Empowering The Bicycle Traveler

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A Bike For A Bike Overnight

The weather looks a little sketchy for our planned Memorial Day overnight bike trip so it may be postponed one week. Not that it's going to be horrible weather, but it will be more fun when a little warmer. Maybe I should call this Fair Weather Bike Touring News? Sky King's bike is ready to Read More

Bike Touring, Keeping It Simple

Like any good hermit, the Bike Hermit is constantly attempting to simplify.  And why go on a bike tour if not, at least in part, to enjoy being unencumbered by unnecessary external superficialities, and by too much gear? The Italian impressionist Carlotti said"Beauty is a summation of the parts working together in such a way Read More

As the Bike Hermit I give myself permission to indulge my reclusive nature. As the North American distributor for Zimbale, a line of traditional style saddlebags crafted in Korea, I sometimes need to bear the discomfort of being in large groups of people. Such as the circus that is Interbike. This year I am looking Read More