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2026 Silk Road Mountain Race Rigs (Part Two)

By Miles Arbour Associate Editor & Events Manager 2,520 Posts Part two of our massive Rigs of the…
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https://www.newsbeep.com/uk/738390/

Back in 2021, A. and I were bicycle touring around Vermont, laboring up steep hills on loaded touring bikes in order to get to the next brewery and take a break. As we pedaled and sweated in the stifling summer heat, smarter locals would spin by us on ebikes. We joked that we were old farts on penny farthings. One night, at dinner, a gentleman admired our bikes and I asked if he rode too. Yes, he said, but he wished that his wife would ride with him. "Get her an ebike," I helpfully offered. He scoffed at the idea. Oh well. At least we're not THAT old.

Earlier this Spring, we found ourselves once again chugging our way up cruelly-steep hills, this time in Pennsylvania's Endless Mountains. We don't pack particularly light, but we don't pack many luxuries either. But we do have camping gear, including a camp kitchen, and this trip required carrying several days of camp food in order to avoid day after day of gas station cuisine. And I have camera gear - easily another 3-4 lbs.

I don't remember what gravelly, 18% ascent we were on when the idea of touring on ebikes floated into our heads. It would certainly help with the climbing, of course, but it would also add a layer of charging complexity to the day-to-day logistics.

Which leads us to my next bike project - an ebike. The old Gary Fisher Hoo Kee e Koo mountain bike that I just finished last summer is going to be transmogrified again. We thought about buying an ebike, and found many temping ones (like the Ride1Up Roadster V3), but my frugal side won, and I've bought the pieces to DIY the Hoo Koo, a Toseven DM-02 mid-drive motor and an ebike battery. The hope is that I'll get smarter about ebikes by building one and be smarter about their purchase and repair if we buy one to tour with. And it's already started - I already learned what a Hailong battery is. I'm still baffled by all the types and whatnot, but I'm that much more knowledgeable about things.

The idea is to build it and maybe try it on a trip or two and see how assisted climbing and charging logistics change the vibe. Will it make finding campgrounds with charging more difficult? Will range anxiety be a bummer? Will the assist of the hills be a drug? We'll bring one e-bike and one "non-e" bike, put all the heavy stuff on the e-bike, and see how it goes.

So come along as I try to build an ebike!

#bicycle #ebike #bicycletouring

The campsite Zeltplatz Passau is exactly how campsites should be: no car access to the camping area, absolutely no camper vans, clean showers and toilets, a bar, vending machines for coffee, cold beer and other drinks, refrigerator for all to use, benches under roof, under-the-roof bicycle parking, washing machine and a dryer. Most people arrived by their own power - by bicycles! A paradise!!!

#ZeltplatzPassau #Passau #biketooter #bicycletouring #camping

I can't believe it's been 12 years since I did this ride!

https://michaelharley.net/posts/2014/11/02/cycling-the-natchez-trace/

#MichaelHarleyNet #BlogPost #Cycling #BicycleTouring #Throwback #NatchezTrace

I can't believe it's already a decade since I did my one long bicycle tour.

https://www.crazyguyonabike.com/doc/page/?page_id=463598

https://www.crazyguyonabike.com/doc/2016_ugrr

#BicycleTouring #BikeTooter #Bicycling #Biking #PedalCycling #UGRR #UndergroundRailroadBicycleRoute

Ja, ich weiß, es ist gegen das "Gesetz", aber ich fahre auch 200km am Stück mit Flatpedalen und habe meine Gründe.

Leider wird es immer schwieriger Schuhe zu finden, die:

• keine Cleat-Aufnahme haben
• kein BOA, keine Schnallen
• dafür aber eine möglichst harte/stabile Sohle besitzen

Irgendwelche Tipps oder Geheimtipps? 👀

#GravelBike #Gravel #Bikepacking #Cycling #Flatpedals #Radfahren #LongDistanceCycling #BicycleTouring

Hey fedi bicyclerspersons, I'm looking for some recommendations for GPS navigation, preferably that just runs on my phone (iOS). Sounds easy, but not. What I want:

1. I need to be able to design my own routes, and correct generated or existing routes. It would be sufficient to be able to upload a GPX file, as I already use CyclOSM/Brouter extensively. The important thing is that I'm able to either do turn-by-turn nav on these routes, or at least generate cue sheets.

2. Offline mode would be extremely helpful. Coverage is generally good where I am, but I know that I can't count on it.

3. I'd strongly prefer to not have to pay $80/year for the privilege of the above, which is what RideWithGPS was going to cost (premium required to upload tracks and generate cue sheets).

What I don't want:

1. Social anything. Not into being surveilled for the likes, don't need to ruin perfectly good bike rides with gamification.

2. Ride recording, vitals monitoring—I have something for that which does what I need.

Again, a phone app would be preferred; I'd consider a dedicated bike computer that does the above and doesn't tether me to a cloud account or subscription fees.

Any ideers? Thanks!

#BikeTooter #bicycletouring #askfedi

What Could Possibly Happen?

https://gonzogirl.me/2026/04/22/what-could-possibly-happen/

In addition to our website post published 12/13/25, "Monterey Bay coastal trail — partial closure and access map" https://sfba.social/@bikemonterey/115715381096986527, you may also be interested in a 1/15/26 article by Celia Jiménez in Monterey County Now: https://www.montereycountynow.com/news/local_news/two-construction-projects-along-highway-1-in-marina-lead-to-challenges-for-cyclists/article_7f5ae5aa-148e-4210-8970-496bea04d8a7.html

#MontereyBaySanctuaryScenicTrail
#MontereyBayNationalMarineSanctuary
#CaliforniaCoastalTrail
#MontereyBay #MontereyCounty
#ACAPacCoast
#BikeTouring #BicycleTouring #cycling #biking #ResponsibleTravel #SustainableTravel

"They looked like they were watching their kid ride a bicycle for the first time.
…
“They’ve come in way under budget—somewhere in the $60 million range with an $82 million budget.

“'We’re keeping the contract open because we anticipate there will be storms over the next few months.'
…
"But today, we celebrate the reunification of the #BigSur community, and the return of connectivity along one of the most iconic [#highways] in the world.”—Katie Rodriguez , #MontereyCountyNow

#PacificCoastBikeRoute #BicycleTouring #BikePacking #PacificCoast #Highway1 #CASR1 #Hwy1 #RegentsSlide #Caltrans https://www.montereycountynow.com/blogs/opinion_blog/highway-1-reopens-fully-in-big-sur-to-cheers-and-honking-horns/article_d7c03344-abd3-4e58-ad0f-7a1d2d476521.html

Additions to our Winter Bike Buzz https://bikemonterey.org/bike-buzz-winter-2025-2026-news-from-bicycling-monterey.html include details on a portion of Monterey County’s section of the Monterey Bay Sanctuary Scenic Trail affected by construction (Monterey-Salinas Transit’s SURF! project and California State Parks Fort Ord Dunes project): https://bikemonterey.org/monterey-bay-coastal-trail-partial-closure-and-access-map.html

#MontereyBaySanctuaryScenicTrail
#MontereyBayNationalMarineSanctuary
#CaliforniaCoastalTrail
#MontereyBay #MontereyCounty
#ACAPacCoast
#BikeTouring #BicycleTouring #cycling #biking #ResponsibleTravel #SustainableTravel