How to go Bicycle Touring | A Complete Guide - 10 Essential Steps
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 11 ก.ค. 2024
- In this video I am going to break down How to go Bicycle Touring in 10 clear categories. It is presented as a complete guide to get up to speed for your own tour. Topics being covered are: Budget, the Bicycle, Gear, Dangers & Safety, and lots more...
* In the video you hear me say that our budget is €25 per person / day
Correction: that has to be €25 for 2 persons / day
0:00 Intro
0:14 1 - Motivation
1:17 2 - Planning & Navigation
6:44 3 - Budget
8:15 4 - Camping vs Accommodation
9:54 5 - Dangers & Safety
12:39 6 - Hygiene & Health
14:35 7 - Food & Drinks
17:27 8 - The Bicycle
20:46 9 - Gear
22:50 10 - Documenting
24:12 Outro
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a Special Thanks 🙏🏼
I hope you get something out of this video for your own adventures. Let me know if you like this type of content so we can make more? If you have any questions please leave them in the comments and I will try and get back to you.
It's really helpful👏😄😄
UK - Singapore has been my goal for the past 5 years.... I haven't even started yet but I'm not giving up on my dream!!
Keep your dreams alive 💪🏼
#Me too :)
subscribed, loving the content - A++ practicality awareness .I'm sure you'd pack the right stuff on a trip to Mars
Haha, that would be a long long ride ;) Thanks
"Start at your own doorstep, cycle around the world, and than cycle back to your own house." That is what I wanna do one day.
Wishing you all the best with that Rimantas!! Good luck 👍🏼
What is the purpose to leave your own house, cycling around the world, and come back to your own house again? It's not make sense. Isn't it easier just to rest at your home? :)
@@Cycle-Tourer someone says the answer is a Journey it self is the the destination
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@@vincentssoul2369, My friend - You destroyed my joke..:) .Viskas kas geriausia ....
Great help thank you 🙏
Very informative. Thank you.
extremely helpful!! through and picked on a lot of points! well done!
Thnx so much for all these inspirations and tips!!!
Incredible pieces of Stuff to learn, kudos Guys. Thanks
Lots of good information. Thanks
😊 All the best & Thanks
Thank you for Your all videos! Special thanks for the clear speech that allows you to practice your English ...
Another extremely useful video. Cheers.
Thanks Ruben!
Thank you both for your fantastic youtube channel. I enjoy your videos and always look forward to watching. They are excellent. Best to you both - Mike
Lots of useful advice in that video. Thanks for sharing.
Thank you Stuart!!
Great helpful information.
Thank you so much.
Thanks Mark! Great to hear it was helpful 😊
Thanks for sharing your experience!
Your welcome Todayea!
Fantastic Video, I always love watching your content. Best of luck to you both on all future travels!
Thank you Shannon! All the best, E&M
Good to see you back in the tube!!👍✌
Thank you Madison 😊 All the Best
Many thanks for all those precious experiences you shared.
Thanks 😊 All the Best!!
Thank you - very useful!
God bless,
Dave
Thanks Dave 😊 Glad to hear!! All the best
Enjoyed your video good information you brought out look forward your next video. Be safe out there
Thanks so much George! All the best, E&M
Great tips 🙏
Thanks Anne 😊 All the Best, E&M
Great video Eric - super interesting and concise. Lots of good, down to earth, common sense advice.
Thanks so much.
Thank you Paul, that's great to hear 😊 All the Best
Man, this is insane, thanks you two for sharing
😊 Thanks Eduardo! Your welcome, E&M
Excellent advice & as always keeping it real. Hope you guys are doing well & can get back on the road in the not too distant future.
Respect & love from Thailand 🙏
Thank you Mark! All the best, E&M
Love you Eric & Maudi! I've been watching your bike touring videos. I've learned so much from both of you. Thank you for sharing your knowledge, experience and for the inspiration!
That is great to hear Gary 😊 Thanks for letting us know! All the best, E&M
Thank you so much for this very helpful video.... Keep safe always... Love both of you ♥️♥️♥️
Thank you for letting me know Neil! Very much appreciated 😊 All the Best
I agree with your comments about people around the world. No matter who we are, where we're from or what language we speak, most of us around the world are helpful, well meaning souls. I have thoroughly enjoyed those videos of yours which I've watched. I do have some questions but I will formulate and pose. Than you for sharing your adventures with ordinary people like me. Best wishes
This is it, waiting is over atlast. Excited to watch this.. Thanks E&M. Godbless
😊 Thank you Manolito!
Nice Eric perfectly delivered.. Thanks for the tips, Till next Vlog, Keepsafe
Thanks Manolito 😊 I had a bit of a struggle with this one. Really happy to hear it was any good 🙏🏼 All the best!!
