Bikepacking for Nerds

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  • A shakedown ride, and lots of travel

    A shakedown ride, and lots of travel

    The past six weeks have been a whirlwind. I’ve been from Seattle to Orlando, Atlanta, Seattle, Mountain View, Seattle, San Diego, and back to Seattle.  There hasn’t been much time for biking.   I did sneak away to ride part of the Teanaway River Link Up in mid-September.  The winds were challenging, as were the climbs, but the

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  • Taking care of the details…

    Last night, I wrapped the Jones bars and set up the harness with a dry bag.  Everything is starting to come together.  I may replace some Voile straps with hypalon straps and Austere Manufacturing buckles – mostly because I’m a sucker for the really beautiful design. I’m not happy with mounting the pump on the fork –

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  • Getting Organized

    Getting Organized

    My new bike arrived from The Pro’s Closet in late August. For months I had been eyeing the Bombtrack Beyond+ ADV. When I saw it on sale for 50% off MSRP, I couldn’t pass it up. Since receiving the bike, I’ve built it up with a mix of on-hand and newly purchased parts: I’ve ridden

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  • Bikepacking Baja

    Bikepacking Baja

    In December 2022 my family and I spent a week in Los Barriles, Baja California Sur, Mexico. We stayed at a house near the beach just up the hill from the Baja Divide route. At the time, I had been bikepacking for two years. Through the pandemic I watched a lot of bikepacking videos, including

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