icy cle ▁is ▁loaded ▁with ▁food , ▁sp ares , ▁tools , ▁and ▁camp ing ▁equipment ▁so ▁that ▁the ▁trav eller ▁is ▁largely ▁self - support ing . ▁M ixed ▁Ter rain ▁Cy cle - T our ing ▁/ ▁Bi ke pack ing ▁Also ▁called ▁rough ▁r iding , ▁cycl ists ▁travel ▁over ▁a ▁variety ▁of ▁surfaces ▁and ▁top ography ▁on ▁a ▁single ▁route , ▁with ▁a ▁single ▁b icy cle . ▁F oc using ▁on ▁freedom ▁of ▁travel ▁and ▁efficiency ▁over ▁varied ▁surfaces , ▁cycl ists ▁often ▁adopt ▁an ▁ul tr al ight ▁camp ing ▁approach ▁and ▁carry ▁their ▁own ▁minimal ▁g ear ▁( bi ke pack ing ). ▁Support ed ▁tour ing ▁Cy cl ists ▁are ▁supported ▁by ▁a ▁motor ▁vehicle , ▁which ▁car ries ▁most ▁equipment . ▁This ▁can ▁be ▁organized ▁independently ▁by ▁groups ▁of ▁cycl ists ▁or ▁commercial ▁hol iday ▁companies . ▁These ▁companies ▁sell ▁places ▁on ▁gu ided ▁t ours , ▁including ▁book ed ▁lod ging , ▁lug g age ▁trans fers , ▁route ▁planning ▁and ▁often ▁me als ▁and ▁r ental ▁b ikes . ▁Day ▁tour ing ▁These ▁r ides ▁vary ▁highly ▁in ▁their ▁size ▁of ▁the ▁group , ▁length , ▁purpose , ▁and ▁methods ▁of ▁support . ▁They ▁may ▁involve ▁solo ▁cycl ists , ▁group ▁r ides , ▁or ▁large ▁organized ▁r ides ▁with ▁hundreds ▁to ▁thousands ▁of ▁rid ers . ▁Their ▁length ▁can ▁range ▁from ▁a ▁few ▁miles ▁to ▁century ▁r ides ▁of ▁ ▁or ▁longer . ▁Their ▁purpose ▁can ▁range ▁from ▁r iding ▁for