Readers Write: ‘The Jessica Fletcher Effect’
Words and photos: Jason Max Soon after I turned 40, the main character from Murder, She Wrote became part of my grand life-plan of bicycling. That’s because it was then that I decided two...
Category: Adventure
Review: Surly Travelers Check – Up for Almost Anything
Before I talk about the Travelers Check, I need to talk about the Cross-Check. And before I talk about the Cross-Check, I’ll talk about the KLR650. In 1987 Kawasaki introduced the KLR650, a 650...
Surly Travelers Check Review: Inexpensive Option for a Utility Steel Cyclocross Bike
Adventure, Bike reviews, Reviews, Touring and Bikepacking, Travel Before I talk about the Travelers Check, I need to talk about the Cross-Check. And before I talk about the Cross-Check, I’ll talk about the KLR650. In 1987 Kawasaki introduced...
Review: Ritchey Break-Away Ascent – One Heck of a Bike
We all enjoy a good escape on peaceful back roads where dilapidated farm houses often outnumber the passing cars. Maybe there is no set route, and each intersection allows for that last-second decision with...
All-City Cycles launches Cosmic Stallion all-road bike
Tonight at Saddle Drive,QBP‘s annual gathering of shop folk and media to showcase new products, All-City launched the latest in their lineup, the Cosmic Stallion. In fact, as I write this, the launch party...
First Impression: REI Co-Op ARD 1.2
Adventure outlet REI is ushering in spring 2017 with their new bike line, Co-op Cycles. This new line of bicycles increases their focus on adventure products by placing a slightly increased emphasis on the...
Frostbike ’18: Surly Launches Midnight Special Steel Road Bike
Surly has been coming out with a lot of new stuff lately, from the Pack Rat front-loader touring bike to the redesigned Pugsley fat bike. Here at Frostbike in Minneapolis, the brand launched yet...
Review: Diamondback Haanjo EXP Carbon
Tester: James Scriven Sizes: 50, 53, 56, 59, 50, 53, 56, 59 cm (tested) Price: $2,300 The Diamondback Haanjo EXP tickles me in ways no drop-bar bike has ever done. That was before I...
Into the Wind- Cycling across South America
By: Mark Greiz You ask me why I pedal to faraway places; I smile and close my eyes, Words can’t describe the reason why; The blue water glistens, the birds fly high. January 29th,...
Essay: Ride more, worry less
By Jeffrey Stern What do we know about even the most well thought out plans? Well, they more often than not don’t pan out as expected. But only if you let them derail your...