I’m headed west for a few weeks!
The current plan is to ride the Stagecoach 400 route, then head over to Death Valley for a dirt road tour, perhaps weaving together a loop based on the new Reno-Vegas bikepacking route. …
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These thoughts were penned while riding a Surly Pugsley from Patagonia to Cuzco, Peru – it’s only now that I’ve got round to posting them. During this last trip in Ecuador I’ve been aboard a Surly Krampus. Thoughts on …
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So, it’s finally happened… I’ve gone fat!
After years of intrigue, speculation and envy, I’ve finally found the excuse I need to give fat bikes a proper whirl. Daniel has sold me his frameset and rims, we’re doing a Rohloff …
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I’ll be updating this page with photos of bike travellers I meet, their stories, their websites… and most importantly, their rigs!
As you can see, there’s a rich tapestry of bike-touring life on the road…
Anna Korchak
I first met …
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It’s a perennial habit that I’m forever jumping between bikes (yet no two are ever complete at once). Parts migrate from frame to frame as frequently as I draw breath. I ride one bike for a few days, then cannibalise …
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This is one for all those toddler bikepackers out there.
Now that summer’s arrived, we’re preparing for out first multi-day campout with Sage. Our plan is to carry our usual lightweight bikepacking gear, with a hitch on each bike so …
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It’s doubtful there’s such thing as the perfect bike – at least if you’re attempting to shoehorn everything into one machine, as I always do. But right now, I have to say my current setup feels completely dialled. It’s as …
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Recently, I acquired an old Specialized Stumpjumper through the classified pages of Craiglist. As the first production mountain bike in the world, the venerable Stumpy is the stuff of legends, and a bike I’ve long coveted. Although 20 years of …
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Bicycle workshop are petite havens of bike love: homes to geometry doodles, frame jigs, welding goggles, wood-handled files, old and oily machinery, and lengths of tubing that spell raw potential. From this clutter, somehow, bikes are born, creations that far …
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I’m recently back from the North American Handmade Bicycle Show. It’s the third time I’ve attended this gathering of artisan framebuilders – first Portland, then Sacramento and now Denver, Colorado.
This is by no means any attempt at a comprehensive …
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