We just received the Tour-It rack and the Travel-It front and Travel-It rear panniers from Racktime for the Bike Touring News Store. Ortlieb, Tubus and Racktime all come from the same company with the Racktime products intended for those who don't want to pay Ortlieb and Tubus prices. Naturally, as with any new gear, I 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
There are dozens of videos out there about changing a flat tire. None with background music by Sonny Stitt. Here's one! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8ArMyDoBZUM A couple of things. Notice that I just lay the bike on it's side with the derailleur up. That's an easy way to do it when you're on the side of the road Read More
Arguably, fenders are one of the essential accessories for the touring bicycle. Even in Death Valley, one of the driest places in the world, it does rain. And I say arguably, because, as you can see on this Adventure Cycling forum, people argue. When riding offroad in wet conditions, mud packing between the tires and Read More
Inevitably, if you are traveling by bicycle, you will get caught in the dark. Whether you are just getting an early start to meet the day’s mileage goal, or you get lost looking for that camp site. Either way you will wish you had a reliable, efficient and powerful light source. One on the front Read More
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