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In “Desert Solitaire”, Edward Abbey notes:
“A man on foot, on horseback or on a bicycle will see more, feel more, enjoy more in one mile than the motorized tourists can in a hundred miles. Better to idle through one park in two weeks than try to race through a dozen in the same amount of time. Those who are familiar with both modes of travel know from experience that this is true; the rest have only to make the experiment to discover the same truth for themselves.”
Tag Archives: bicycle mechanics on tour
Mechanical Issues
So I took one final day off before pushing ahead full steam to get home. Among other endeavors, I cleaned and tuned up my bike. After a thorough inspection, I’ve found a few odd cracks in my RIM. Back rim. … Continue reading
Hoping for a Tail Wind 