Author: Codey Orgill
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Best Women’s Mountain Bike Under $1000
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So you are looking for a Mountain Bike? For those wishing to dip their feet into mountain biking and also don’t want to spend too much money. These 8 Women’s Mountain Bikes are some budget friendly options that are also some of the best quality and value. It can be…
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9 Best Gravel Bike Tires For Bikepacking
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In todays blog post we are going to take a look at some of the best gravel bike tires that you can get for your gravel grinding adventures. The best I mean best recommended by other people who use these tires and would encourage their friend to try them out…
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How To Mount A Bike Rack Without Eyelets
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Are you looking to get a bike rack for your bike, but it lacks the ability to accomodate the racks in the form of eyelets? All good touring bikes come standard with the appropriate eyelets for mounting racks. But maybe you have a bike that is not a touring bike…
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Mechanical vs Hydraulic Disc Brakes For Bikepacking & Touring!
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So maybe you are building a bike for touring or bikepakcing and you are wondering if you want to get mechanical or hydraulic disc brakes fitted on your build. Or maybe you are just looking at bike options but want to make sure that they bike you get has the…
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Bike Rear Rack Straps! Attaching Stuff To Your Bike
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If you are bike touring you are going to eventually need to think about how you will be securing gear on the top of your rear rack. For me I have always just used generic bungee cords, but they take a certain technique to hook it on properly. And sometimes…
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60 Best Gravel Bike Handlebars & Flared Drop Bars Compared 2023
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For a while I have been using standard road bars on my Surly LHT that I have been building out. But as I got more and more interested in taking it out on wilderness trails I realised I needed handlebars that provided more comfort over the rough stuff. This let…
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Gravel Bike Conversion – Convert A Touring Bike To A Gravel Grinder
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Let me start of by saying that weather or not you should convert your current bike to a gravel grinder is dependant on a few things. For me it made sense to give it a try with my Surly Long Haul Trucker touring bike. As I got more and more…
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14 Best Bikepacking Handlebar Harness and Mounts
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Are you after a handlebar harness to house a dry bag? They are a trendy solution for handlebar bar bag storage. In an earlier blog post, I wrote about some of the best bikepacking handlebar bags. Some of the options did include a complete system, including some of the handlebar…
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Handlebar Extender For Bikepacking & Touring
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Do you have limited handlebar real-estate for your gadgets or are you looking to mount your bikepacking handlebar roll to your bars but need it mounted offset from your handlebars? There are so many reasons why a handlebar extender can come in handy for bikepacking and bicycle touring setups. In…
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Kona Sutra LTD Review – Bikepacking Bike
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Update: Just wanted to put an update in here and let you know that dreams do come true! I am now the offical owner of a Kona Sutra LTD 2020! Such a rad bike that rides like a dream! A big thanks to the guys at Commuter Cycles in Brunswick…