Preparing for our upcoming 3 day tour on Washington's Olympic Peninsula, I did a dry fitting of a few different panniers on Sky King's bike. First, a word about the bike and the rack. The bike is a Rivendell Bleriot with 650b wheels and I selected the Nitto MT-Campee rear rack which is made for Read More
The Bike Touring News store stocks two different versions of the Nitto Dirt Drop handlebar. The main difference between the two, or so I thought, is the diameter of the bar at the stem clamp sleeve. The RM-013 is 26.0mm and the RM-014 is 31.8 mm. I recently did a side by side comparison and Read More
This is the third installment of posts about putting together a touring bike starting with a bare frame. The others can be found under "Rivendell Bicycles" The new 127 mm spindle length bottom bracket from IRD works perfectly with the IRD crankset, and the rest of the build went smoothly. Here's a short rundown of Read More
Every bicycle related, or outside related magazine or advertisement assures me I can improve on my personal best performance by closely following the training advice offered therein. Alright, I think, I want to do my best. Even if doing better than myself feels like a lot of pressure I decide I will have a go Read More
Now that I have all the parts, it's time to start bolting them onto the bike. And the first part out of the box is this piece of jewelry: Interloc Racing Design is a small company that has been around since 1984 and the moniker seems a little dated since they now make a lot Read More
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