Trip Ideas
2024: PNW tours/OP/Vancouver Island (April-Oct)
Beyond: Australia; New Zealand; Southeast Asia; European Divide; Pamir Highway/Tajikistan/Central Asia; Trekking in the Indian Himalayas
Current Tour Bikes
2023 Tumbleweed Prospector – Rohloff/Schmidt, 29×2.6″ Maxxis Rekons.
2024 Fairlight Faran 2.5 – GRX 2×12, 650x47mm Panaracer SK Gravelkings.
2019 Salsa Titanium Timberjack – DT350 hubs, XTR brakes, Rohloff/Schmidt hubs, Koga Denham bars. Whiskey 9 carbon fork. 29×2.6″ Maxxis Rekons.
2017 Surly Troll – 3×10, DT350/Schmidt hubs, Avid/Yokozona brakes. 26×2.5″ Surly Extraterrestrials, Jones bars.
1990 Novara Ponderosa built by ParkPre – S&S couplings, 3x10sp thumbshifters, 26×2″ Schwalbe Mondials, White Industries/Schmidt hubs, canti brakes, 2.5 Jones bars.
Stuff
Gear: After decades of touring, backpacking and travel I have enough bikes and equipment.
Training: Touring, hiking, backpacking, trail running, XC skiing, snowshoeing and long walks.
A few things to improve: GPS & photo skills.