Getting ready for my first attempt at folding bicycle touring, I'm
seeing a major need to reduce... and I mean reeeeeaaaaally reduce
the amount of gear I pack along. On this episode, we take a look at
the choices I'm making to go from a tent to a much lighter shelter
setup and how that will make touring on a folding bicycle that much
easier. All that, some gear talk and followup!
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Follow up
Nathan Clevenger wraps up his tour with an arrival in Portland, but
not before taking a spill in part thanks to buffoon assholery.
What’s everyone feeling about aggression on the
roads?
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I forgot to mention my flat tires at the end of the NY ride!
Mysterious James and his mysterious partner are heading on a South
American adventure from September through December… we’ll be
following along and hopefully getting them on the show later in the
year to chat about it.
Gear Talk
Securing water bottles on your front forks
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Rear view of the bottles
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Side view
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Closeup (but a tad cut off)
Folding bicycle touring
Folding bike and a lot of
connections? Can’t rock a bunch of bags!
Hammock (no tent, no pad)
Light sleeping bag
Mylar “emergency blanket"
Rolled tarp (ground cloth if no hammock hanging, or rain
shelter)
Mosquito netting
Water bottle bungeed to handlebars
One multitool. One or two tubes. Pump integrated in seat of bike
(cool!).
Bars for calories, but I should have a shot to get food on the
run
Everything will fit in a smallish dry bag that will bungee to the
(very small) rear rack.
Music
The Pedalshift Project theme is America courtesy
of Jason Kent off his self-titled solo album. Check out his
band Sunfields' new
release, Habitat, wherever cool music
resides.