bikepacking in Cuba taught me bikes can always be fixed, never turn down food, hide pesos in your handlebar and more
- Why there’s no such thing as the perfect gravel bike tyre
- What are Fastest Known Times and why are they so popular?
- Do women make the best ultra-endurance cyclists? We investigate the science and speak to race winners
- 10 pilgrimages to make by bike, from the Via Francigena to St Columba's Way
- Markus Stitz | Adventure doesn't have to be epic
- Ten things I learnt cycling 5,000 miles from Scotland to Cape Verde
- 11 of the best bikepacking routes | Awe-inspiring trails to stoke your wanderlust
Buyer’s guides and advice
- Best gravel suspension forks 2024
- Bikepacking tents explained
- Mountain bike bikepacking: the kit you need and the bike tweaks you should make
- Bike frame bags explained: how to carry more on your bike
- How to create the perfect bikepacking bike for your ride
- Bikepacking explained: kit list, how to pack and where to ride
- 9 of the best gravel bikes under £2,000 / $2,000 in 2024
- Gravel bike tyre pressure | Recommendations & what to consider
- What is a bike handlebar bag and should you use one for your riding?
- Best touring bikes
- Bikepacking bags explained
