Discover the custom wheels of professional fitter Louis-Robert Frigault, from Station 210.

After two of my four saddlebags unhooked and glided over a gravel road in Bolivia, I wondered if it wouldn't have been better to go with a trailer. After a long reflection, I weigh here the pros and cons of the two systems.

Whether you dream of going around Lac Saint-Jean, going to Gaspésie via a panoply of paved roads or crossing the Andes mountain range, your concerns are probably the same as those of most cyclotravellers: having the right equipment , be in good enough shape, know your way around and know where to stop. Here are some tips to make your preparation easier.

A tent or a hammock? Why not the two of them ?! This is what offers the unusual hammock tent produced by the Quebec company Owly Packs.

Or why I changed my 40 km old Ortlieb panniers with Arkel.

Reading the travel blogs to prepare for my round-the-world cycling trip, I felt like I had to be able to cope with all imaginable situations on my own. After half the globe, I now know that there are other options besides lugging everything in my saddlebags.

Here's how to make sure you never end up with a phone or a flatbed camera.