*Note updated Cage is now know as the King Cage Kargo Cage and includes the bottle cage and the pouch! Finding a place for all the small things that need to be readily accessible when I'm touring.... like tools....is a constant challenge. Ron Andrews at King Cage seems to always be tinkering and coming up Read More
Let's review. We know that v-brakes, also called linear pull brakes, require a brake lever configured to "pull" more cable than do side pull or cantilever brakes. We also know that so called aero style drop bar levers fit on drop bars and on moustache bars. (it's a diameter thing) And those levers have rubberized Read More
So, the question came up about which brake lever to use on a Nitto Grand Randonneur handlebar. That's sort of a two part question. In order to answer it we need to delve into brake calipers. Some common brake calipers are: Cantilever Sidepull Center Pull Linear Pull a.k.a V-Brake Stupid v-brake. It throws a monkey Read More
The weather looks a little sketchy for our planned Memorial Day overnight bike trip so it may be postponed one week. Not that it's going to be horrible weather, but it will be more fun when a little warmer. Maybe I should call this Fair Weather Bike Touring News? Sky King's bike is ready to Read More
Lost Coast Trailer from Eric Parsons on Vimeo. In 2008 Dylan Kentch and Eric Parsons rode and carried and rafted with their singlespeed bicycles across 300 miles of wild Alaska coastline from Yakutat to Cordova. If one were to look at this on a map and/or Google Earth they might not think it possible. But Read More
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