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North & Central America
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Equipment Pages Index

Introduction
How Much to Bring and Weight
Some Advise About Advise
A Note to Perspective Sponsors and Gear Suppliers

START HERE for Touring Bikes and Commuting Bicycles
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.
Cindie's 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.
Sealed Cartridge Headsets

Camping
Buying Camping Equipment
Tent and Ground Cloth
Sleeping Bag
Sleeping Pad
Camp Stove
Pots and Pans
Water Filter

Clothing
Bike Touring Shorts

Health and First Aide

Electrical
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Pictures of Equipment Failures
Shopping

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Read Chapter 1.
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Best Pictures from our 2nd book: Down The Road in South America taken in Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia, Argentina, and Chile, Mexico, and Central America. (see 2nd book here)

Chapter 1 What we Brought to South America
Chapter 2 Ecuador: In the Path of a Volcanic Eruption
Chapter 3 Ecuador, Continued: Escaping Thieves on the Road
Chapter 4 Peru: Money Can’t Buy Happiness, But Poverty Can’t Buy Anything
Chapter 5 Peru, Continued: A Bicycle Crash on a Dangerous Road
Chapter 6 Bolivia: Pickpockets in the City
Chapter 7  Bolivia, Continued: Running from Political Violence
Chapter 8 Argentina: Traveling as an American During Wartime.
Chapter 9 Chile: Finding the Endless Road
Chapter 10 Patagonia: Taking the Big Leap

Equipment List                 Our route Map of South America

Chapter 3: Ecuador, Continued: Escaping Thieves on the Road


Cindie ready to climb over a rainy pass.

 



Tim on the computer with Enreano with family and friends gathered around.

 



Cindie buying trade beads from Enreano's wife.

 



Tim fixing his flat on the steep hill before Alausi.

 



Market day in Alausi.

 



Tim eating a bowl of chicken soup at a truck stop.

 



The train arriving in Alausi from Riobamba.

 



The train derailed during our trip down the Devils nose.

 



Train passengers waiting for the train to be put on the tracks again.

 



A side street in Alausi.

 



The city of Alausi below.

 



Tim talking to a local in the Plaza in Cuenca.

 



The cathedral in Cuenca.

 



A side street in Cuenca.

 



Riding on cobblestone streets past a church in Cuenca.

 



Tim with the neighbor kids that came over to see our tent.

 



Tim on the going over the pass to Cuenca.

 



A mountain village in the highlands of Ecuador.

 



View from our camp in the Andes.

 




 

 



 

 



 

 

 

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Best Pictures from our 2nd book: Down The Road in South America taken in Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia, Argentina, and Chile, Mexico, and Central America. (see 2nd book here)

Chapter 1 What we Brought to South America
Chapter 2 Ecuador: In the Path of a Volcanic Eruption
Chapter 3 Ecuador, Continued: Escaping Thieves on the Road
Chapter 4 Peru: Money Can’t Buy Happiness, But Poverty Can’t Buy Anything
Chapter 5 Peru, Continued: A Bicycle Crash on a Dangerous Road
Chapter 6 Bolivia: Pickpockets in the City
Chapter 7  Bolivia, Continued: Running from Political Violence
Chapter 8 Argentina: Traveling as an American During Wartime.
Chapter 9 Chile: Finding the Endless Road
Chapter 10 Patagonia: Taking the Big Leap

Equipment List                 Our route Map of South America

See our 2 books


The Road That Has No End:  (Read More)


Down The Road in South America  
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PDF eBook
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Heavy Duty Travel Tested
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How to Buy a Used or New Custom Touring Bicycle and existing Bike Upgrade Guide,. Learn what years on the road have taught us.

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The Road That Has No End: How we traded our ordinary lives for a global bicycle touring adventure

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