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Tree Nursery S24O: Get on Boards
When I started looking at maps with an aim to ride out my back door for an S24O, being that I live in a rural area I found plenty of space. I was a bit hesitant to just pirate camp anywhere for fear of pissing off landowners and/or encountering hostile local yahoos. There’s a river…
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The Surly Pugsley Adventure Bike
I honestly don’t remember when I first saw a fatbike. I know it was a Surly Pugsley. It may have been a prototype floating around the interwebs. I do remember when they first put a production one in the catalog. I remember thinking that it was awesome. And I knew instantly a lot of people…
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Wet Weather Cycling Gloves
Posted in: Gadgets and GearThrough the years of commuting – and just riding in general, I’ve found that one simple thing can make or break a ride when it comes to comfort: my hands. Always been a weak point for me. If my hands are cold or uncomfortable, I’m miserable. As one would imagine, I’ve tried a wide array…
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Cooking with the MSR Dragonfly
So we did a FamJam car-camping trip this weekend and wanted to try out some cooking vs relying on pre-cooked stuff or buying take out. Initially was going to use the vintage Coleman 2-burner stove gifted to me by my father-in-law, but last week at home I couldn’t get it to fire up, and ran…
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Hammer Time With Ryan Correy
Posted in: Books & ReadingYesterday, quite on a lark, I was able to have a great conversation with adventure cyclist Ryan Correy about bikepacking and the Tour Divide. My LBS, The Radical Edge, posted on Facebook a couple of days back that they were having a rep from Hammer Nutrition come out to talk about their stuff and I…
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On Thoughts, Thinking, and Posting
Posted in: NarrativeLately I have been using my bike more and more as an investigative tool. I’m fortunate enough to have several bikes at my disposal (unfortunate when I think about how much time it takes to maintain them), but none-the-less, I have lately been worrying less about types of rides or where to ride and focusing…