A dirty little bike touring blog. Mostly about bikepacking and rigid single speeds. By Montana Miller
We're in a Mexican restaurant that's playing twangy country music. New Year's Eve. It was a long day, not much above freezing and heavy rain and we had no choice but to ride 60 miles to get here, Ozark, Alabama, because it was the closest place with a motel. I look over the available beers- … Continue reading Alabama
"I can see a trail down there. We should turn around," says Colleen. We're 20 feet above the swamp, balancing our bikes on a railroad trestle that's being rebuilt as a bike bridge, but isn't quite done. It has some real janky boards to walk across, which makes me feel like we're some old timey … Continue reading Railroad Tracks and Raccoon Trails Across America: South Carolina
"Well, nobody else in this shop would really recommend that ride. But it's kind of a classic. You'll get sand in your shoes," said the older guy in the shop. "That's fine, I don't mind pushing my bike a little," I said "Go do it then, it's a great ride, you'll have it all to … Continue reading Moab: Poison Spider
Now that I've burned through a set of tires on both my Krampus and my Pugsley, I feel like I can make a good comparison. I've been riding the Pugs since last Feburary, and the Krampus since this July. Before I built the Krampus, I did most of my mountain bike rides on the Pugsley. … Continue reading The Krampus vs. the Pugsley
The Krampus is a pretty awesome rigid bike, but I was curious to see how it would do with some suspension. Unfortunately, the three-inch wide Knard wasn't even close to clearing my Reba RLT Ti. I've read on the interwebs that a Knard will fit in a Fox 34, but I don't have a Fox … Continue reading Krampus with suspension
