"a primitive and unconfined type of recreation" Customer and friend Wendell came in the other day with his new Salsa Fargo "adventure" touring bike. As we were talking about places to go with such a bike he mentioned the Owyhee Uplands Backcountry Byway (which sounds much better than the local name of Mud Flats Road) Read More
In October of last year (2011 that is. I know it's over 3 months ago) We received an email from Grace Johnson who is publishing an online bike touring magazine called Bicycle Traveler. She sent the following about the September, 2011 issue: About Bicycle Traveler magazine: Bicycle Traveler is a free international magazine on bicycle Read More
Ian Hibell was a British bicycle tourist who spent the better part of 40 years traveling by bike. At an average 6000 miles per year, that is ten time around the equator. He wrote a book called "Into The Remote Places" published in 1984. Hibell was killed by a hit and run driver in Greece Read More
Guaranteed on any bike tour, you are going to sweat. Ending the day with a shower is one of the ultimate rewards on a bike trip (ranks right up there with a cold beer). On our recent tour on the Olympic Peninsula we spent each night at a campground but still ran into unexpected issues Read More
Riding across the Agate Pass Bridge between Bainbridge Island and the Olympic Peninsula in Washington State on a fully loaded touring bike is one of the most frightening experiences I have had on a bike. The "shoulder" of the road way is divided by elevation, half is at road level and half is raised about Read More
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