Bike Reviews

June 1, 2015
Review: Ground Effect Body Bag (20)
Bikes
No one looks forward to the Russian Roulette of transporting a bike by plane. But when the deed has to be done, several methods exist to help b...
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March 20, 2015
Touring (in South America) on a Fatbike. (46)
Bikes
These thoughts were penned while riding a Surly Pugsley from Patagonia to Cuzco, Peru - it's only now that I've got round to posting them. During this...
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August 3, 2011
Surly Troll review – a few thousand kilometres down the (dirt) road (77)
Bikes
The bicycle you choose to ride on a long journey is always an important matter, worthy of much pondering, head-scratching and debate. After all, we're...
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December 23, 2009
Bike Battle (not really) (16)
Bikes
Over the course of this journey I’ve ridden two bikes: a Santos Travel Master Cromo 2.6 and a Thorn Sterling. Both are 26in, mountain bike-style toure...
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