Things You'll Need:
- Panniers
- Travel Clothes
- Touring Bikes
- Backpacking Tent
- Bike Rain Gear
- Backpacking Stoves
- Bike Tire Repair Kit
- Touring Bike
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Step 1
Think metric. In Europe, tools have metric rather than English measurements, and road signs show distances in kilometers rather than miles.
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Step 2
Be sure your cooking stove is compatible with different fuels (white gas, kerosene, gasoline and so on), so you can use whatever fuel is available along your route.
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Step 3
Bring one decent set of clothing, no matter how lightly you pack. The outfit will come in handy at churches, museums and the occasional nice restaurant.
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Step 4
Remember that Europe typically lacks North America's wide-open spaces. Be ready to pitch your tent on asphalt in parking-lot-style campgrounds.
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Step 5
Take rain gear. Except in southern Spain and Portugal in summer, the odds are you'll get caught out in a downpour more than once.
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Step 6
Note that restaurant and store hours vary heavily from country to country and from city to countryside. Make sure to buy your dinner fixings before 5 p.m.
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Step 7
Seek out hostels in big cities like Amsterdam and Prague. Hostels give you good value for the money and offer secure places to lock up your gear.
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Step 8
Bring extra spokes, extra bungee cords for securing gear, and a basic kit for patching tubes and repairing your chain.








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