Empowering The Bicycle Traveler

Bike Touring

Bike Hermit on YouTube

I watch YouTube videos sometimes. I admit it. Actually, I watch them more than sometimes...it's sort of like crack cocaine to me. And I watch everything. From comedians whose entire body of work seems to exist only on YouTube, to old episodes of Iron Chef (the original, Japanese version of course) to videos about gangsters Read More

The ever necessary Water Bottle

Living in the High Desert we have come to appreciate the ability to carry enough water when touring.  Look closely at the Bike Hermit's feet and you can see his white water bottle attached underneath his down tube. (click on the photo to see it better)  The challenge is "Chief",  his A Homer Hilsen, only Read More

Antarctica and the Garden of Eden

It's eerie to listen to the voice. The transmission starts out chirpy, almost a forced chirpyness. As the voice goes on, loneliness and a sort of uncertainty come through. The voice is not real time but it's still chilling to realize it's coming from the middle of the Antarctic, the middle of that frozen desert Read More

Bike Touring and Entitlement

The Path Less Pedaled made this video about how bike travel can help the economies of small town America. Sounds good in theory but I wonder how it works out practically. There is not a large volume of people traveling by bicycle. I know the whole idea of advocacy is to get more people to Read More

From Adventure Cycling we received this email today: Dear Member Club or Shop- I’m writing today to invite you to help Adventure Cycling Association spread the word about our 3rd annual Build It. Bike It. Be a Part of It. fundraising campaign for the U.S. Bicycle Route System (USBRS). The campaign kicked off May 1 Read More