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The Sim Works EX Loader arrived yesterday: All this stuff just barely fit into it: I had to put the tarp and tent stakes in the mesh pocket. Which is fine for these purposes. My own feelings right now is that, yes, I could make this work. But I think I like the Link II Pannier better...

Okay, here is the new REI Link II Pannier empty and mounted on the drive side: It is mounted on the lower pannier rails because (A) it fits there, (B) it gives me a lower center of gravity, and (C) it frees up the top rails for strapping an overflow bag and other stuff (e.g. soggy wet...

R&M makes pretty high quality bikes. If properly cared for and not grossly abused they will last you a long time. My own opinion is that most of their bikes seem to fit best into the city commuter niche. In particular if you have a secure place to park and store such an expensive bike. Most...

I'd go further and say that any bike that isn't at least minimally weatherproof is a joke and a waste of good money.

Sounds like you reinvented the hiker "drift box" or "bounce box". That whole thing is a lot easier if you have someone at home to do the shipping. When I did this, or still do it, I usually have four or five shoeboxes (that's usually all you need), a plastic bin full of supplies I might need...

Yes, it is rare for a chain to break. However, it is much less rare to have a crash that bends your derailleur hanger and your chain. Then you have to use the chain tool to extract the parts of the chain that aren't bent, and either carefully use the chain tool to put the shorter remains back...

My own bicycle travel and distance backpacking experience has been that most hotels/motels/b&bs have guest laundry. And most private RV parks and campgrounds do too. And a lot of campgrounds that don't still have a big laundry sink somewhere where you can hand wash your clothes. Generally I...

REI Link II Pannier came in today. I'll post photos tomorrow and show how much stuff I can pack in it. Short answer is pretty much everything I want to carry in it will fit, if tightly. SimWorks EX Loader should arrive tomorrow or Friday and I can run the same tests. My theory is if most...

Around 2% of federal transportation funds are spent on bicycle infra. Whether this is Not Enough or Insanely Too Much kind of depends on your point of view. My own personal opinion is it is a long, long way from sufficient.

Yeah, the Worst Case Scenario is if you have a rip or tear in the tire. In that case you have to: Possibly use Shoe Goo or a sewing kit to close the rip Install a tire boot Get rid of all of the sealant Get rid of all of the thorns, staples, tire wires, and whatnot poking through the tire...

The closest I have came to the charging ban was that I have encountered certain private campgrounds had banned e-bikes after a plague of people with unrestricted e-bikes zipping all over their property. By that time it was too late to educate them about Class 1 and Class 2 e-bikes.

My own experiences, so far, is that while some brands of sealant may work better (or worse) than others, the dominant factors in whether tubeless will work well for you is how compatible the tire and rim are with each other and the quality of the rim tape and its installation. More precisely...

The utensil configuration: Left to Right: Cheap kitchen paring knife for cutting food. I think it was $10 at Safeway. The same knife is about $11 on Amazon. Light My Fire Spork. This is an awful little spork but gives me a decent fork to eat salad and spear meatballs. The spoon is also...

Yeah, a lot of headlamps are very complicated to operate.

I would clarify that if riding in gentle terrain, the effort of riding an ebike at low levels of pedal assist approximates riding a much lighter non electric bike. So I'd expect on flattish terrain that the calorie outputs per hour in both cases would be pretty close. On rides with more...

The Knog didn't work out. So I'm back with the Black Diamond Spot 400. In practice if you use 3 AAA lithium batteries in it you'll need to change batteries maybe once a year.

The Pinion Bivy works just fine. There are attachment points for cords (I used some thin stretchy cord and a small hook) that let you hang it from your tarp ridgeline. I don't stake the bivy out. This bug shelter from Oware in Spokane also is a good choice...

I had some conversations last night and at this point in time am going with the GSI Pinnacle Soloist...

Actually what you can do with that gadget is completely drain a nearly empty canister and put the leftover fuel into another canister. You do that by having the canister you are trying to refill be cold (by putting it in a refrigerator) and the canister you are draining be warm (by putting it...

I understand, but I'm thinking in terms of carrying this stuff in tiny panniers and am just cooking and carrying for myself at this point. When I look at videos for the Sea to Summit X-Pot and X-Kettle it looks like there is storage space inside them even when collapsed. Perhaps even enough to...