I've now used the Extrawheel trailer for nearly six months and 3500 miles, in nearly every condition you can throw at a cycle tourer, so it's probably time for an updated review of this fantastic trailer.
The first part of our tour saw us cycling for four months in Patagonia in southern Argentin...
I wrote to SuperNova asking them about my dying stand light on the front light and the one rather dim rear diode (of three) on the rear light and that I had lost one light in the Blue Mountains.
They came back and told me that it was probably a faulty tail light. What really knocked me off my se...
If you are a cycle tourer or keen cyclist you might know what I'm talking about. It is so many years ago I have forgotten how I got hold of a Hypercracker tool. It's just been laying there at the bottom of the tool box, unused.
If you are looking for a way to remove your Shimano cassette that does...
Using a trailer when touring is a very personal thing. Some people can't do without one, while others manage to tour the world without. It's different strokes for different folks.
NOTE : Click here to read an updated blog post about the Extrawheel, after 3500 miles, in nearly every condition yo...
I have been running Schwalbe Marathon Plus 700x35c (37-622) and Peli the 26x1.35 (35-559), with great success. I think I have had only one visit in 8,000 miles and that was a stone that hit the valve and broke it.
We want to do more touring on rougher tracks and therefore we wanted to get some tyr...
As you know I'm a big fan of the Surly LHT, I just spotted this in Australia. Might be worth checking your bicycles anyway. I build ours up myself and do not use cantilever brakes, so I'm sure that we are ok.
Dirt Works Australia Pty Ltd are recalling the Surly Crosscheck & Surly Long Haul Trucker...
I'm now coming up to 5,000 miles on the Surly Long Haul Trucker, aka my little Tank, and boy have they been my most comfortable 5,000 miles ever.
But, as there always is a but, the fecking Long Haul Trucker is the reason that I can't ride my other bicycles any more. As my good friend at my LBS s...
Over the last year or so I have used my Ortlieb Bike-Packer Plus (Rear) a lot.
Mainly to carry my work stuff to and from and of course touring. I fondly called them "bags of evil" simply because you keep putting stuff in them, extra lock and a brick and some tools and a brick and extra layer as...
I got the SuperNova E3 Pro with the handle bar mount.
The reason is that I didn't fancy having my expensive light sitting on my bicycle when parked up. When packing up the bicycle for cycle touring I didn't fancy fettling around with more bits as I'm sure I would knock or bend it while packing i...
I'm not a big fan of standard drop bars. The main reason is that I don't feel I got a good grip when it comes to braking when you are riding in the hoods. I know that flat bars would not be a good thing either for touring and carrying heavy loads.
I looked at the Titec H-bar, which looks very go...
Description: Brixton Cycles - Powering the individual for 25 Years and still we roll
Shop visited: Continuously.
One of the most famous bicycle shops in London, people from all over would come from all over. Even I travel 6 and a bit miles to go there even when I got easy 8-10 bicycle shops cl...
Description: (From their site) If you want to carry a lot of stuff while riding your bike long distances, you’d be hard pressed to find a better bike than the Long Haul Trucker. It starts with the frame, whose tubing and geometry were specifically designed for loaded travel. We added braze-ons for...
If you have landed here after a search, click here to read my review only about the Surly Long Haul Trucker. Below is a ride report too so if you don't mind the extra do read on :)
A little prelude :
This is a shake-down ride, review of the Surly Long Haul Trucker and write up of our attempt o...
