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Salsa Beargrease Carbon 1 Review
Review of Carbon Fat Bike – Salsa Beargrease
On-One Floater Tire Review
Review of 4-season fat tire.
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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...
Crashing Out…
As a kid growing up in the rural Northwest of England I was, like all the other kids, pretty much inseparable from my bike. We rode our bikes everywhere, almost all of the time. It was the only way to get efficiently from A to B around the small neighborhood. Longer...
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...
Salsa Warbird For Sale SOLD!
Salsa Warbird for sale. SOLD Salsa Warbird 2016 Tiagra model. Stock, other than WTB Nano 40 tires with lots of life. Frame size 58. Nice condition. Ridden but loved and cared for. Some minor marks as evidence of a life on the trail.. Not keen on shipping the Warbird...
Chequamegon National Forest Bike Trails – CAMBA
I'll try and keep this fairly short and to the point. I've been wanting to ride the CAMBA maintained Chequamegon National Forest trails for about nine months or so, and I finally got around to making the longish trip north on Thursday 25th June 2015. DAY ONE I set off...
Salsa Cutthroat – First Look
Ride Report – Overnight Trip to Stockbridge WI.
I think my trip-planning is becoming more and more half-hearted, and it's a concern. Let me explain: I started this whole cycling thang primarily to break loose from the vice-like grip of the couch and to shed some flab going into the latter stages of a long and...
The Bear 100 Gravel Event, Saturday May 23rd – Laona WI
I can't remember exactly how I came to hear about this event. Part of me wishes I never had. I think I found a link on a mental health forum somewhere, followed the link looking for 'ways out' and ended up at The Bear 100 website. [Here] Their website really doesn't...
Anniversary Bash
I started this cycling nonsense on May 5th 2014. It really started in earnest when I bought a new iPhone (my first ever 'smart' phone) and downloaded the 'MapMyRide' app. My first recorded activity on the app was on Sunday May 4th when I took a 3 mile walk. On Monday...
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...
Salsa Warbird Review – Part II
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...