Long Haul Trucker: Phase Two (or, Retro-Grouch Special)

Helloo friends! I realize it's been awhile since I've talked about my bikes. Since you all love hearing about them, what better time to talk about bikes than now? Let's talk about the Surly Long Haul Trucker. A metric ass-ton of stuff has been done to the bike since the spring. I've been meaning to write...

A Mystery Bike: Black Arrow

Every once in awhile I come across a bike that stumps me. Here's one: It's labeled a "Black Arrow" bicycle. Sounds very British-y, as there was a "Golden Arrow" by Raleigh. Many things about this bike say to me "old British three-speed". But it doesn't add up. Take the fork. Looks like a Raleigh fork....

Summer Three Speed Ride: Sunday August 12

I promised that I would do another Three Speed Ride before the summer is over. And since the Raving Bike Fiend is in town, it would be heresy to not schedule it during his residency! So here ye, here ye! The next Three Speed Ride will happen Sunday August 12th. Details below.THREE SPEED RIDE AND...

Where in the US 26/Mt. Hood National Forest corridor should Cycle Wild camp in September?

Yes, yes, the September "Mt. Hood-US 26" corridor trip is still two months away (Sept 21-22), but Cycle Wild is now thinking about the logistics. But where to camp? Cycle Wild has a few choices to pick from. The first one is Tollgate Campground.   This campground is on US 26, just east of Rhododendron, about a...

Other People’s Bike Tours, the Summer 2012 Edition (plus weirdness)

While I'm not on some crazy cross-continent bike tour this year doesn't mean other people aren't! Here's three different touring blogs I've been following. First up is Woollypigs. Henrik and Vicky are two Europeans (Henrik from Denmark, Vicky from the UK) who decided to start touring in 2009. Over the past few years they have toured...

Cycle Wild overnight bike camping trip to Battle Ground Lake, Aug 4-5. Registration Required

UPDATE 7/27/12: This event is now FULL. Please visit the Eventbrite event page to get on the waiting list.You may have seen the announcement about the next Cycle Wild overnight bicycle camping trip that I'm organizing, to Battle Ground Lake State Park in Clark County, Washington on August 4th and 5th. Cycle Wild has managed...

Another Pedal Potluck Picnic NEXT WEEK

Hello friends, in case you've somehow forgotten, there will be another Pedal Potluck Picnic next week! Here's the deets:Tuesday July 31PEDAL POTLUCK PICNIC Peoples Coop, 3029 SE 21st Ave  6:30pm - 8:30pm A casual bicycle ride traversing approx. 3-5 miles (5-8km) with a different route/end each time. The end destination is a mystery "park" or park-like destination....

Interesting Bikes Spotted: Apollo Roadster Tandem

Hello friends! Here is a long-overdue installment in "Interesting Bikes Spotted", aka "Other People's Bikes". For this segment, we'll go back about a month and a half to my PDX-Oly-Astoria Tour. When in Olympia, I spotted this interesting specimen:An Apollo roaster tandem!It's of British make, unknown age, with possibly a Sturmey-Archer four speed hub. Note...