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The story of how I saved money, quit my job, sold my possessions,
and set off to endlessly travel by bike around the world.
My Plan
My 3 Books
I write, self publish and sell
books about bicycle touring
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all 3 book)
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May 2010 to present
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May 2008 to April 2010
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Sept 2007 to May 2008
Australia
Sept 2006 to Sept 2007
SE Asia / China
Nov 2004 to Sept 2006
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America
June 2003 to June 2004
AZ, Mexico, and
Central America
March 2002 to April 2003
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Equipment Pages Index
Introduction
How Much to Bring and Weight
Some
Advice About Advice
A Note to Perspective Sponsors and Gear Suppliers
(See
more about Sponsorship)
START
HERE for Touring Bikes and Commuting Bicycles
Custom Touring Bicycles and Bike Upgrade Buyers Guide
Bicycle Touring Frames
The
Steel Repair Myth.
Steel
and Aluminum Derailleur Hanger Repair.
Bicycle Touring Wheels
Phil Wood: The Best Bicycle Hubs
Panniers / Bike Bags
Cargo Trailers Vs Panniers
Tires for Bike Tours..
Bicycle Touring Saddles.
Women's Specific Bike Touring Saddles
Brooks Leather Touring Bicycle Saddle Care and Conditioning
Bike Computer
Touring Handlebars, Bar Ends, Adjustable Stems, and Padded Grips.
Kickstands
Sealed Cartridge Headsets
How to prevent flat tires
Bike Route Trails and Maps
Camping
Buying Camping Equipment
Tent and Ground
Cloth
Sleeping
Bag
Sleeping
Pad
Camp Stove
Pots and Pans
Water
Filter
First
Aide Kits
Solar Power for Camp
Clothing
Bike Touring Shorts
Electrical
Short-wave
Radio
Computer
Internet
mp3
Bicycle touring lights
Books
Packing list
Pictures of Equipment Failures
Shopping
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DownTheRoad.org's
RoadNews Newsletter
Computer Crash and Selling Books at El Tour De Tucson
November 16th, 2008
Hello friends of DownTheRoad.org:
Last week our computer would not
start up, when I tried to turn on the machine nothing happened, not even a
light. After trying to fix it we soon gave up and bought a new one.
We have been carrying the same laptop for the last 5 years of our trip (not bad)
and it was time to replace it anyway. Switching computers is very
disruptive to our email communication so please write again if we have not
responded in a while. Better yet, leave you comments on this blog post
which are much easier for us to respond to.
At the same time
we decided to hop a train from the west coast to Tucson, Arizona to attend the
El Tour De Tucson Bike and Health Expo. After we arrived in Tucson and
rushed around to the big electronic super stores and quickly bought a tiny
laptop for US$400 with plans of buying an additional main laptop, that is able
to mix video and manipulate large files, in the near future. Cindie and I
compete for the computer to get our work done so a second laptop would help
greatly for our ever growing work flow.
So to all our
friends who live in Arizona or plan to go to El Tour, we will have a booth and
be meeting people and selling books for all three days of the El Tour De Tuscon
Bike and Health Expo and probably be hanging around the finish line the day of
the ride/race. We realize that most of you live to far away to make this
but, if you are in the area, come by our booth and say hello, it has been a long
time.
Just before the old computer died I
put together a quick five minute video that is a combination of the audio of our
recent interview with Roger Wendel KGNU and some pictures that loosely go along
with it.
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Alaska, Canada, and USA
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Bicycle Touring
Tips & Advice
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Sleeping
Bags
Camping
Mattress
Camp Stove
Water
Filter
Pots and Pans
First
Aide Kits
Solar Power for Camp
Much MORE
Gear Here!
Sponsors (how?)
Cycle Touring Racks: Why chromoly steel is best.
Heavy Duty Travel Tested
Sealed Cartridge Hubs.
Take a look at the strongest hubs built specifically for touring
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