Ian Finlay | My Endless Summer + Tips for Cycling the Pamir Highway

In Episode 051 of the Bike Tour Adventures Podcast, I have the chance to speak with 53 year’s young Ian Finlay. In August of 2018, he loaded up his bike with everything he would need to finally take his “gap year” and cycle around the world, old enough to appreciate it and young enough to do it by bike. Within a few weeks, the tour grew from a few months to two years. Having never cycle toured, filmed, photographed or blogged, Ian decided he would learn as he goes and through these media he would share his Endless Summer.

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Show Notes

~ 01m 20s Thanking my newest Patreon supporter and answering a question about Brooks saddles

~ 03m 45s Intro to Episode, who is Ian Finlay

~ 11m 45s You stop aging when you travel, and advantages of bike touring later in life rather than when younger

~ 18m 45s Bike and setup: Rohloff hubs, dynamos, Brooks saddles, solar panels

~ 24m 15s Mechanical issues, crashing into cars more than once

~ 28m 30s Cycling through Turkey

~ 33m 30s Mapping and navigation apps

~ 36m 00s Cycling in Europe, the story of the Gypsy camp

~ 41m 30s ...