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Traveling With a Bike Sucks IX: Disc Brake Maintainance While Traveling

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Disc brakes have become the norm for drop bar bikes, relegating rim brakes to the Collector’s Item category. I’m not saying they’re bad, I’m saying…

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Tales of Green Spain: Across the North Coast

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”A journey of a thousand miles begins with at least one clusterfuck” (Lao Tzu’s first, less famous, but more accurate, draft) You can plan…

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Traveling With a Bike Sucks VIII: DIY Self-Guided Travel

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My regular reader knows I have a weak spot for cycling in Spain. As I’ve gained experience in the country, I’ve started to figure out…

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