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biketouringtips

  1. I'm planning a ride from SF to SLO in a couple weeks. I'm excited to get back out on the road. Time to put some weight on the bike 10:01 AM Apr 6th via Mobile Web
  2. Journal of my recent bike tour from Bellingham, WA to Newberg, OR: biketouringtips.com/showJournalPag… 7:06 AM Oct 1st, 2011 via web
  3. The summer fog has given way to mid-70s sunshine here in SF. It's the best time of year! 6:50 PM Sep 21st, 2011 via Twitter for iPad
  4. Busy writing up the journal of my recent bike tour. It always takes longer to write the journal than do the tour! 7:03 AM Sep 14th, 2011 via web
  5. Bike now back together. I am always amazed at how many paint spots I miss after being very careful to get them all! 12:02 PM Sep 7th, 2011 via web
  6. Selected photos from my recent bike tour in Washington: biketouringtips.com/showTipComment… 8:23 AM Sep 7th, 2011 via web
  7. Back at home and normal. Bike is still disassembled, getting touch-up paint on all the spots that flaked off. 7:27 AM Sep 7th, 2011 via web
  8. Successfully completed bike tour to Newberg, OR. It turned out better than I thought it would! 8:40 AM Sep 4th, 2011 via Twitter for iPad
  9. In tiny Naselle where neither my cellphone or the motel's TV works. 10:18 PM Aug 28th, 2011 via Twitter for iPad
  10. Short day on the sunny Washington coast. 6:13 PM Aug 27th, 2011 via Twitter for iPad
  11. In Shelton, WA for the night at a warmshowers host. First time I've talked serious computer topics in years. 10:21 PM Aug 24th, 2011 via Twitter for iPad
  12. In Quilcene, WA on day 3 of ride from Bellingham,WA to Newberg, OR 6:54 AM Aug 24th, 2011 via Twitter for iPad
  13. Article on Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty: biketouringtips.com/showTipComment… 7:11 AM Aug 12th, 2011 via web
  14. Starting the hardcore training phase for my next bike tour in Washington state. All 4 panniers full of heavy books. I leave in 2 weeks. 11:17 AM Jul 30th, 2011 via web
  15. An article I wrote about taking an iPad on a bike tour: biketouringtips.com/showTipComment… 8:25 PM Jul 24th, 2011 via Twitter for iPad
  16. Just finished the journal of the month-long UK bike tour I took in May: biketouringtips.com/showJournalPag… 7:03 AM Jul 22nd, 2011 via web
  17. Yesterday, I became a life member of the Adventure Cycling Association. Something I've been meaning to do for a while now. Feels great! 7:19 AM Jul 7th, 2011 via web
  18. Janka, a Polish bike tourist, just left after staying with us for 3 days. Her photos of a Norway bike tour were fabulous! 1:54 PM Jun 24th, 2011 via web
  19. Beautiful day on Alcatraz yesterday! 9:25 AM Jun 21st, 2011 via web
  20. Planning my next bike tour. Bellingham, Wa to Portland, OR in mid-August. 5:39 PM Jun 18th, 2011 via Twitter for iPad