Portland Bike Boxes

Check out what Protland has done for bicyclists … bike boxes in the road. This is amazing and innovative. Cheers to Portland!!!
You have just sealed that ranking as number 1 bicycling city in North America for me.

Bicycling - The Rules of the Road in Quebec

Around Montreal you will see a lot of people bicycling on all kind of bikes. More riders means more need for Bicycling Rules. The folks in Quebec know the rules of the road for bicycling and will point them out to you if you don’t. So be prepared and read the Quebec Safe Cycling [...]

Crossing the Canadian Border on a Bicycle

The Route I have been laying out crosses the border from the US into Canada and returns. So what do I need to do to be prepared for that crossing?

Riding the Viking Trail - Newfoundland - Part 1

If you are looking for an Adventure ride, think about Newfoundland and Labrador. It will be the experience of a life time. Go prepared for solitude, wind and savage camping. Where else can you ride in July and watch ice bergs wander by? The roads are good and there isn’t much traffic so you will [...]

Finding New Bicycling Routes - Part 2 - Maps for Bicycle Touring

Link to: Part 1 of this series - Pedaling.com
I ride with a GPS but that doesn’t mean that I don’t still use and carry maps. It is much easier to plan routes with maps than GPS Map Software so maps are still essential for trip planning. I also still carry maps because GPS batteries [...]

Offical Opening of Longest Bike Path Network in North America

Update 4/18/08: Hot Buy: Cycling in Quebec, 5th Edition
La Route Verte, the longest network of bicycle paths in North America, will be officially opening this Summer with lots of celebrations. This month celebrations in Quebec will start. This is primarily a route through the small villages and towns of Quebec. It follows rivers and canals but [...]

Tip: Broken Spoke Repairs

My First Repair with FiberFix - Not very Neat But Worked
I’d like to say broken spokes are a rare occurrence but they don’t seem to be for me. Yes, they only seem to happen on loaded tours when I am far a local bike shop. Yes, the broken spoke is on the [...]

Filling The Coffin - Packing a LWB USS Recumbent

The Loaded Coffin Being Weighted

I covered the selection of the shipping case in an earlier post “The Coffin - A Shipping Case for a LWB Recumbent”.
Now comes the moment of truth will it actually fit into the case. The numbers were pretty close.

The Coffin - A Shipping Case for a LWB Recumbent

I have been searching for a shipping case for my Longbikes Slipstream. The issue is length, the Slipstream is a little longer than most tandems. I think I have the answer but won’t be sure until the bike is packed and ready to go.

Recumbent Cycle Touring Shorts

The Ex Officio Amphi Shorts make remarkably nice recumbent shorts. They are light, well made , and have a soft finish. These quick drying shorts were made for water but work fine on a recumbent.
Here's what REI has to say about them: