Ever tried backing up a touring bike with a reverse gear? What’s your experience? Do you think it’s essential or overkill? Share your story below. #TouringBikes #ReverseGear #HondaGoldWing #BMWK1600 #MotorcycleCulture #RiderCommunity #EngineeringArt #TwoWheelsAndBeyond
https://medium.com/@gudolbandit/reverse-gear-the-hidden-luxury-of-moving-backward-59077393fe4b
Ever tried backing up a touring bike with a reverse gear? What’s your experience? Do you think it’s essential or overkill? Share your story below. #TouringBikes #ReverseGear #HondaGoldWing #BMWK1600 #MotorcycleCulture #RiderCommunity #EngineeringArt #TwoWheelsAndBeyond
https://medium.com/@gudolbandit/reverse-gear-the-hidden-luxury-of-moving-backward-59077393fe4b
Things I've done for new years: pulled my 10-years-mothballed steel frame and carbon fiber forked #jamis #touringbikes #bike out of storage and dropped it at the bike shop for a complete overhaul. Sad old lady needs everything up to and possibly including her seat replaced but my beloved promised to #rideAcrossMichigan in August and while I'm not promising to do that ride I'll go shares with him on lots of his training rides. I used to bike commute in winter. I actively enjoyed riding cold. I figure if I manage to sort gear and ride a couple of times a month in the next 3 months by the time spring comes it'll be a joy to get in the saddle. (Yes, I'm a masochist, what's your point?)

Got my new #ortlieb back roller classic front panniers for the #trek920 last night, pannier heaven! Now I just need to do a couple local trips and then I can start thinking about a UK trip!  

#BikeTooter #gravelbike #touringbikes

Installed a new handlebar on the touring bike (wider, shorter reach, flared) and I'm in love with the way it feels to ride

#bicycles #touringbikes #bikepacking

Bike Friday All-Packa Review: Small Wheels, Big Pedaling

The Bike Friday All-Packa is a 20" folding bike with 2.4" tires and loads of mounts. Find our thorough review after thousands of miles...

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Today I got my touring bike back with a larger frame

In October I started wondering what to do with my touring bike – my 52cm Salsa Marrakesh was something that I had to “settle” on when trying to buy a bike during the height of COVID-indoors-insanity and supply chain buffoonery. This fall I finally started to sit down and solve this, and ended up moving all the components to a 54cm frame at Paul’s Bicycle Way of Life in Eugene. I picked it up today, and it’s too cold and icey for me to ride it until I get back from holiday travels, but I am quite excited by it. They said it would take a week and I picked it up in two days, very communicative and helpful all along. I had a number of shops in town ghost me or tell me I was SoL, I was about to start calling up in Portland before I walked in here on a whim.

Going from the “midnight blue” frame to a black frame like this was a bit worrying, but the pop of color from the new BTP woven bar tape makes it really stand out nicely, and I’m not above slapping some MASH SF stickers on it 🚴

@cycling @fedibikes #cycling

Got Marra back with a larger frame - The Lion's Rear

The previous day's side mission to Mar Lodge and the Linn Of Dee was equally rewarding.

Not just for the views; a Peregrine Falcon, a Golden Eagle and a well earned Haggis Super.

Roll on springtime. Can't wait to get back out there.

#cycling #bikepacking #touringbikes #Scotland #landscapes

Thankfully, Scotland provided us with enough to distract from the mild pains of the climbs. It really is god's country up there in the Cairngorms.

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