One week left! Oh man, oh man. Do you like the photo above? Created by Crazy Harry. Real good stuff! To truly get into the mood of everything, I went on an overnight bike tour with my MeetUp group this past weekend completely loaded up with all...
Looking back on my life, fear has dominated my outlook and ambition on more than one occasion. It was not until recently that I have learned to recognize when fear is taking hold of me and acknowledge it before I make a decision. With bike...
Here's a video of me disassembling my 2013 Salsa Vaya 3 and then try to reassemble it again. It took me 42 minutes to pull it apart and 48 minutes to put it all back together (See images below). Don't worry, the video is under...
Just writing that title is making me feel uneasy. I can't believe in about 2 weeks I will be in Europe and ready for my trip. Thankfully I have been doing things the past few weeks to prepare for it. So now it's time to...
[caption id="attachment_2128" align="alignnone" width="1024"] Group shot at the end of the ride.[/caption] When I told my friends in the LA bike community that this year would be the first time that I will be riding the LA Marathon route before the actual marathon begins, most were...
When you live in Los Angeles, you sometimes forget that we live in such a diverse conditions to allow us to get away in places like the beach or up in the mountains. On March 10, 2015, a few of us picked the mountains as...
If you've followed me from the beginning, you may have noticed that my go-to SoCal overnight trip is riding from Ventura to Ojai to Dennison Park and staying for a night and riding back. It is very laid back with 2 route options, whether you...
We are back to 4 weeks to go for our trans Europe trip. This week I wrap up the rest of our trip and complete the itinerary planning through Serbia, Bulgaria, and Romania. Our flight out of Spain is June 29th so we will have approximately...
[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...
