Reviews of various tools, things, bed and breakfasts, campsites that we have used while cycle touring.

schwalbe marathon plus tourI 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...

velo-re tyre belt Recognize these ? I have now found a use for the "wonderful" Dahon Special Edition Schwalbe Stelvio tyres, a belt !

My friend Bettina of velo-re.com fame, got the tyres and turned them into belts, of which I got one. Pretty much the only use I have for these "great" tyres after only 1800'ish m...

... my kingdom for some tyres that work.

I got 4 bikes that I use a lot, and all run different tyres. I pretty much tend to ride on road surfaces with them all and in all kinds of weather all year around.

Dirty Pia, MTB Principia, 1995.
She was converted to a flat bar "road bike" some years ag...