Since I knew I was going to be doing a lot of bikepacking with my Surly Krampus I, like many others, wanted to be able to run a light and have USB power. The reasons for the long-distance rider are obvious: you want to be able Read More …
BBTXL: Bicycle Beer Time eXtra Large (RAINE edition)
This past June I was invited to join the biking and beer drinking Tour de Force that is BBTXL. Pronounced Bubba Tixel, this was to be the 5th iteration of Bicycle Beer Time eXtra Large. As a newcomer to the group, it seemed only appropriate to initiate a first Read More …
Bikepacking bliss in Vermont’s Northeast Kingdom
This weekend, my friend Ben and I set out for the Northeast Kingdom of Vermont for two days of what can only be described as bikepacking and riding bliss. The plan was simple, centering around riding sections of the 240 year old Bayley-Hazen Military Road (BHMR) Read More …
Bikepacking The White Rim Trail: a solo overnighter in Canyonlands, UT
Much has been written about bikepacking the infamous White Rim trail, with great resources to be found on bikepacking.com as well as many other sites! Suffice it to say, I am not going to attempt to restate the wealth of information contained within those many great route descriptions. Read More …
Cycling the carriage roads of Acadia
Approximately 5 hours northeast of Boston (depending on traffic…) lies a natural paradise well known for its incredible hikes, beautiful Atlantic coastline, and lobstah bisque. We are of course talking about Acadia National Park and the neighboring communities on Mount Desert Island. Perhaps lesser known, or easier to overlook Read More …
D2R2: The Deerfield Dirt Road Randonnee
This weekend I set out for Deerfield, Massachusetts with my friend Jonathan to take part in another great riding adventure: D2R2 2015. If you are not familiar with D2R2, their website has a pretty apt description: “The Deerfield Dirt-Road Randonnee was conceived in the 1990’s as just Read More …
All-City Space Horse Build: Part 2
Meet Tori. That’s right, we name our bikes, and our Raspberry Girl here is a beauty: A true labor of love. As I mused about in Part 1, since moving to Boston I have wanted to build my wife a bike flexible enough to handle the kind of varied riding we do Read More …
All-City Space Horse Build: Part 1
Awww Minneapolis. Not long ago both my wife and I hailed from Minneapolis – a town that many cyclists likely know as the source for, and money sink of, all the products you have undoubtably ordered through QBP (the mothership behind such bike brands as Surly, Salsa, All-City and many others). To us Minneapolis has always Read More …
Bikepacking the Moosalamoo National Recreation Area, Vermont
This past weekend my friend Jonathan and I set out of Boston for a weekend of bikepacking in Vermont. I had been eyeing the Green Mountains for some time, and after a trip to REI where I picked up some National Geographic maps of the region, one of the places that stood Read More …