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Bikepacking Gear

Gear Sale: Cleaning Out The Stable

By Logan Watts on July 2, 2014

34 Discussion

The accumulation in both my storage unit and in-laws’ garage has reached a tipping point. It’s time to thin out the stable. Here are a few good deals on frames, racks, tires, wheels, etc…

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7,500 Kilometer Review: Surly Knard 27tpi & Velocity Blunt 35

By Logan Watts on June 9, 2014

36 Discussion

A week before finishing up our tour, I looked down at my tires and smiled. Luckily I made the right choice just one day before we left six months ago.

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Bike Touring Pack List: For Africa

By Logan Watts on May 2, 2014

3 Discussion

On our current tour I am rolling with a somewhat minimal kit, assembled for covering long distances over mixed surfaces (as much off-road as possible), in fairly primitive environments. Although there are a few slight modifications I would make (noted), this is pretty close to the perfect kit for me.

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Bike Touring Gear: 10 Useful Gear Picks (The Small Stuff)

By Logan Watts on April 14, 2014

28 Discussion

There are several small, but very useful, pieces of gear that have impressed me on our current tour, and a couple of items that have been with me since our last tour that have definitely proved their worth.

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Surly ECR: Dirt Road Touring Bike

By Logan Watts on April 3, 2014

3 Discussion

On December 12th 2013, the ECR became my mobile bush camp as we travelled from Cape Town, South Africa to Tanzania, then through Morocco and southern Spain. The ECR left a slew of oglers and inquisitors in its in its wake throughout Africa. Granted, it is a sight to behold. Here is the build…

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Kenta: Cycling Around The World

By Logan Watts on March 23, 2014

5 Discussion

Meet Kenta, a young man from Japan, whose been on the road for almost three years…

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Bike Touring Lesotho (part 3): Magic Carpet Ride

By Logan Watts on February 3, 2014

6 Discussion

The final days of our Lesotho dirt road odyssey concluded with a magic carpet ride across the highlands and a descent down the legendary Sani Pass.

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Bike Touring Lesotho (part 1): Lesotho, Sesotho, Basotho

By Logan Watts on January 24, 2014

18 Discussion

Bikepacking across the tiny ‘Mountain Kingdom’ of Lesotho was one of the most anticipated passages of our current tour. It didn’t fall short of expectations…

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Surly ECR: Built and Packed in 2 Days

By Logan Watts on December 6, 2013

48 Discussion

As of last Friday, I had given up on the Surly ECR being shipped in time and resigned myself to quickly building another bike for our trip…

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11th Hour Gear Changes & Packing Tips for a Bike Tour

By Logan Watts on December 4, 2013

6 Discussion

A few last minute additions and several tips for packing and stowage…

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‘Steve’, A Surly Troll Touring Setup for Africa… Bikepacking Style.

By Logan Watts on November 14, 2013

14 Discussion

A quick post showing the final Africa setup for ‘Steve’, as Virginia named her blue Troll, which I think she came up with so she could boldly announce, ‘My ass hurts, must’ve been that long ride on Steve.’

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From An $80 Junker to a Shiny Vintage Touring Bike

By Logan Watts on October 14, 2013

55 Discussion

I’ve always admired the lust-inducing photos of vintage, quill-driven, lugged randonneuring gems, beautifully documented within the pages of sites such as Lovely Bicycle. So I decided to attempt and give one of these old steeds a shiny second life.