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Monthly Archives: January 2011

NAHBS touring bike: front rack… cont’d

NAHBS touring bike: front rack… cont’d

The front rack is almost complete. I just need to mount it to the cantilever bosses and stiffen it up… Now that the rack's basic dimensions …

 

NAHBS touring bike build: Front combo rack (platform & pannier)

NAHBS touring bike build: Front combo rack (platform & pannier)

In keeping with the photographer’s touring bike theme, the plan is to build a sturdy, low profile rack with the pannier hauling capacity of a …

 

From the journal: Mediterranean Therapy Day… cont’d

From the journal: Mediterranean Therapy Day… cont’d

…As I continued, the coast crept closer on my left, until I could once again see the calm blue sea in the distance. I was …

 

From the journal: Mediterranean Therapy Day part 1

From the journal: Mediterranean Therapy Day part 1

From the journal… Discoveries and misadventures from my pedaled past. If you’ve got some travel stories of your own, send ’em in! I woke feeling somewhat …

 

NAHBS touring bike: direct to brake routing continued…

NAHBS touring bike: direct to brake routing continued…

Now that the brass tubing is in place, work can begin on a suitable bridge. The trick here is to provide enough downward slope to …