It is hard to believe, but one of the greatest riding endeavor that I have ever taken happened over a year ago. My brother-in-law, Sang Hyun, and I both set out on our cross country trip on March 23, 2017 from Chino Hills, California. We...
With all the riding I've been doing the past few years, you would think that I've gone on several road trips in my days. But the truth is that I have not ventured out on the road with my 4 wheeled combustible counterparts....
Late 2016, I went to the People For Bikes’ Draft MeetUp in Los Angeles. This event allowed folks who are working on various projects around bicycles and bicycling to come together, network and talk about their initiatives. Amongst the crowd of familiar LA bike advocates and...
I’ve recently been introduced to the Greek philosopher, Seneca, who said, “Everywhere means nowhere. When a person spends all his time in foreign travel, he ends by having many acquaintances, but no friends.” [Letters from a Stoic (Amazon Affiliate Link), 2.2] This quote completely took...
Another year means another year in review coming up! This time, I am reflecting on 2016, a year that we saw so many of my childhood celebrities pass (yes, I am older than I look). As much as I want to forget about 2016, I...
This post is long overdue as it should have been published in July or August. Because I haven’t really been too vigilant in tracking my mileage on my 2013 Salsa Vaya 3 this year, the 10,000 miles milestone wasn’t apparent until I started looking at...
On April 17, 2014, I announced that I was leaving my full-time career to pursue other bike touring related endeavors. Fast-forward to present day, 2 ½ years later, you’re probably wondering how I make money bike touring. Even if you don’t care, I want to...
In conjunction with National Public Lands Day, Adventure Cycling made a call-out to all bicycle enthusiasts to go out and explore their parks on September 24, 2016 with their “Bike Your Park” campaign. If you were lucky enough to make it out to a National Park,...
It was less than a month after the Trans Am Van tour with Adventure Cycling Association before I was solicited again at the end of August for another bike tour. I was barely coming down from the emotional high and getting out of my PTD funk,...
