I don't want to make light of the paring-down process that people go through when moving from a house to a boat, because it's a serious thing, but when you need to carry and propel everything you have via the power of your own legs, it takes the streamlining process to an entirely different level! Paring down our electronics The last couple of days we've been debating about paring-down our electronics. For the past couple of years, Rebecca and I have…
Before we went out for our daily training (fun) ride yesterday, Rebecca and I spent several hours sorting through our kit, as well as trying to figure out how we are going to carry everything. Aside from purchasing clothing – which we still need to do, because none of the clothes that we had on the boat are going to be at all appropriate – we have accumulated much of what we'll require. The question is, where to fit everything on…
It's been a little over a week since we've had our new adventure vehicles. We've been riding almost every day, although with the steep terrain around here, our rides haven't been exceptionally long. Yesterday we decided to step up our game a bit, and make our way into town. Our destination was Corona, CA, approximately 10 miles away from our daughter's home. As we navigated the main road between the two destinations, with cars and trucks speeding past us, sometimes only inches…
When I came across the above graphic, I immediately saw a parallel between gasoline and money. Just as some people are perfectly content to run their vehicle until the fuel gauge needle is riding on, or below E, so too are others unfazed until their bank accounts are near fully depleted. Right or wrong, we tend to be in this category, and unfortunately, due to the expenses arising from our still-ongoing lawsuit, and the fact that we had been stuck…
Several people have already asked us where we came up with the idea to go cycling. While I'm clear about where and when we solidified the boat cruising idea, the impetus for cycling is a bit less obvious. When I think back on it though, I believe that watching the above video might have had something to do with it. It's well done, and I hope you enjoy it as we did. Walking our bikes DOWN this hill, again. Just as photos never…
Several people have asked me about the drivetrain on our bikes, noting that they look like they are single speeds. While certain supermen do race and tour on single speeds, Rebecca and I both want and need a selection of gears for climbing the big hills. Enter the Rohloff Speedhub. It's all new to us! Like almost all things bike related, until we started researching, we knew next to nothing about bike components, and we had definitely never heard of sealed-gear…
