At NAHBS in Austin we met Russ Roca and Laura Crawford, the couple behind The Path Less Pedaled and The Epicurean Cyclist They are in the middle of an "open ended journey" and they are doing it on bicycles. When we saw them they had their Brompton folding bikes with them preparing to ride the Read More
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 Read More
As promised, here is a pic of Tim O'Donell's fillet brazed road bike. We are right next to YiPsan Bicycles' booth. Renold has some good ideas. Especially the porteur/low rider front rack. The two side platforms on the front rack come off and attach to the lower stays to support panniers. A really clever solution Read More
I remember riding through downtown Montreal, Quebec, Canada on my first self supported bike tour with homemade rear panniers which, when the bike hit a rough patch, bounced around and came un-hooked from the rack. Luckily they didn't fall completely off because the gang of homeless men accosting me from a vacant lot as I Read More
I leave in one week so I am focusing on those items on the critical path. Items without which the tour cannot be accomplished and which have longer lead times. Item number one is a box to ship the bike. Rather than a softsided or other airplane friendly case I ordered a re-usable cardboard box Read More
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