Singletrack/MTB
Gravel/All-road
Dirt-road Touring
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Logan Watts
Founding Editor & Routes Director
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My 5 Favorite Bike Touring Goodies
4 Mar 1 Logan Watts / gearA few of my favorite things that are on and off my bike…
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Like Pisgah, if it was in Egypt: Pedaling through Peten, Guatemala
10 Feb 23 Logan Watts / plogFrom Dangriga, Belize to Flores, Guatemala… the hills begin!
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Pedaling Nowhere turns 1,000
14 Feb 3 Logan Watts / plog… miles that is, and other useless stats. Plus photos…
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Welcome to the jungle: Cycling from the Mountains to the Lowlands
14 Jan 23 Logan Watts / plogOur ride from San Cristobal de Las Casas, Chiapas to Merida, Yucatan… welcome to the jungle, baby.
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What is it about bike touring?
6 Jan 8 Logan Watts / plogSince we started our bike tour, we have had a constant barrage of folks who ask, ‘Why do you want to travel on a bike?’ To those people I generally say, ‘Well, there are several reasons…’
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Feliz Navidad… and some street photos
2 Dec 25 Logan Watts / plogMerry Christmas all! Here are some of my recent street shots:
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Ixtapan de la Sal to Taxco, etc.
1 Dec 24 Logan Watts / plogThis is actually a combination of what would normally be a couple of posts. Mike’s computer bit the dust so he couldn’t get his Ixtapan > Taxco photos up… so here we are a week or so later not having WiFi for a bit…
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Starting the bike tour: Valle de Bravo to Ixtapan de la Sal
9 Dec 16 Logan Watts / plogAfter 75.6 miles, 6,667 feet climbing, and 3 days pedaling, we pulled in to Ixtapan de la Sal yesterday around 5:30…
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Twirly Lights, Mezcal & Muchas Personas
6 Dec 9 Logan Watts / plogA few quick thoughts on Ciudad de Mexico…
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Surly Troll Touring Bike: The Original
4 Dec 3 Logan Watts / bikesBefore we left on our tour through Mexico and Central America, I spent countless hours devising and concocting the perfect bike for on and off-road touring. I wanted a bike that was tank-proof and would withstand the impending Mayan apocalypse, so here is what was born…
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Building an apocalypse-proof, off-road touring bike: The Surly Troll
25 Oct 18 Logan Watts / gearIt’s been about a year since I started planning a burly bike build for a big trip. After looking at a lot of bikes on various blogs and forums, I found the one that would perfectly suit my style of riding. Enter the Surly Troll, the ideal bike for off-the-beaten-path touring…
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I Need Adventure
2 Oct 17 Logan Watts / videoFind what you love and do a lot of it… [VIDEO]
