Bicycle Touring Galleries

Surly for Africa : Surly Long Haul Trucker ready for West Africa! After a few changes my "Commuter Surly" has become "Expedition Surly"; ready for my 6 week bike trip to Mali and Burkina Faso. I put on fatter tires, a sprung saddle, a kickstand, and removed the fenders since I'll be traveling during the dry season. Last minute decisions to make are whether to go with pedals that have a platform on one side and spd clip on the other; and to find out the kickstand holds the bike when fully loaded. Build Specs: 54cm Surly Long Haul Trucker Frame & Fork, Cane Creek S3 Headset, 44cm Nitto Noodle Handlebar, Deda Bar Tape, Shimano XT M761A Front Derailleur, Shimano XT M750 SGS Rear Derailleur, Thomson Elite Seatpost, Brooks Flyer Saddle, Dura-Ace SL-BS77 Shifters, Cane Creek SCR-5 Aero Brake Levers, Cane Creek SCX-5 Cross Cantilever Brakes, TruVativ Stylo Crankset (170 mm; 48, 36, 26 tooth), Shimano HG-73 Chain, Shimano CS-M760 XT 11-34 tooth Cassette, 36 spoke wheels with Mavic XM719 rims and Shimano XT hubs, Schwalbe Marathon Supreme 26x2.0 Tires, Profile Designs Bottle Cages, Sette Aeon 100mm x 10 deg stem, Shimano PD-M540 pedals, Tubus Cargo rear rack, Tubus Duo front rack, Ortlieb roller classic panniers & handlebar bag, Sigma BC1106 bike computer. Weight as pictured: 30lb 7oz (unloaded) and 38lb 8oz (with empty panniers)

Surly for Africa

Surly Long Haul Trucker ready for West Africa! After a few changes my ...

Updated: Nov 22, 2009 11:52am PST

Touring Cyclists : These are some of the touring cyclists that I have hosted (I didn't get photos of everyone). My house is just a block off the TransAmerica bike route, which goes from Astoria, OR to Yorktown, VA. Touring cyclists connect with me and many other hosts across the country through www.Warmshowers.org

Touring Cyclists

These are some of the touring cyclists that I have hosted (I didn't ge ...

Updated: Nov 15, 2009 7:03pm PST

Weekend Bike Tour for My Birthday (Sep 2008) : Sep 20-21, 2008. For my birthday I wanted to do a bike trip. I dropped Becca off at Mtn Lake then drove to her parents to leave my car and our dog Rita. I biked the 7 miles back up to mtn lake while going up in elevation 2,000ft. Becca and I then biked 11 miles on gravel roads to our campsite. The following day we biked 30 miles back to her parents house.

Weekend Bike Tour for My Birthday (Sep 2008)

Sep 20-21, 2008. For my birthday I wanted to do a bike trip. I dropped ...

Updated: Sep 21, 2008 6:08pm PST

My commuter bike; a Salsa Casseroll : Bike to work; you'll love it! I ride to work everyday that I can on my 2008 Salsa Casseroll triple (51cm); changes from the stock bike are: Brooks B17 Special saddle, Brooks leather bar tape, Thompson seatpost, Velo Orange stem, Panaracer Pasela Tour Guard tires (700x28), and seat & handlebar bags from Acornbags.com. When commuting I put on a Tubus Fly rack and use an Ortlieb pannier.

My commuter bike; a Salsa Casseroll

Bike to work; you'll love it! I ride to work everyday that I can on ...

Updated: Nov 23, 2009 4:51pm PST

New River Trail bike trip (Mar 2008) : Biked the New River Trail March 21-22, 2008; a rail to trail that follows the New River in southwestern Virginia. Day 1 - Galax, VA (17 S 506830 4058075 UTM Nad83) to Millrace campground (17 S 512494 4082029) at Foster Falls (29mi). Day 2 - Foster Falls to Xaloy parking lot (17 S 522264 4099947) near Pulaski, VA (22mi).

New River Trail bike trip (Mar 2008)

Biked the New River Trail March 21-22, 2008; a rail to trail that foll ...

Updated: Mar 22, 2008 4:39pm PST

Weekend bike trip (Sep 2007) : Sept 1-3, 2007. Biked over a hundred miles during my first overnight bike trip.

Weekend bike trip (Sep 2007)

Sept 1-3, 2007. Biked over a hundred miles during my first overnight ...

Updated: Sep 03, 2007 10:24am PST

Surly 'Long Haul Trucker' loading touring bike (Jan 2007) : My all-in-one commuter, road, and expedition bike. Build Specs: 54cm Surly Long Haul Trucker Frame & Fork, Cane Creek S3 Headset, 44cm Nitto Noodle Handlebar, Salsa Cork Bar Tape, Shimano XT M761A Front Derailleur, Shimano XT M750 SGS Rear Derailleur, Thomson Elite Seatpost, Brooks B17 Saddle, Dura-Ace SL-BS77 Shifters, Cane Creek SCR-5 Aero Brake Levers, Cane Creek SCX-5 Cross Cantilever Brakes, TruVativ Firex Team GXP Crankset (48, 36, 26 tooth), Shimano HG-73 Chain, Shimano CS-M760 XT 11-34 tooth Cassette, 36 spoke wheels with Mavic XM719 rims and Shimano XT hubs, Salsa Ultra Light Tubes, Schwalbe Marathon 26x1.5 Tires, Planet Bike Hardcore Fenders, Profile Designs Bottle Cages, Sette Aeon 100mm x 10 deg stem, Welgo D-10 Pedals, Topeak Morph pump.

Surly 'Long Haul Trucker' loading touring bike (Jan 2007)

My all-in-one commuter, road, and expedition bike. Build Specs: 54 ...

Updated: Feb 14, 2007 5:53am PST