In this video, we start our two month bike tour adventure across the Turkey.

From cycling the narrow streets of Istanbul, to beautiful coastal bicycle paths, ancient archaeological sites, and our first wild camping spot, we experience a lot of firsts. If you’re into mixed terrain cycle touring, you’re in the right place.

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Chapters
0:00 Series intro
0:39 Why Turkey
0:58 Flying to Turkey with touring bikes
2:00 Biking through Istanbul
4:00 Our ferry was canceled?!
4:31 Crossing the Sea of Marmara to Asia
5:08 Bike touring Çanakkale to Troy
6:20 Arriving in Troy to first campsite
7:54 Alexandria Troas to the mountains
11:41 Find our first wild camping site

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   • Cycling Turkey Series  

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▶ Gear We Love
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We only list gear we tested on this trip and absolutely loved.

Bike gear:
•Gear ties (saved our trip!): https://amzn.to/3kRmJBo
•Ortlieb Back-Roller Classic Rear Panniers: https://amzn.to/3wS6DtW
•Sea to Summit 13 Liter Dry Bag: https://amzn.to/3XZskEG
•Quad Lock Out Front Bike Mount: https://amzn.to/3jqZJck
•Blackburn Outpost Cargo Cage: https://amzn.to/3XZfaY8
•CATEYE AMPP500 Rechargeable Bike Headlight: https://amzn.to/3jogHrG
•Extra Bike Lights (Ascher Rechargeable): https://amzn.to/3DyvfMp
•Tubus Cargo Rack: https://amzn.to/3Rpb1KA
•KINEKT Suspension Seatpost: https://amzn.to/3wNZ1c8

Camping gear:
•Therm-a-Rest Compressible Pillow: https://amzn.to/3X00l6e
•Silk Travel Sheet (Great for sketchy hotels and hot nights!): https://amzn.to/3XVxm4Z
•Katadyn BeFree Water Filter: https://amzn.to/3WUBUY6
•Therm-a-Rest NeoAir Xlight Sleeping Pad: https://amzn.to/3HLQpJl
•Opinel No.08 Carbon Steel Folding Knife: https://amzn.to/3l5TtH6
•Kobo Libra 2 eReader: https://amzn.to/3kZJTpk
•Hummingbird Hammocks Single+: https://amzn.to/3WWzGXW

Clothing:
•Mountain Hardwear Women’s Hise Rise Dynama Pant (The best pants): https://amzn.to/3RmtrM1

Camera gear:
•We’re not listing our GoPro 5 because we hated it. :)
•Hero 10 Black: https://amzn.to/3Hq94cf
•Hero 9/10/11 Black Media Mod: https://amzn.to/3HoGurS
•Anker 20000 mAh Battery Pack: https://amzn.to/3DyvbMn
•Miady 10000 mAh Battery 2-pack: https://amzn.to/3wNZStm

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