Great video, thanks for sharing
Great to hear that Antonis! Thanks
Great video! Good insights for my upcoming trip :)
Thank you Len! All the best for your upcoming trip 🚴🏼♂️🙏🏼😊
very usefull . thanks
Thank you Maria 😊
Great narration, so difficult to talk so naturally in a second language, also loved the arm waving!
😅 Ha, thank you David! It wasn't easy so I am happy it came across well!! All the Best
Motivative & My push is on To Just Do iT.
You have to just go for it indeed!
What sticks out to me is "Do as u like. There is no formula, just some things you might want to think for yourself about, how to go about them. " :-) I agree. There is so many different people, opinions and ways out there. It is something so absolutely interesting to me - meeting another touring person and all their ways about it. I feel one is their true individual self out on the bike and the way one does it all, so deflects them. It's amazing!
Hi Anna! Thank you for your insight. Indeed there are some many different people from all walks of live enjoying the wonders of bicycle touring. It truly is for everyone! All the very best :)
Very informative and nicely done. Take care, Al
Thank you Al 😊 Happy to hear that! All the Best, E&M
Excellent info. Well done.
Thanks 😊
Outstanding video lots of grate info as I am plaining my first long tour in the USA Thank you
Thanks so much Greg! Lots of fun on your upcoming tour 👍🏼
you gave me plenty to think on and keep in mind. I have a tour in mind. Even though people, poverty, and natures little covid prank constantly try to anchor me I'll break free eventually and get on the road again.
Thank you.
Thanks Eric and good to see you doing well. I have watched most of your videos and such a shame COVID has cut short your dream tour. Hope you'd continue when the lockdown is over. Take care.
Thanks a lot!! We are planning our next tour but indeed have to wait until the lockdowns are over! Tailwinds & All the best
Very informative video Eric brother 🙏 Thank you take care Eric Maudi 👍🙏
Thank you Puneeth 😊 Have a great day 🚴🏼♂️
Super video, impeccable English, thanks Eric.
Thank you Matt! I had a bit of a struggle with this one though ;) I hear quite a few hick ups... Very pleased it comes across well!! All the Best
Brilliant mate 👍👍👍
Thank you Craig 🙏🏼
Vet man! Ik vind je video's oprecht heel interessant. Veel succes in IJsland!
Dank je Mohamed! Ons IJsland avontuur is helaas al weer voorbij... inmiddels weer een nieuw avontuur... Groet, E&M
Thanks m8..
Good job
Thank you Valmir!! All the Best
Really helpful and interesting video! Thank you for sharing. I can see the the experience talking, keep it up guys, you are really an SOURCE OF INSPIRATION! 😊👍
Thanks so much 😊 All the Best!
Probably your most valuable video. So much positive advice. You out did yourself here.++++++
Thanks 😊 Great to hear it came across well. I had a bit of a struggle getting it on tape ;)
@@WheelstoWander You could not see or hear that in your video.
long trips by bike are very inspiring and motivating, very good friends
Thank you Danang! Hope you are doing well!
Great presentation .. useful for people like me ..
Thanks Cyclelolam 😊 Good to hear!
Prachtige video met goeie tips waar hopelijk veel anderen ook veel aan zullen hebben!! Ik kijk al weer uit naar de volgende!
Kees
Thanks 😊 Was nog niet makkelijk zo voor de camera... Big Hug
@@WheelstoWander Ja dat kan ik me voorstellen!! Zoiets wekt cameravrees op en je hebt een autocue nodig!! Fijne pasen E&M! Dikke knuf!!
I really loved your tips. I'm from Brazil and I want to travel by bicycle like you! Thanks for sharing. 😁🙏🏼🚴🏽♂️
Thanks :) Go for it 🚲🏕
Thank you so much for making this interesting video, greetings from Brugge!
Thanks for letting me know Lukas! All the Best
@@timvantuil2567 ja weet ik maar het was automatisme haha
Thank you for your advice, i hope one day to put myself together and cycle through Asia
Best of luck with that 💪🏼
Absolutely Love it! As per the way Eric is explaining, you could understand this even if the audio is muted. 🤣🤣
Thanks RashMi! Ha, With all the gesturing you mean 😂
@@WheelstoWander exactly!
Delighted and inspired by your channel and adventure. Thanks for such detailed explanation of your prep.
Groetjes uit Brabant
Thanks & Groet :)
Well done E&M....!
Great tips and information...👌🏽
Hope your well, Eugene and Andrea
Melbourne AUSTRALIA 🇦🇺
Hi Guys! Thanks 😊 We are doing well and hope you are too!! All the best, E&M
Very good .
Thanks!
I love cycles .❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️subscribe from phillipines
A very helpful share. The most important thing is to be passionate and to understand what you want and to experience step by step, learn from experience, then make a specific plan, fully prepare for all challenges and start your journey, for yourself.
