As you may already know, the Bike Hermit and Sky King have pedaled into retirement from bike shop life and are currently making their way south along the Baja Divide. As of this writing, they've completed the first five segments of the route and are currently resting up in Vicente Guerrero in preparation for what
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On the 28th of July we drove to Bellevue, WA to attend a relative's wedding. On the 4th we are going to Sky King's family reunion on Snoqualmie Pass. In the intervening days we are bike touring. Originally I was going to post a journal on crazyguyonabike, but that site has been down today while I'm
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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
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The bike hermit is only interested in useful bikes. Randonneuring, commuting and touring bikes with racks or at least eyelets and with fenders are the only bikes that make sense. And the only ones that look proper. Ellis Cycles' owner Dave Wages has a resume that includes stints with Ben Serotta, Dave Kirk and Waterford
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"...now the sky is gettin' light everything will be alright I think I finally got the knack just floatin' and lazin' on my back I never really liked that town think I'll ride the river down just movin' slow and floatin' free this river swingin' under me wavin' back to folks on shore I should
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