The Accidental Bicycle Tourist

Gabriel Aldaz

Booking Overview

This interview podcast focuses on bicycle touring and bikepacking, featuring external guests who share memorable expeditions, personal challenges, and lessons from life on the road. PR agencies could credibly pitch accomplished touring cyclists, adventure authors, expedition veterans, bikepacking organizers, and experts with compelling travel or resilience stories; booking difficulty is likely low because the show centers on accessible niche specialists rather than mainstream celebrities.

Metrics

Episodes: 62

Frequency: Biweekly

Rating: 4.9/5.0

Estimated listeners: <1k

Gender skew: Unknown

Location: USA

Instagram: 594 followers

Contact Information

gabriel@accidental-bicycle-tourist.com

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Host

Gabriel Aldaz - Host and interviewer focused on bicycle touring and bikepacking stories, exploring the adventures, challenges, resilience, and human connections that emerge from long-distance cycling.

Booking Intelligence

Booking Requirements

low
Typical Credentials:  
Experienced bicycle tourists, bikepackers, expedition cyclists, adventure authors, event organizers, or professionals with distinctive long-distance cycling experiences and meaningful lessons from the road.
Required Achievements:  
Completed notable long-distance or international cycling expeditions, Published books about bicycle touring or bikepacking, Founded or organized bicycle touring and bikepacking events, Developed meaningful expertise through sustained adventure travel

Recent Guest Discussions

Dan Burden - The Origins And Organization Of Bikecentennial 76, Bicycle Touring Advocacy, And Building The Transamerica Bicycle Trail.

Lys Burden - The Origins And Organization Of Bikecentennial 76, Bicycle Touring Advocacy, And Building The Transamerica Bicycle Trail.

Greg Siple - The Hemistour Expedition, The Origins Of Organized Bicycle Touring, And The Development Of The Tour Of The Scioto River Valley.

June Siple - The Hemistour Expedition, Long-distance Cycling, Pioneering Bicycle Touring, And The Challenges Of Cycling Across The Americas.

Dan Burden - The Origins Of Bikecentennial 76, Bicycle Touring Advocacy, And The Creation Of The Transamerica Bicycle Trail.

Recent Topics

Bicycle Touring, Bikepacking, Cycling, Adventure Travel, Resilience

Episodes

Here's the recent few episodes on
The Accidental Bicycle Tourist
:

ABT062. The Original Bikepackers and the Improbable Bikecentennial (Part 2)

July 18, 2026

What happens when you combine empty pockets, stolen bicycles, sheer determination, and a healthy dose of pure 1970s idealism? You get the parallel wild stories of riding the second half of the Hemistour expedition and organizing the landmark Bikecentennial '76! In this episode, Part 2 of 2, join June and Greg Siple as they recount the chaotic, beautiful journey of cycling the rest of the way to Ushuaia, Argentina. Then, hear Lys and Dan Burden tell how they proposed the idea of a massive...

ABT061. The Original Bikepackers and the Improbable Bikecentennial (Part 1)

July 04, 2026

To celebrate the 50th anniversary of Bikecentennial ’76, this two-part series tells the extraordinary story of four bicycle pioneers – Greg and June Siple, Dan and Lys Burden – who took a circuitous path from a shared dream to successfully staging a massive bicentennial event. Ultimately, more than 4,000 cyclists would ride their newly hand-mapped, 4,200-mile Transamerica Bicycle Trail. Before Bikecentennial, the four were active members of the Columbus, Ohio, chapter of the American Youth Ho...

ABT060. Whole Lotta Plov: Lessons in Global Kindness

June 19, 2026

What happens when you trade the comfort of a predictable life for an open-ended ride across the globe? You might just find yourself eating a whole lotta plov. In this episode, guest Tom Bruce recounts his journey pedaling across Europe, the Stans, China, and the United States with little more than basic gear and a healthy dose of curiosity. While navigating sweltering deserts, topping high-altitude mountain passes, and overcoming language barriers, Tom discovered a beautiful truth: when you a...

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