You're standing in front of your bike at dawn, panniers stuffed like Thanksgiving turkeys. Everything you own for the next six months fits in four bags and a handlebar roll.
Your back already hurts just looking at it.
Here's the thing nobody tells you about bike touring: when you carry everything on y…
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