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Travel Safety Document
8 April 2007 | how-to, travel | No Comments |
In recent years I have become creative , some say obsessive, with my preparations for my trips. I have organized a few international and domestic bicycle trips for my friends and myself, and I’ve wanted to set these trips up in the safest, easiest, and most convenient manner possible. One great concern on my first […]
Obtaining Driver Information
8 April 2007 | how-to, random bike stuff | 1 Comment |
I got this email tonight:
“Last time we spoke you were telling me that you knew how to track people’s address and name with their license plate. My friend’s bike got totaled by a car that was trying to park. Luckily the people from the store it was parked in front of got the driver’s license […]
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Make Yourself Known on Your Bike
8 April 2007 | how-to | No Comments |
There are many techniques to make yourself know while on your bike. First, I’ll cover lighting. There are two ways which you can light your bike: You can light the bike to see, and you can light the bike to be seen. Now, why would you want one scenario over the other? The only real […]
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Good Italy Bike Touring Links
8 April 2007 | touring, how-to | No Comments |
WayTuscany-
A great place to start with this site is the “tradition and folklore” page. Check out the tons of great events going on including food and
wine festivals.
The Siena Tourist Board’s website is great. I personally have used the bike routes they have suggested on a dozen occasions. In fact, I had hopes of writing […]
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A Few Good Bike Links
8 April 2007 | how-to, random bike stuff | No Comments |
Sheldon Brown
If you need to know ANYTHING about your bike, then this is the place to go. Go to his "Fix It" Link to find several articles on bicycle repair. If you want to know about arcane topics such as gear ratios, it’s here. If you want to know about comparative cantilever brake geometry, it’s […]
Essential Clothing for Bike Tours
8 April 2007 | touring, how-to | No Comments |
Since 1998, I’ve been touring long distances on a bike, and I’ve developed several systems for what to bring on a tour and why. These systmes are always developing with new technology, but most of what I bring on a bike tour doesn’t change too nuch. I am also what you might call a gourmand. […]
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Developing a Bike Tour Route
8 April 2007 | touring, how-to | No Comments |
There are no hard and fast rules for developing a route for your bike tour. The resources you use for traveling to Vietnam is totally different than traveling to Italy for a tour. Because of the diversity of information you can get about any given place, I will focus on two trips- The U.S. and […]
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Cycling in Big Sur
8 April 2007 | touring, how-to, travel | No Comments |
Yesterday, a friend of mine from Austin, Texas gave me a call to ask me where he and his wife could stay in Big Sur, and instead of simply calling him back I figured that I would write an entry for all those interested in spending some time in Big Sur.
I’ve cycled through Big Sur […]
Bike Touring in Extreme Areas
8 April 2007 | touring, how-to | No Comments |
I want to touch quickly upon looking at your bike in terms of how you would fix it if you were deep in a foreign country with no special parts or mechanics available. Why would you do this? Because if you don’t you may have to leave your bike once you’ve got mechanical problems. I […]
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Bike Touring Basics
8 April 2007 | touring, how-to | No Comments |
I wrote this for the SF Bicycle Coalition’s website, so I thought I’d share it here as well
Many of the cyclists I know at one time in their cycling life get the urge to take their bicycle further than to work. And who wouldn’t want to? With the increased marketing and promotion of adventure and […]