The Cycle Touring Life

Life might feel like a never-ending treadmill of duties, jobs, and chores. What if you could escape the rut and rejuvenate your mind, body, and soul? A bike ride or bikepacking journey may change you. Cycling has several life-enhancing effects, including lowering anxiety and sharpening attention through a moving meditation on backroads, promoting physical well-being, increasing oneness with nature, and providing opportunity for self-reflection or shared laughter with loved ones. Cycle Touring Life offers a community of dedicated cyclists and high-quality gear to help you succeed on winding rural roads, whether you're exploring alone or with others. Prepare for the experience and swear to never look back!

Faced with the foot of a towering mountain, Bob gulped as his map had failed to acknowledge this intimidating feature. But, being no stranger to a challenge, Bob took a deep breath, gripped the handlebars tighter, and began his ascent. The climb was brutal, with every pedal stroke sending fire through his aching legs and his lungs begging for mercy. On the brink of questioning his sanity, a goat standing casually above him seemed to laugh at his struggle, munching nonchalantly on grass. Chuckling at the absurdity, Bob thought, "If a goat can do it, so can I." When he finally conquered the summit, he was panting and soaked in sweat, but the breathtaking view of the world unfolding beneath him, bathed in the sunset's golden light, made every bit of the struggle worthwhile.

For many of us, we are glad to see the back of 2022. It's been a stressful year, marked by a lot of events that would make anyone’s anxiety levels spike. Will 2023 be any better? It can if we do something about it by getting our bike out and hitting the road!