Earlier in the summer Vancouver-based bike company Brodie reached out to us to see whether we were interested in riding some of their bikes. Their line-up is pretty broad, and definitely at its best with their road, cyclocross and touring bikes. Brodie’s are some of the most common commuting and touring bikes you see in … Continue reading
…This time, Skyler forges on with the opinions on a subject worthy of his opinion – his own bicycle… In the previous instalment of this Tech Talk business (which I guess is becoming a ‘thing’ now), I wrote about a few of the good people that have inspired me to forgo the old cycle touring … Continue reading
In the world of bike packing luggage a seat-pack is one purchase which many of us can put off for a good long while by using a dry bag strapped under our saddle rails and to the seat post. The internet is full of photos of different ways to do this, and readers who look back … Continue reading
I do a great deal of running. Its rarely organized, I often don’t wear a watch, and I couldn’t tell you anything about my heart rate, split times, or PB’s to save my life. But nearly every day I go for a run. Some days thats for 30 minutes and some days its for two … Continue reading
…In which Skyler dangerously ventures into the hemisphere of the ‘Opinion Piece’… In our travels of North and South America, we’ve noticed a sort of uniform among the ‘common’ touring cyclist. It varies depending on the rider’s nationality. The uniform ridden by North Americans, and an increasing number of Europeans, on tours outside of North … Continue reading
On the 100 mile (160 km) White Rim Trail, in Utah’s Canyonlands National Park the only water refill option comes in the form of Green River murk at about Mile 75. We hiked down off the ‘Island in the Sky’ to the Rim at Gooseberry at Mile 26, to stash one gallon (3.8L) of water … Continue reading
Fairly shortly after our trip to the Chilcotin’s in the fall of 2014 I was offered a 22” Surly Ogre at an amazing price by the good folks at the best bike shop in Vancouver, Mighty Riders. After some deliberation I went for it and so for the past months I have been gradually breaking … Continue reading
This post would be best subtitled as “The Anti-Capitalist Guide to Bikepacking”. By that I mean that what I will outline below are a few thoughts on the gear that was brought on our fall bike packing trip to the Chilcotins and reflect just a little on why light gear makes a difference but how … Continue reading
A lot has been written on the comparison of Surly’s two 29+ bikes (like this, or this) – that is, its two frames designed around plus-sized, 29 x 3” tires – the Krampus and the ECR. A year ago, I join this cult of alt-cyclists when, on a whim, I purchased an ECR. After riding the trails around … Continue reading
Cycling caps have always held a certain fascination to me. Close-fitting and cut to fit well under a helmet their small brims provide just enough shade when riding to mean the difference between visibility and blinding glare. For our recent Chilcotin’s trip we were lucky enough to be provided with a couple of winter caps … Continue reading
