Trip Ideas
2026: Shorter AZ bikepacking routes; summer on the 3800mi Golden Gravel Trail from ACA. Fight fascism.
Who knows: Australia/NZ/SE Asia fall 2026-spring 2027? European Divide Trail, Denmark to Portugal; Morocco; Spain to Turkey?
Current Tour Bikes
2023 Tumbleweed Prospector – Rohloff/Schmidt hubs/Velocity Blunt 35 rims, Avid BB7s, Tumbleweed Persuader bar, 29×2.4″ WT Maxxis Ikons.
2024 Fairlight Faran 2.5 – Full GRX 2×12 with IRD Polaris 42/26 165mm double, 650x48mm Panaracer SK Gravelkings, Ritchey Beacon XL bar.
2019 Salsa Titanium Timberjack – DT350 hubs, XTR brakes, XT hubs, Salsa Ti bars. Whiskey 9 carbon fork. 29×2.6″ Maxxis Rekons. (possible sale 2026)
2017 Surly Troll – 3×10, DT350/Schmidt hubs, Avid/Yokozona brakes. 26×2.5″ Surly Extraterrestrials, Jones bars. (possible sale 2026)
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. (possible sale 2026)
Stuff
Gear: After decades of touring, backpacking and travel I have enough bikes and equipment.
