Ávaro Neil (Biciclown) is probably the person who is riding its bike for most time. He started riding in 2001 and has continued until now. A thing he can not ride with is its clown costume with whom he makes children laughing as he has been clown since 1989. You can find the trips he has done (and is still doing) and be stunned in https://biciclown.com (in Spanish). He receives help from people and counts with more than 30 sponsors which support him. Moreover, he has written six books, gives conferences, makes theater and adventure consultancy…

He launched the project Kilometers of smiles as he called it his first great travel on bike from 2001 to 2003. The bike attraction is so powerful that he felt the need to ride it again. Thus, he started a round-the-world trip in 2004 and he is expected to finish it this year. There is a nice video on his web on which you can see the pretended route he is riding.

There are a bunch of special bikers who ride the world just for the pleasure of traveling and enjoying the bicycle, meaning they ride for thousands of kilometers in only one trip. If you have ever seen a bike with lots of panniers, you have probably come across one of these travelers. They usually constitute a group of people looking for real freedom and exciting experiences.

Previously of starting their trips, they need to planner them carefully. And I not taking about the landscapes they will see, they should also consider all the issues related to the route from the climate, money, food, possibly some little jobs they will need to do to survive, to the red paper, wars o cultural differences between countries.

I recommend spending some weeks or even months with the preparations, including bike tools and a tent since you will probably sleep outdoors as a result of not finding proper allocation. The type of bike should fulfill your purpose. If you have previously determined the route and are sure it will pass only on pave roads, you will probably use a classic bike. On the other hand, if you pretend to ride on both roads and paths, it is better to use a mountain bike.

This is a way of making sustainable tourism and I am going to show you some of these bikers in the next posts.