Thank you very much and wish you all good health and peace
Thank you Hoài Phương! That is a very good way of putting it. All the very best 🙏🏼
대단하네요. 많은 경험 이야기 해 주어서 감사합니다. 저도 러시아 🇷🇺 여행 준비하고 있어요.
a great video
Thank you Andrew!! All the best
🍀🍀🍀✌️😁✌️🍀🍀🍀...Perfect professionell Bike drivers ... and on all trails .... God with you ....
❤️ God bless! 🙂👍
Thanks 😊
Brilliant Eric 👏 loved it important points and clearly laid out, you make videos so interesting I look forward to seeing your next one ,perhaps one interesting point is how easy did you find it to stay in touch with your friends any family at home ,be safe guys Dave.
Thanks David! That's a good point. Now a days with social media it's quite easy to stay in contact. We did it now and again as to remain a sense of being out there. All the best!!
@@WheelstoWander o yes for sure I couldn't agree more, I got a pomchi pomeranian chihuahua mix like tiesto would do a dog small enough to go with me ,found him drinking my tea ,so how long has that been going on, I have had him three weeks, exactly so probably been sharing my tea for three weeks with a dog ha ha look after your self's.
Thanks Eric and Maudi. We're off to Zurich from NZ in July for 4-5 months of Eastern Europe - hopefully without being irradiated or forced out.😮
Thanks David 🙏🏼 Zurich is nice, if you can spend a few days there... Swimming and tubbing along the Limmat is a thing as well as public bbq's in the park on the lake. Have a blast out there 🍀
Great tips! Now we just have to wait until they lift the lockdown!
Thanks you Karina 😊 Hopefully we will be out on the road sooner than later!! All the best
First trip hitchhiked to Colorado worked for the summer bought a bicycle and took off through the mountains 1979
Came back to Iowa and all friends got bicycles
P.S.
Very informative love your content !
That sounds like one hell of a summer 😉
Thanks 😊
@@WheelstoWander it was will never forget hurricane force winds one night just climbed inside tent without setting it up just for protection
Survived to tell the story!! Must have been scary 😬
Nice one video bro and sister
Thank you Travel Diver!!
Thx so much Eric, great content, and love your other videos!
Hey, just wondering what navigation apps do you guys use?
Thank you Oles 😊 We use Maps.me, a great free app! Online we also use Bikemap.net to create general route plans. Hope this helps!! All the best
You not only traveled through a lot of countries but through all kinds of emotions, I guess. An outer but as well an inner journey. You guys "just" did it. Fantastic. Are you guys planning a next, long journey?
Thanks so much :) Yes we do, some more details coming up coming months... All the Best, E&M
very helpful tips ! Thank you!
just one missing, how to break the damn lock down :)
Thanks Vincent! Good one, wish I knew... !!
Get the vaccine for everyone.
Thanks for the great videos. Have you got any plans brewing for your next journey? 👍
:) Yes we have! Some details coming shortly...
Hej there, thanks a lot for your inspiring films. What type of cameras are you using? I‘m looking for a compact one for video and photographs for my bicycle touring.
Thank you for this great video mate you're smart and deep think you for sharing I wish you can gather a team to trip in Africa i will help here i live we start from Egypt and go down
🙏🏼 Thanks so much Abdoo! Best of luck with you Africa trip 🍀
Eric, this is one of the most informative and well thought out "how to" videos I've seen. So many people are interested in touring, especially during the bike boom we've experienced and this should be very helpful to so many. Great job and keep the shiny side up. Atb, Tony
Thanks Tony!! Had a bit of a struggle with this one (not that easy to talk on camera in a foreign language ;) so great to hear it came across well 😊
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I have always wanted to bike tour.
I will be 25 this summer, done big hikes like Camino de Santiago, but Im so scared of camping alone. I really want to do a big Euro trip with my bike alone, I think this is a life experience we need to do. I will have to do it, despite fear.
Hi Didi! Perhaps start with an overnighter and gradually go for more nights in a row to acclimatise to camping alone! All the very best!!
thats actually a good how to video. the horn at the wall is weird :D
Thanks Mo La! They are reindeer antlers, I found them on the border with Norway and Sweden.
@@WheelstoWander you should put those antlers on the front of your bike.
Ik heb een surly karate monkey best bike that I ever had ik heb hem helemaal zelf samengesteld en inelkaar gezet zit nu al meer als 6000 km op zitten en alles werkt nog steeds super
Top video! Welke verzekering hebben jullie daarvoor afgesloten?
Dank je! Dat was: Chapka CAP Adventure
You inspire me so much, thank you for such helpful and beautiful videos ❤️ Greetings from Mexico
Thank you Miranda 😊 All the best from the Netherlands!!
