Puttin’ on the box: Custom cargo trunk fabrication
I’d wanted to make some kind of rack-top cargo bin for awhile. I drew up a basic design and headed over to my local wood …
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30 Jan
From the Journal: Culinary Adventures in Poland
From the Journal: Culinary Adventures in Poland
Saturday, August 15 Yesterday was a rough one. For morale’s sake, today we decided we were going to take it easy and focus on the finer …
08 Jan
Winter is for Cycle Touring, or How to Have Fun When it isn’t Raining…
Winter is for Cycle Touring, or How to Have Fun When it isn’t Raining…
Several years ago I convinced good friend and Metrofeits designer/builder Jamie Nichols to help me get ready for my first transcontinental ride with a nine …
16 Dec
Quest for the First World Tourer (and sad requiem for the All-American one.)
Quest for the First World Tourer (and sad requiem for the All-American one.)
In an effort to provide a sustainable (sustainable to working-class economies) alternative to the cheap import status-quo, I’ve been searching for 1st-world built touring components. …
09 Nov
Update from the distant past: Oregon Manifest
Update from the distant past: Oregon Manifest
Oregon manifest (Sep 23, 24) was fun. Friday was especially exciting. The space was a little too small and without air conditioning. Perfect for an …
23 Aug
Pack it up! Touring checklist…
Pack it up! Touring checklist…
Well, I’ve decided to make an actual checklist of stuff to bring along. Enough wondering if I’ve forgotten something… Here’s what I came up with: Tools & …
11 Jul
Littleford cargo rack cont’d…
Littleford cargo rack cont’d…
Now that the outer framework is complete I can move on to the smaller sub-assemblies… First I build the bag rail sub-assembly. The front and top …
28 Jun
Tailor-made: a Littleford cargo rack in the works…
Tailor-made: a Littleford cargo rack in the works…
Detachable integrated racks are time consuming. A custom rear cargo rack can take nearly as long as the rest of the touring bike to build. …
11 Jun
Taking the ride… nothing wrong a little help along the way.
Taking the ride… nothing wrong a little help along the way.
I used to be absolutely against the idea of doing any part of a bike tour by anything but bike. With an exception for planes, of …
09 May
Camping Here: Unofficial guide to roadside rest.
Camping Here: Unofficial guide to roadside rest.
A great thing about touring unsupported is that you never know where you’re going to sleep that night. Like travelers since prehistory, the night’s lodge …
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