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Tent
Here is my tarptent Contrail stuffed into a compression sack with the poles, struts and pegs in the original contrail bag. The water bottle is for scale.
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Pawtuckaway state park, NH and on to Saco, ME.
Columbus Day marks the end of summer and the beginning of fall, so it’s the last long weekend that you can go for a short tour and expect to have reasonable weather. So I decided to ride from Boston to...
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Downeaster
Saco is only 20 miles from Portland so it was a quick morning ride into the city along Rt1. The road was busy and I turned off Rt 1 in search of the bike path at the junction with Broadway and headed...
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Bikepack
I recently realized that my front Ortlieb Classic and my Carradice Camper bags weigh 3.5lbs. I tried to console myself with the thought that a single Arkel touring pannier weighs the same, but it was...
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Lightweight Touring Gear List Redux.
I’ve recently updated my gear and have been touring on a Cervelo RS without a rear rack. I’ve changed out the stock Shimano wheels for beefier Mavic Open Pros with 32 spokes and I’ll probably go from...
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Cervelo RS – Touring Gears?
As will be apparent if you read my last few posts I’ve been touring on a Cervelo RS. By no stretch could this be called a traditional touring bike: its frame is carbon, maximum tire size is 25mm, it...
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Summer Tour 2013
“In the night that is very long, the men of the Northlands sit by their great log fires and they” think about where they’ll ride their bike in the summer - credit goes to Oliver Postgate for most of...
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Brattle Kickstarter Project.
I like things other than bikes and touring. I like movies too – and my favorite movie theater is the Brattle in Harvard Square. They have a Kickstarter project to get a digital projection system...
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I’m going to ride the Erie Canal Bike Path.
This year’s bike ride is slowly taking shape. I’ve decided to ride the Erie Canal bike path from Albany to Buffalo with a bit of a detour to see Niagara Falls. That will be the second week of the trip,...
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SUCCESS!!
So the Brattle kickstarter appeal was a success and they met the goal and go a few extra bucks as well. This makes me happy, not just because the theater will get some much needed equipment upgrades,...
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