[caption id="attachment_2056" align="alignnone" width="640"] Cable stops installed with cable wire splitters.[/caption] Change is part of life as you know. It is certainly not any different when it comes to planning for a bicycle tour. Especially one that involves traveling across Europe. As it turns out we are going...
This week I had the chance to meet with Harry to double-check on some logistics and check out gears. It looks like Harry is ready to roll with all he's taking with him to Europe. I have yet to sort my gearing out. I'm still...
Chances are you are reading this post because you are looking for a product review for a Salsa Vaya 3 and came across my 1000 mile review last year. In that post, I promised to write about my 5000 mile review once I hit that milestone....
If you haven't read the first part of our ride from Chino Hills to Joshua Tree, click here to catch up or watch our video here. Our story begins on Day 3 of our ride where we stayed the extra day riding around the Joshua...
Two weeks ago, I traveled up to Ojai for the first time in my life. I've never been there by bike or even by car, so it was a big treat. So when Chris from Topanga Creek Bicycles said he wanted to do another ride...
[caption id="attachment_507" align="alignnone" width="1024"] Bike Touring 101 Flyer[/caption] Come join me and Errin Vasquez of the Frontage Roads blog at Stan’s Bike Shop in Monrovia, California for a brief Bike Touring 101 information session on March 1st at 3PM. Errin, whom I've rode with a few weeks ago through...
[caption id="attachment_467" align="alignnone" width="1024"] Glendale and Los Angeles skyline.[/caption] In the City of Glendale, most cyclists riding on Glenoaks Blvd tend to head down to Griffith Park and speed along the Los Angeles Bike Path for their weekend ride routine. I suppose I am not in...
[caption id="attachment_436" align="aligncenter" width="1024"] Johnny's first tour with the Salsa Vaya.[/caption] It’s hard to believe that I’ve put 1,000 miles on my 2013 Salsa Vaya 3 in a little over 6 months. I picked this bike up on July 3rd at Topanga Creek Bicycles shop in...
[caption id="attachment_405" align="aligncenter" width="922"] Chandler Fire Road to Stough Canyon Nature Center[/caption] In my last post, we had the pleasure of going up the Verdugo Mountain range for the very first time with Russ and Laura of The Path Less Pedaled. We were told that there...
