Gear Talk
Sette Razzo Carbon
It's been a while since I posted anything here, so I thought I'd just drop by with a quick update. Cycling has taken a back seat to pretty much everything else since a little health scare in the fall of 2015. I sold off my Warbird and barely rode the fat bike over the...
Kayaking Redux
It's all been a little too quiet lately, what with the heat, the flies and the over-exposure to sightings of Donald Trump's hair. My cycling mileage is down, my enthusiasm for outdoor activity has dwindled, so to try and kickstart my shit I went out and bought a used...
Revelate Designs Bike Bags – Sweetroll – Viscacha – Gas Tank Reviewed
I spent time over the early part of winter looking at equipment for bikepacking and touring in 2015. I bought pretty much everything I need and was able to snag some items at off-season discounted pricing. The Revelate Designs gear however, largely due to its limited...
Protecting Bike Frame for Bikepacking…
This is just a quick post to share a system I came up with to protect the paintwork on your bike frame when setting it up for bikepacking. I've decided to use the Salsa Warbird [more info on the Warbird here] for most of my touring this season, so I went out and...
Tubeless for the Witless..
I haven't had any prior with tubeless setups, before buying the Salsa Beargrease. I've done a lot of reading up about tubeless conversion and seriously considered converting my tire setup on the old Charge Cooker Maxi 2 (shown above, with On-One Floaters) to tubeless,...
Winter Cycling / Clothing Redux
I just wanted to throw up another post on winter riding and more specifically, winter clothing. I covered the subject in an earlier post here, but things have developed a little since that early-season post. I've struggled all winter with cold hands and cold feet. I...
Dream Machine – The Salsa Beargrease Carbon XX1 Fat Bike
At almost $6K this awesome full carbon fiber fat bike is sure to have everyone looking behind the seat cushions for some spare change….I want one, I want one bad…
Cycling Nutrition
Cycling supplement and nutrition for diet and weight loss….
Fat Bikes
Fat bikes, or 'Fat Tire Bikes' are working their way onto the radar screens for many serious riders. They started out life, so the story goes, in Alaska - a 'DIY' project resulting from a desire to ride in the snow. Obviously there are those who choose to commute by...
Looking for a new ride…
So, I've been using a 29er all Summer as a multi-purpose ride; mostly on the road, some trail riding (gravel, packed dirt) a couple long distance rides and even a 4 day mini-tour. I've got the bike optimized as far as possible for these various functions - end bars...
