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Is Nobody Bike Touring Anymore? 6 Reasons Touring is Declining While Bikepacking is Exploding


Traditional paved bike touring has had a decline in the last decade while bikepacking is still accelerating. What's causing the shift and how do we even know that this IS a trend? Here we break down some of these trends and offer a few guesses as to what might be contributing to it.

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