I spent years trying to find a bike bag that would be accepted at an airport but was also easy to transport on a bike. Every trip I took before 2019 either involved lengthy bus and train options to avoid the hassle of boxing the bike for a flight (and sometimes still required boxing the bike) or I spent the last few days of my trip trying to find a cardboard…
Save 10% off your Showers Pass order with this link Let me start this review by letting you know that I love fanny packs. They are the most comfortable way for me to carry things on my bike. I have yet to find a bar bag that I love so I use fanny packs to hold the things I want to keep easily accessible. I had been keeping an eye out…
A piece of gear so omnipresent that I didn't even list it in the first several iterations of my pack list because it'd be akin to writing out wallet or water. Buff keeping the sun off my neck and sand out of my face in Joshua Tree The classic style Buff is arguably the most versatile piece of gear that I own. I generally wear it around my neck to keep…
I've become a bit of an expert at reading travels blogs over the last few years and I find that there are a few levels of detail and most blogs focus on one of these levels. Some are practically turn by turn directions of a location, some are more thematic, and others are in the weeds of their tools. As someone looking for inspiration I am drawn towards the thematic posts,…
Gert and me with a redwood trunk I bought Gertrude in November 2013. I had a tentative job offer in DC (they were waiting for their contracts to come through) and I was actively looking for a job in San Francisco. I came to California with about two months of savings and figured I'd spend some time job hunting and ride the CA coast and hope I didn't run out of…