Our Favourite Cycling Blogs

Here are the blogs we've bookmarked and often come back to. They write about the stuff that we think every cyclist will appreciate: bike trip reports, useful bike touring tips, and entertaining short cycling-related stories. Whether you're planning your first tour or you're a seasoned rider looking for inspiration, these blogs deliver genuine content from people who love cycling as much as we do.

1. Tom's Bike Trip

Website: tomsbiketrip.com

Tom on a recumbent bicycle

Tom Allen has been bike touring for almost twenty years and he shares all this knowledge on his blog. He's visited places like Syria, Yemen, Sudan, Iran, and Mongolia. He's the author of two very interesting cycling books: How To Hit The Road: A Beginner's Guide To Cycle Touring & Bikepacking and Janapar: Love, on a Bike.

We love his blog because he's a great storyteller and his content is as authentic as it gets. He shares tons of useful stuff like advice on planning bike trips and answering reader questions via his "No Stupid Questions" series. The combination of interesting stories and practical information makes his blog a top notch resource for bicycle touring enthusiasts.

2. Chris Crossing Germany

Website: chriscrossinggermany.com

Picture of Christine

What better way to travel slowly and sustainably than by foot or bike? Chris Crossing Germany is all about active, adventurous, and authentic exploration of Germany and Europe. If you want to know how to take your bike on the train in Germany, what to pack for your first European bikepacking adventure, or what to expect on the EuroVelo 9, you can find it on Chris Crossing Germany.

On the blog she not only shares what it was like on each trail, but also the mistakes made along the way so that you can avoid them on your journey. There's also articles on many famous hiking trails in Germany and lesser known destinations within the country.

3. Crazy Guy on a Bike

Website: crazyguyonabike.com

Crazy guy on a bike is a website that hosts thousands of bicycle touring journals from people all over the world, plus helpful forums, gear reviews, and resources. What makes this site special is its focus purely on bicycle touring content - it's not trying to be flashy or sell you anything, just simple and packed with genuine experiences. It's probably one of the biggest libraries of bicycle touring knowledge on the internet.

4. Pushbikegirl

Website: pushbikegirl.com

Picture of Pushbikegirl

Heike Pirngruber – better known as the Pushbikegirl – is a solo adventure cyclist and professional photographer who's been pedaling the globe since May 2013.

Her blog is organized into sections like: "Nuts & Bolts" (tips, gear reviews, wild-camping hacks), "Interviews" (profiles of other solo female cyclists) and "Life on a bike" (short, heartfelt road stories). Posts range from detailed bikepacking itineraries to safety advice for solo camping in remote regions.

We love Pushbikegirl because Heike writes like a friend who's been there. She'll show you how to rig your sleeping bag for cold nights, walk you through crossing into Baja with her dog and bike and remind you how a stranger's kindness can keep you rolling after many years on the road.