Wherein the bike hermit compares and contrasts 4 different drop style handlebars for the touring bike. Finding the perfect handlebar for his touring bike has him in a bit of a bother. Last season I installed the Nitto Dirt Drop bars on Chief. I like the way the drops flair out. The bars actually have Read More
I wonder if my experience is that much different from other bicyclers'. Some of the time, or most of the time, after I have been out on my bicycle for a while, and usually when I am by myself, I will have an insight or a solution to a particular problem or situation which I Read More
Back in the day there were not a lot of choices in lightweight backpacking or bike touring stoves. The bike hermit used (and still has) a Svea brand stove. Aside from being dangerous, unreliable, inconsistent, inefficient, heavy and difficult to use, that stove is great. Nowadays there is a better selection of stoves from which Read More
The Bike Hermit didn't write this but he thinks it's funny. Actually, this was posted on the Touring pages of bikeforums dot net Easy to get lost for hours on those pages. Don't forget to come back! A Beginners Guide to Cycle Touring: How to prepare Step 1: Get a spagetti-strainer and several small sponges Read More
I have been researching other resources for Honjo fenders in preparation for adding them to the store and to supplement my post on touring bicycle fenders. I came across this article on Raymond Parker's VeloWeb. The web address is http://veloweb.ca (he's Canadian eh.) Very detailed and well photographed instructions there. While he is installing Honjo Read More
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