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Seattle to Portland, the dusty way pt. 2
22 Sep 2017This is part 2 of my bikepacking trip from Seattle to Portland. It picks up just west of Mount Rainier National park. I weaved my way through the park, past the Longmire Lodge, over a burly wooden bridge over the Niqually River, then right onto the Paradise Valley Road, up…
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Lower gears, but still 10 of them
17 Sep 2017PORTLAND, Ore., — While on a recent bike tour, climbing up some seriously gnarly hills on soft, dusty gravel roads, I had some time to contemplate my gearing choices and other life decisions.
“One by ten, 11-34 cassette and 30 tooth chainring should be low enough for anything,” I thought…