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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
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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 7  Bolivia, Continued: Running from Political Violence


 

 



Cindie asking directions to Quillacas.

 



Adobe mud homes on the Altiplano.

 



Fritz and Cindie on the way to the Salar.

 



Cindie pushing her bike through the sand.

 



Cindie and Fritz on the road to Quillacas.

 



The main street through Quillacas.

 



Our campsite on the vast Altiplano.

 



The Salar de Uyuni in the background our road is on the left.

 



Cindie standing in front of an adobe brick home.

 



Tim getting help collecting water from a well.

 



Cindie getting directions to the Salar from the man leaving the church.

 



Riding on the Salar.

 



Tim’s tire is completely ruined, boy am I glad we had a spare.

 



Camping on the wide open Salar.

 



Camping on the Salar.

 



Tim having a cup of coffee early in the morning.

 



Camping on the Salar de Uyuni.

 



Tim and Cindie on Isla (Island) Incahuasi.

 



The Salt Hotel where everything was made of salt including the beds.

 



 

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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

Our 3rd Book
Down The Road in Thailand, Cambodia and Vietnam


A Bicycle Tour Through War, Genocide and Forgiveness


Our 2nd book
Down The Road in South America

A bicycle tour through poverty, paradise, and the places in between.


Our 1st book
The Road That Has No End


How we traded our ordinary lives for a global bicycle touring adventure.

Printed Soft Cover
(Ships Internationally)

mp3 Audio Book
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Cycle Touring Racks: Why chromoly steel is best.



Heavy Duty Travel Tested
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What years on the road have taught us about bikes.

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