Category Archives: Cycling
Always Inspect Your Tires Closely!
REI had 26×1.8 Michelin City tires at 25% off $28. I was worried about my decade-old tires, particularly the fact that at only 1.4 inches, rim damage seemed fairly likely on a tour. I nabbed the last two tires. I … Continue reading
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Nashbar Waterproof Front Panniers
I needed a set of front bicycle panniers for my upcoming West Coast ride. Since it will be rare that I’ll need more storage capacity than my Ortlieb Backrollers offer, I didn’t want to spend a lot of money. Nashbar … Continue reading
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Bicycle Wheel Bearings
I’m looking for replacement bearings for a Shimano M760 XT rear hub. According to Shimano’s technical documents website, it uses 1/4″ bearings, nine per side. The lowest price I found for bicycle bearings was 25 for $4.80 at JensonUSA. However, … Continue reading
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Photo Journal: Dempster Highway to the Arctic
Dempster Highway to the Arctic, Vancouver to Inuvik is an interesting photo journal by David Cambon.
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Mountain Bike to Cyclocross/Touring Conversion
I need a touring bike, and I’m on a budget. My old Barracuda AM2, aluminum-framed mountain bike frame is tapped for rear pannier mounts, so perhaps a conversion is in order. As I quickly found out, there’s a lot more … Continue reading
Finding the Black Rock Mountain Bike Area in Falls City, Oregon
Since I managed to get lost trying to find the Black Rock Mountain Bike Area in Falls City (despite being more or less a local), I thought others might benefit from a clear guide. This follows the route from Salem. … Continue reading
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Tagged Black Rock, Black Rock Mountain Bike Area, Falls City, mountain biking, Oregon, Salem
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Bicycle Weights
I bought a super-handy digital hanging scale from DealExtreme ($10.84, by far the lowest price on the ‘net). The most useful weights to post that I can think of are those of my bicycles: Cannondale Synapse Carbon 2 60cm (2007) … Continue reading
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Tagged allez, allez elite, cannondale, dealextreme, digital hanging scale, hanging scale, raven, specialized, synapse
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B.O.B. Yak Plus versus Ibex versus Panniers
Trailers versus Panniers Based upon my online research, the trailer versus pannier debate will rage on forever. Panniers have the advantage of not requiring you to worry about a trailer. Trailers have the advantage of reducing your frontal area (and … Continue reading
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