My happy little trip to ride bikes on lightly traveled roads and to commune with the hermits of yore in the silence of the Death Valley desert is completely ruined. The last few days of December is one of the busiest times here and the campgrounds are full, while automobiles (bumper to bumper at times) Read More
(NOTE: I wrote this before our recent, astonishing trip to ride bicycles in Death Valley.) At the end of our second complete calendar year since starting the Bike Touring News blog and store I can say; "I think this might work!" Enough people appreciate the value of what we do here that we have been Read More
This is the Surly Straggler bicycle. It's similar to a Surly Cross Check but with a few crucial differences; most notably the Straggler has disc brakes and comes stock with Surly Knard 700c x 41 tires. Surly sent us this bike to try out after the Interbike trade show in September and I have had Read More
Recently I experienced some discomfiture when I realized the Salsa Wanderlust rear rack would not fit on a Surly Long Haul Trucker. Because the top platform was so long and extended so far forward it actually came into contact with the seat stays, making it impossible to mount the rack so that the top platform Read More
Last weekend we offered free shipping on all orders placed in the Bike Touring News Store. We also sent out an email blast to local customers about "Fatbike Sunday". While we sold no fatbikes we did have a pretty good response and some people who were paying attention and came into the store got some Read More
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