Inspiration

We humans like to categorize things. We like naming things or declaring that A is better than B. Black versus white. Hot versus cold. Surly versus Salsa. And now: bike touring versus bikepacking. When I first started to travel on my bike, it was called bike touring, but in the...

For the third year in a row, I am happy to present to you my annual mileage review. 2015 saw me traveling across Europe and down the Pacific Coast from Bellingham, Washington to Eugene, Oregon. I probably traveled to the most locations in 2015 compared...

For the second year in a row, I participated in this holiday ride around downtown Los Angeles. Beautiful decorations were admired. Hotdogs wrapped in bacon were indulged. Our festive group roamed the streets of Los Angeles with glee and excitement. The Eastside Bicycle Club (ESBC) has been doing this...

I received some emails this week from readers and one of them expressed an interest in finding out more about my cycling experience and how long I’ve been doing this. At first, I thought I may have covered this in a previous post but when...

It is hard to believe that one year ago, I nervously decided to jump into the MeetUp world to start my own bicycle touring MeetUp group. This would be the first MeetUp group I’d start without ever even attending any other MeetUp events prior. I...