Adventure Cycle Touring Handbook Ref: C 9781905864256 Worldwide Cycling Route and Planning Guide Touring by bicycle is fast becoming a popular option for the adventurous traveller who wants to escape the backpacker circuit and its long cramped bus rides. Expand your horizons with the Adventure Cycle-Touring Handbook and turn your bicycle into a travelling machine capable of taking you on the trip of a lifetime - across a country, across a continent or even right around the world. Practical information - How to plan and prepare for a long-distance trip - What to look for in a new bike and 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 review of camping gear - Health precautions, inoculations, visas, money and safety Trans-continental 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 Madagascar. Tales from the Saddle Ten first-hand accounts of spoke-bending biking adventures worldwide. Battling against the elements on epic journeys in Siberia, the Sahara, Tibet, Kyrgyzstan, Costa Rica, South America and many more. Plus the historic account of a cycle ride across Europe on a wooden-wheeled bicycle in 1929. No of Pages: 284 Page Size: 135 x 210 Publisher: Trailblazer Published Date: 2010 Cover: paperback Illustrations: black and white Weight: 450 gms. Price: £12.99 Quantity: