(This page was originally written in 2001 to describe the setup I used on my cross-USA bicycle tour. The content on this page is now hopelessly out of date, but archived for historical interest. My modern day version of this setup is described in an another blog post.) When I travel, or go on multi-day [...]
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2010 Tour of California – How I Did Guessing the Stage 6 Routing
In a previous post back in October, I speculated on the Stage 6 routing of the upcoming Tour of California. The route details were released today. So how did I do? From Pasadena to Wrightwood, I guessed that the route would go east along the foothills, then take Highway 39 to Highway 2. Instead, it [...]
Yesterday’s Rainy Bicycle Commute
Yesterday was my first available window to get on the bike for the first time in over a week. Yesterday’s forecast was dry and low 40s in the morning, and showers and in the 50s in the afternoon. So it was a perfect day for a bike commute, as I could test my rain gear [...]
Upcoming Route 66 Bicycle Tour (AZ & CA)
Soon I’ll be spending some time with family in northern Arizona. Afterwards, I’ll be able to sneak away for a bicycle tour. No, I won’t be able to get away for 70 days to do a solo ride across the US like I did back in 2001. This time it’s for a few days on [...]
2010 Tour of California – Pondering Stage 6 Routing
Today the 2010 Tour of California bicycle race route was announced <http://www.velonews.com/article/99506>. The big news this year is that they moved the race from February to May, with the better weather allowing for this mountain stage that caught my eye:
Interbike Report
I just got back from a two day visit to Las Vegas for Interbike, and as promised here is a show report. I only go once every couple years or so, as for me there’s not enough changes to warrant going once a year. Sorry, I didn’t take a camera, so there’s no photos, but [...]
Bike Friday Packing
Here’s some photos of how my Bike Friday travel bike fits in its case. I’m doing this mostly for myself to have access to the photos when I’m on the road, but these photos may also be useful for others.
Cross USA 2001 Bicycle Tour – Reflections
A family member is writing a paper about my Cross USA 2001 bicycle tour. I have a web page on the tour with daily updates (before the term “blog” was coined) and a one page summary. She asked a bunch of questions – much more interesting than “how many flat tires did you get?” The [...]
S&S Couplers – Are They Worth It?
Back in 2002 or so, I had a bicycle retrofitted with S&S couplers. These allow the frame to be split into two pieces and disassembled into a small enough package to escape oversized baggage charges for air travel. While this sounded like a great concept at the time, in practice assembly and disassembly time each [...]
Our Tandem Bike
After posting about our bike ride earlier today, it occurred to me that I should have said more about the bike that my son and I use. Here’s a photo of the bike: