LINK TO OUR TRIP JOURNAL: https://www.crazyguyonabike.com/doc/beardnick2017
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LINK TO OUR TRIP JOURNAL: https://www.crazyguyonabike.com/doc/beardnick2017
Read moreAs a long-term vegetarian, I also have a long-term distaste for eating at Micky D’s. For most of my life, it’s been a choice between
Read moreGrowing up in the 70s and 80s, I resented the weird boxed meals and endless euphemisms for crappy casseroles. By 11 years old, my parents
Read moreOne thing you learn rather quickly as you prepare to embark on a longer self-supported tour – is that it’s your job to make sure
Read moreToday, I very optimistically signed up for the IRONMAN 70.3 Augusta event on September 24, 2017. Aaron offered to be my sherpa – because he’s
Read moreWith our upcoming self-supported (and first) bicycle tour, I’m getting anxious to get on the one pot meal planning magic. We’ve gone backpacking and camping
Read moreWe truly love freshly ground coffee but if we could get on by instant… it seems like it would be cleaner and simpler.* *Haha… I’m
Read moreTrying to ride our road bikes with weights and racks quickly proved the wisdom of touring bikes. There are enough accounts of broken spokes and
Read moreMy dog was right! While I certainly tolerated clips back in the day – after clipless – no givesies backsies! After one ride, I went
Read moreSwitching from my real bike shoes to regular ol’ sneakers now that my bike is back to old timey clips. Toe-tapping Chewie is pretty
Read moreWe are going to try something a bit retro for South Tier – from clipless to clips. The idea seems so weird, but our thought
Read moreOur 11 year old son and raging carnivore, Kagen, had never seen me eat meat of any kind before today. And likely never would have,
Read moreHaha… picked up some novelty mini-plates for our bikes. Aaron not as excited about this as I am… too bad, because I can’t stop laughing.
Read moreSurely, we looked like dumbbells to anyone who has noticed the 15 lb dumbbell and kitchen towel strapped on our back racks. We have started
Read moreEveryone uses a small tractor as a double bike stand, right? This is our first set of panniers – Arkel Dry Lites – and we are
Read moreAaron Putting on the Back Racks in Living Room. For us, this signifies the start of our bicycle touring adventures!
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