The new shipment of Frost River bike bags arrived at the Bike Touring News Store last week. Frost River may be better known for their canoe packs than for bicycle touring bags but both should be held to the same standard - "Canoe packs are built for a very specific task (hauling the stuff that Read More
I judged the entries by how they incorporated the mandatory design features outlined on the Oregon Manifest site: -Anti-Theft System -Fender System -Lighting System -Load System -Free-Standing Under Load (While Parked) System With a heavy bias toward integration, quality of execution and aesthetics. In no particular order, I thought these bikes were outstanding. YiPsan Bicycles Read More
August 3, 2011 Crack....Thump....Whoomp I'm flat on my back on the ground. "Are you OK?" "Yeah, I'm OK.......are you OK?" "Yeah" For all of the trees around here, most of them are massive cedars and they are too big to tie the hammock straps. Earlier, I had tied one end of each hammock to what Read More
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 Read More
The German maker of Ortlieb Panniers is a well known and highly regarded bicycle pannier maker. The company also makes motorcycle dry bags and panniers, horse panniers, drybags, messenger bags and rucksacks, water containers, protection bags for electronics and documents, coffee filter holders and , my personal favorite accessory, a waterproof, toilet paper holder/dispenser. The Read More
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