Our best blog posts on tour preparation
We love to be prepared. If you’ve ever gone on one of our tours, you know this to be true. We love to cover all of our bases. We want you to be able to do the same. We’ve written several posts over the years about how best to prepare for your tour from recommended reading to GPS apps to inclement weather gear. Breeze through the posts below! We hope they help you if you’re still trying to pick your tour or if you’ve decided and are anxious about the preparations. Let us know if you have any unanswered questions and we’ll do our best to answer them!
How to Stay Safe on a Self-Guided Bike Tour
While bike tours are meant to be incredible experiences packed with fun, adventure, and learning, it’s essential to consider your safety and security. Cycling newcomers, those new to touring, and even seasoned cyclists planning excursions in new and unfamiliar locations need to keep a number of important things in...
7 Essential Items to Bring on Every Bike Tour
Whether you’re a beginning rider or an experienced distance cyclist, bicycle touring is one of the best adventure experiences you can have. And like every adventure, you’ll want to be prepared. There are many checklists out there listing what you should pack—from food to clothing to equipment—and you’ll need...
Getting in Shape for your Bike Tour
What to Know about your 2021 Bike Tour!
It’s about that time. Time to make your cycling vacation plans for 2021. As most international travel plans for 2020 were squashed by COVID-19, 2021 is going to be LEGENDARY! Travelers looking for solace, families looking for adventure and cycling fans looking for excitement and history can all be...
Physical Wellbeing Amid the COVID-19 Pandemic
Is it best to ship or rent your bike for a bike tour?
Our Favorite Tips to be Prepared for a Rainy Ride
Preparing for a Bike Tour: The OBT Way!
Our Top Apps for Communicating While Abroad
Bike tours your way: our self-guided tours explained!
Are you overwhelmed with the idea of a self-guided tour? Or, are you not completely sure what a self-guided tour is? Or, are you curious what makes our self-guided tours so special? OBT Self-Guided Bicycle Tours are not the typical “self-guided” tour. Often referred to as “Independent Supported Tours,”...
How to pack your bike for air travel
Cycling Tour Packing List
