The Manual for Self-Contained Bicycle Touring

A manual for learning how to plan, prepare and then take on a Self-Contained Bicycle Tour anywhere one might want to go. Included are details on bike selection, equipment selection, clothing, training and diet. Also ideas along with guidance from actual tours by the author on how to limit the usual pitfalls when thinking seriously about what it would take to actually load up a bicycle and head out on ones first ride.