Alastair Humphreys’around-the-world journey of 46,000 miles was an old-fashioned adventure: long,lonely, low-budget, and spontaneous. Cycling across five continents and sailing over the oceans, his ride took four years to complete, on a tiny budget of hoarded student loans. Here is the story of the first remarkable stage of the expedition. 

Just two weeks into the ride the September 11th attacks changed everything. All Humphreys’ plans went out the window and, instead of riding towards Australia, he suddenly found himself pedaling through the Middle East and Africa and on toward Cape Town.

When ex-headmistress Anne Mustoe gave up her job, bought a bike and took to the road, she couldn’t even mend a puncture. 12,000 miles and 15 months later, she was home. Her epic solo journey took her around the world, through Europe,India, the Far East and the United States. 

From Thessaloniki to Uttar Pradesh,from Chumphon to Singapore, she faced downpours, blizzards and blistering deserts, political turmoil and amorous waiters – alternated with great kindness from strangers along the way.

The incredible story of a 3,000 mile bicycle trek across the world’s largest stretch of sand–the Kalahari and Namibia Deserts of Southern Africa. 

The author relates his fantastic experiences–stalked by lions, charged by a herd of elephants, and his encounters with poisonous snakes, to name a few. He also tells of his numerous observations and experiences in living and teaching in Botswana for three years. These include his marriage to the daughter of a local witch-doctor. 

This is the true story of two twenty-year old Australians who traveled for fourteen months on recumbent bicycles from Russia, across Siberia and Mongolia, to Beijing. It is as much a story of perseverance, passion, and belief as it is about the people and remarkable landscapes of Siberia and Mongolia. 

Tim and Chris are not just fearless adventurers but philosophers on wheels, willing and able to open themselves up to everything from the voice of the Steppes to the Russian villagers and the nomads of the Gobi desert. 

Having left his job as a high-school geography teacher, Rob Lilwall arrived in Siberia equipped only with a bike and a healthy dose of fear. 

Cycling Home from Siberia recounts his epic three-and-a-half-year, 30,000-mile journey back to England via the foreboding jungles of Papua New Guinea, an Australian cyclone, and Afghanistan’s war-torn Hindu Kush. A gripping story of endurance and adventure,this is also a spiritual journey, providing poignant insight into life on the road in some of the world’s toughest corners. 

The story begins on the Oregon coast, with Weber wondering what he’s gotten himself into, and ends in triumph on New York City’s George Washington Bridge. From Going-to-the-Sun Road in the northern Rockies to the headwaters of the Mississippi and through the city scape of Chicago and Pittsburgh, his encounters with people and places provide us with an intimate, two-wheeled perspective of America. And with thousands of miles to travel, Weber considers—when he’s not dealing with tractor-trailers, lightning storms, dehydration,headwinds, and loneliness—his past, his family, and the echo that a well-lived life leaves behind. 

James Brooman grew up near London, England. He was a guy who rarely cycled or had an adventure, a guy who was scared of the fairground rides as a child. But one day he changed; he became a guy with a quest.

Armed with a bicycle, a toy bear and some optimism he flew to the north of Alaska and for the next two years rode it to the southern tip of South America. 

This is his tale and a very inspiring one. 

This is the inspiring story of one young man’s record-breaking solo cycle journey around the world. On 15 February 2008, Mark Beaumont pedaled through the Arc de Triomphe in Paris. 194 days and 17 hours previously, he had begun his attempt to circumnavigate the world in record time. 

Mark smashed the Guinness World Record by an astonishing 81 days. He had traveled more than 18,000 miles on his own through some of the harshest conditions one man and his bicycle can endure, camping wild at night and suffering from constant ailments. 

The Man Who Cycled the World is the story not just of that amazing achievement,but of the events that turned Mark Beaumont into the man he is today. 

Every cyclist dreams of making the Big Trip, the Grand Cycle Tour abroad. Whether that’s a two-week trip or a year-long journey, the Adventure Cycle-Touring Handbook is the comprehensive manual that will make that dream a reality. Riding across Asia,cycling in Africa or pedaling from Patagonia to Alaska, whether you're planning your own Big Trip or just enjoy reading about other people's adventures, the Handbook is guaranteed to illuminate, entertain and above all, inspire.

This fully revised 3rd edition includes:

❏ PART 1 – Practical information

• How to prepare for along-distance trip• What to look for in a new bike with reviews of some of the world’s best touring- and trekking-bikes• Adapting a standard bike for the Big Ride• Choosing components, equipment for the road and reviews of camping gear•Health precautions, inoculations, visas, money and safety

❏ PART 2 – Worldwide route outlines

Across Europe, Asia,Australasia, North and South America and Africa; recommended routes within countries and overland. Everything from popular routes eg India’s Leh-Manali Highway to lesser-known cycle-touring areas such as Mongolia.

❏ PART 3 – Tales from the Saddle

Ten first-hand accounts of spoke-bending biking adventures worldwide. 

Considered as the "bible" for anyone cycling the Pacific Coast of Canada and the USA.

Covering the almost two thousand miles of the Pacific Coast, an updated guide offers detailed route information from Vancouver, B.C., to the Mexican border, with information on pre-trip planning, road conditions, campgrounds, and more. 

A must guide for anyone cycling the Coast!

So what’s a microadventure? It’s close to home, cheap, simple, short and 100% guaranteed to refresh your life. A microadventure takes the spirit of a big adventure and squeezes it into a day or even a few hours.

The point of a microadventure is that you don’t need lots of time and money to meet a new challenge. This practical guide is filled with ideas for microadventures – for you to experience on your own or with friends and family – and over 150 stunning photographs, plus tips and advice on safety and kit.

Whether it’s sleeping on a hilltop or going for a wild swim, cycling a lap of the Isle of Wight or walking home for for a family event. It’s time you discovered something new about yourself and the world outside your window. 

Adventure is everywhere, every day and it is up to us to find it. 

The smell of lavender at a roadside picnic,waiting for the Tour de France to race past. The Pacific Ocean view from the 10,000-foot summit of Hawaii's Haleakala volcanic crater (after 5 hours of uphill riding). A fresh Fat Tire ale hitting your lips at the new Belgium brewery in Fort Collins, Colorado. These, and a wide-ranging variety of other experiences, all rooted to a specific location or event, comprise The Cyclist's Bucket List. The book definitively catalogs both the iconic and little known-the accessible and aspirational-sensory and emotional experiences that instill cyclists with a deep passion for the sport.

In this book, Ian Dille compiles and showcases the world's quintessential cycling experiences through extensive research and interviews with expert sources, vivid storytelling, stunning photography, and compelling design. The format includes lengthy in-depth descriptions as well as much shorter, easy to consume write-ups, ranging from locations such as Italy and Belgium to Nova Scotia and Texas.

The Cyclist's Bucket List will serve as an indispensible, lifelong guide for every cyclist.