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The Grand Plan: Cycling Across Europe from London to Istanbul

After 6 months of planning, spreadsheets, gear reviews, and route debates, we're finally ready to share our full itinerary. Here's everything – the good, the daunting, and the absolutely ridiculous.

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Packing Light: Our Complete Bikepacking Setup for 6 Months

We're bringing two bikes, four panniers, a tent, and somehow fitting in 6 months of life. Here's exactly what's going in the bags and why every gram matters when you're climbing alpine passes.

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Why We're Doing This Together: A Love Letter to Partnership

There's something uniquely terrifying – and incredibly exciting – about planning a six-month cycling trip with your partner. Every decision becomes a negotiation, and somehow that makes it better.

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Route Research: How We Built Our London-to-Istanbul Itinerary

GPS tracks, elevation profiles, border crossings, visa requirements – planning a trans-European bike tour is part spreadsheet, part dream, part extreme optimism. Here's our process.

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Cycling Nutrition: Eating Well on the Road Without a Kitchen

When you're burning 3,000+ calories a day on a loaded touring bike, food becomes an obsession. We've spent months researching what to eat, when, and how to carry enough energy without carrying too much weight.

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Bike Maintenance 101: Keeping Your Touring Bike Running for 6 Months

Your bike is your engine, your car, your lifeline. Learning basic maintenance before a long trip isn't optional – it's survival. Here's our crash course in keeping wheels turning.

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