I’m a big fan of wide-range doubles and smaller chain rings. When I first got into cycling, I never quite understood why double chainrings started in the 50t range. As a beginner cyclist, the 52t chainring is more aspirational than…
I’ve been enjoying the MeFOTO line of travel tripods. They’re small, relatively lightweight and have a big enough screw at the mounting plate that you can put a proper video head on them (I like the Manfrotto 701 for performance/price)….
There is nothing quite like a fine well-brewed cup of coffee before…during…and after a bicycle ride. Many of my close friends will attest for my near obsessive love of coffee. In our apartment, I have a little “coffee corner” which…
(Just a quick note. I’ve been getting emails and comments about why you would want to carry a gauge and thought I should momentarily address that. Wouldn’t it be something better for just home use? Set it and forget it?…
I love the iPad mini. It is a great size for bike touring and fits perfectly in a handlebar bag. On our current trip through California, I find myself pulling it out more often than my Mac Book Air. That…
Like any other rando-nerd, I drool over shiny Nitto and Velo-Orange mini front racks. Something about their elegant lines and shiny chrome finish sets my heart aflutter and my wallet a-empty. This review is not about those racks. In fact,…
There’s no better way to start the new year than with a bike ride. I joined some friends on what would be a sunny and cold ride through the West Hills of Portland ending at tacos in St. Johns. On…
I’m a pannier person. About 95% of the time I’m riding a bike and carrying stuff it’s going in a pannier. But, there are a few occasions when I could use a backpack, like walking to the local coffee shop…
Boots aren’t usually the first thing that comes to mind when you think of cycling footwear. They seem awkward, clunky and a little stiff. However, riding through the last few weeks of Pacific Northwest Winter, I’ve really become tired of…
Hello faithful readers, it HAS been a long time. As many of you know, I sold everything I owned a few years ago to go on an open-ended bicycle tour and started PathLessPedaled.com with Laura. That was nearly four years…
