On Bicycle Touring

My first bicycle tour was in 2012 when I was 66 years old, a 400 mile ride along the Erie Canalway Trail across New York. It was a solo, self-supported trip that started with several months of planning and training. Riding my bicycle, either training or touring, is for both mental and physical health.

Travelogs

Since 2012 I have recorded all of my tours using Strava. My total is 32,800 miles for both local rides and tours. The Surly Long Haul Trucker that I bought in 2012 has over 25,000 of those miles. Of all of the touring miles, my self-supported trips are memorable because planning and completing one is an achievement. Fully supported trips are memorable because there are fewer stresses and more people. During tours I take notes and many of those notes find their way into Travelogs.

Articles

The decisions that I have made about bicycles, equipment, and clothing have worked well for me. The kit that I use for camping is the same as it was in 2012, selected for light weight and durability. The longer papers that I have written about these things are on my Articles page.

Videos

Some of my tours are captured in films that I produced and edited. Since being published, they have received quite a few views. My objective in filming was to share the experience of bicycle travel and to show route conditions. You can find links to these on my Videos page.

Blog

The Blog is where I talk about many topics and share my experience with equipment and travel by bicycle.

You can use compatible software to subscribe to my blog rss feed using https://edeksattic.com/?feed=rss