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  • Christmas Wish List: Handpresso

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    Does anyone know if this works? If it does, I want this for my next Adventure around the country. Handpresso Wild is at the core of the NOMADIC ESPRESSO. Simple, light, elegant and compact, it works without electricity. It has all the basic qualities to make a premium quality coffee anywhere. Travels with you Small…

  • Summer 2010: Rode Across the US

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    This summer I haven’t posted as I was out riding across the TransAmerica, TransAm, #acatransam!

  • TransAm Thousand Mile Club: A Trip Inside Myself

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    Inspired by the California Triple Crown I have crystallized one of my secret goals into an actual goal for the adventure which is the TransAm.  I was reading on their blog about “The Rollercoaster” which is the whole emotional up and down that comes along with riding long distances.  I didn’t know it existed as…

  • Invitation to 4/7 Adventure Cycling Gathering in Portland

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    We’d like to invite you to a very special Adventure Cycling gathering in Portland on Wednesday, April 7 from 7:00 to 8:30 pm. Adventure Cycling’s Jim Sayer and Jenn Milyko will be in town to unveil the brand new 2,400 mile Sierra Cascades Bicycle Route and to share the latest news on bicycle travel and…

  • Preparing For Your Long-Distance Bike Tour

    From a Facebook post by Darren Alff (see notes at the end).  For those not on Facebook. Packing for a bicycle tour is one thing. Preparing your body and mind for life on the road is another. In this article I address how you can 1) get in shape and 2) mentally prepare for a…

  • Summer 2010: The TransAmvid

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    For a preview of the summer trip, albeit the wrong direction, view Bret Taylor’s video of the Adventure Cycling TransAmerical Trail or the TransAm.

  • Colin and Ashley Ride Across America

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    The following two riders make me want to leave earlier than June, despite a job, and raise awareness and funds for something.  What about you? http://www.moneyformilescampaign.info/ Collin Roughton and Ashley Mitchell, two Portland Cyclists setting out on January 2nd, 2010 to travel from Florida to San Diego, and back along the coast to Portand, Oregon.…