4 BEST BIKE TOURING TIPS

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1. I don't really get the logic of this advice. Except for chain cleaning. The riding slow on purpose bit really got me. What the hell? When I'm touring I tend to go only slightly slower than when I'm on a normal roadride - so 25 - 30 kph on flats. I pass most recreational cyclists and touring cyclists like they're standing still.
2. Use Camelina oil on your skin. It has plant terpenes that provide an SPF. You get vitamin D3 from the sun that converts to GcMAF that orchestrates your immune system. If you put commercial sun block/sun screen on you block the conversion of D3 into GcMAF. You don't want to block your immune system by putting on sun screen/blocks. And the Camelina oil will prevent the burning/cancerous rays of the sun.
3. I have a 2014 specialized tricross elite disc bicycle, topeak (explorer?) rack, and topeak mtx trunk bag/pannier combo. Should I tour with that setup (and what's the best way to carry the tent that way?) or ditch the trunk bag so I can strap the tent on the rack? Any recommendations for modifying this setup/changes one would make?
4. Your an idiot.
5. these are great tips, love hearing other bicyclists perspectives
6. sun protection, get used to camping out, clean chain and sprockets, conditioning ... I have toured in the tropics. all great tips
7. why would you put furniture polish on your bike? it's a bike,not your lazyboy lol! same concept of not using wd40 on your bike,there is bike polish formulated for bikes
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9. Bad, and dangerous advice. This fellow doesn't know what he's talking about .
10. pedro offers protection
11. You should always wear sunscreen in the sun especially in Australia or NZ as the protection from the ozone layer is reduced compared to the northern hemisphere wear you still should apply sun cream or wear spf rated 40+ clothing e.g. Columbia brand. Just because you are tanned does not mean you don't get skin cancer. You see lots of people with skin like leather because they have spent too much time in the sun. Common sense really, talking about the obvious.
12. This is the biggest load of rubbish I have ever seen on YouTube.
    
    I have been living in Australia for 25 years. You do NOT go and acclimatise yourself and your skin to the conditions here by going out unprotected into the sun. The UV levels here are extreme most days of the year, even when it appears cloudy. Prolonged excessive UV exposure, at the very least, accelerates skin ageing. At the worst it can cause skin cancers including a deadly melanoma which, unless treated early , can and does prove fatal.
    
    Only bloody idiots do what this self-proclaimed 'guru' of cycle touring is suggesting regarding sun exposure.
    
    Keep covered between the hours of 9am to 4pm, either with clothing or, if you must expose your skin, sunblock.
    
    With regard to cycle touring, there is some good riding to be had here. But overseas visitors need to realise that distances between towns are much greater than in other parts of the world. As a result, access to food and water outside of cities can be a problem. The hot dry climate causes you to lose sweat without realising it, resulting in dehydration and heat exposure that can set in quickly.
    
    Why is it that so many self-confessed cycle touring gurus create such misinformation???
13. Thanks for the good tips : )
14. Please use suncream, specially in Australia (low Ozone level). And sunglasses. Life is toxic, suncream is a little toxic but now suncream is much more toxic. I cycled a lot and never get burned because of suncream!
    
    My four advices:
    1. Take it easy
    2. Use suncream factor 20 to 30 (50 usually is to thick and wears off faster) and sunglasses bought in a store in a first world country as there are many black market glasses without UV-protection which is much worse than not wearing glasses
    3. Take the first days easy, don't plan too much. Don't expect to ride to much, plan time for recovery days or don't plan and --> see point 1. and 4.
    4. Take it easy
    
    And hey, if you ride in hilly areas, skip the trailer and get panniers. The trailer just keeps pulling you down more... Beside that, trailers make it even harder to put a bicycle on a bus/train/airplane which leads me to advice number 4.5: If you have a shitty road with lots of traffic or boring landscape or rain for many days, fuck it and use other transportation to be able to enjoy more beauty. There is so much to see, just take it easy ;-)
15. This video is terrible
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18. Tanning = damaged skin & does not prevent further damage. Also, sunscreen works 2 ways = reflect off Sunday's & absorb Ultraviolet radiation. Being afraid of sunscreen vs. damage to your skin from sun is irrational.
    
    Medical degree and science degree to back this up...
    
    A bit of Woo-Woo thinking here @ sun/tanning/sunscreen.
    
    Otherwise, good tips.