Hi Eric ! Interesting channel I've just discovered tonight. I'm planning to start a trip in South America and Africa when the things will get better with coronavirus.
Maybe it's a stupid question but as I'd like to travel with a bicycle too, I'm wondering : how/where do you usually park when you travel ? I mean, inside big cities for example with all your things that could be expansive, how you do ? Do you park outside the city ? Or you find a secure place ?
Thanks a lot for these inspirationing videos !!
Hi Gustave! Thank you :) That sounds like a great adventure about to start. Do you mean park for camping/overnight or going to a grocery store? For an overnight camp we search for a natural area in between cities/villages to "hide away" from people. For groceries try to take the bike inside the shop or put in view. With all of this some countries will be easier going than others. Inform yourself well on the current state of affairs around that topic in every country. All the very best for your upcoming tour!!
@@WheelstoWander Thank you very much for your answer ! All the best for you :)
Wow! Thanks for this amazing guide! Very inspiring! I will look forward to bicycle touring when I move to The Netherlands one day!
Your welcome!! Great to hear you are getting something out of this 😊 Thanks & All the best
@@WheelstoWander You guys are awesome for sharing all your secrets!
Haha, secrets no more 😉
Hi.
Thanks a lot. Pretty interesting and some useful tips too.
I wanted to know more about how you carried you cameras while cycling, i mean the DSLR (or mirrorless)? I can only use Gopro but pretty difficult to take out n put back my mirrorless. Any tips will be much appreciated. And how did you carry your laptop?
I’m a travel filmer, i backpack n film while volunteering. Now i want to do bikepacking.
Thanks a again. Hope to hear back.
We are planning to do a video about that somewhere down the line... All the best!!
@@WheelstoWander thanks. Will wait for it. :)
Hey, any tips on fitness for bicycle touring ?
Do you carry your bicycle across countries, is it allowed? Or do you rent it there?
i have spent 2 months cycling with a budget of around 600 euros(+-100) Eastern europe is a bliss for cheap yet safe travels
most expenses on other travels are ofcourse the Damned flight tickets
Sounds great Alexander! Yes, tickets cut down a budget really quickly.
4:10, what the heck is that place!? Awesome!
Yes, that's the border Tajikistan with Kyrgyzstan!
I live near Toronto Canada.
i wish you would post on your videos where the B-roll was filmed. Like the path by the ocean timestamp 6;01. WAs the path 10 km ? or just 1 km long? was it easy to access? can you rent bikes at that location? i have a lot of questions on your b roll. could use more logistics info. Thank You! was hoping to get a " Rick steves". touring book out of it. i went to the Netherlands with Rick Steves Amsterdam guide book.
Hi Alex, thanks for letting us know!We still haven't figured out how to make an easy and nice map to show our route... We will consider putting some more info in there.
Would you consider a gates belt drive
Hi, extremely useful video! Now, if using gps on a phone, and you might still need an internet connection abroad for finding info also. Do u use free wifi at some public places - cafees, stations, libraries etc, maybe you get a sim card for a phone or some other ways?
Thanks! Yes we did get a simcard with a data limit for most countries. In some more expensive countries like Japan we relied on the vast network of free available internet connections.
@@WheelstoWander thank you, and how did you find using maps, is it confusing? have you ever lost your road using paper map, or its reliable enough? much appreciated 🙏
Love from village charwa se ❤️❤️❤️
Thank you Raaz! All the Best
@@WheelstoWander AAp reply karte hai bahut achha lagata hai ❤️❤️
Hi we like your TH-cam chanel
Thank you Ludwina 😊 That's great to hear!
Hi Eric and Maudi, Have you ever spent nights in middle of cities? Did you sleep in guest houses or ⛺️ camp? How safe was camping in cities. How did you do your hygiene stuff?
Thanks
Hi Athal! We did in Japan, where it was quite safe to sleep in the cities. Elsewhere we never did that! In the beginning we mostly camped: in Europe (also in japen almost exclusively). Where it was more affordable for us we stayed at hotels more often, also to edit the videos. I think we have a pretty good section in the video about hygiene... All the best!
About traffic it can be avoided riding at night but don't try on weekends it may be even more dangerous
My first trip was around Holland , loved the bicycle infrastructure , 2nd trip was the Old Eastern German Border , South to North , last year I had everything planned for the river Danube and down into Croatia and island hopping but travel restrictions ? this year ?, presently the UK has made it law not to leave the country for non essential travel , stay safe folks !
Sounds like a lovely time!! Fingers crossed for this year... All the Best
Good motivational video. I am from India . Where is this Please.?
Thank you Jose 😊 The images are from our trip from The Netherlands to South East Asia! My explaining was recorded in the Netherlands. All the Best!
Will there be your India trip .. You must visit Kerala once
We would love to cycle there one day.. ;)