Wheel Size- Myth and Theory
Every size of the Long Haul Trucker bicycle, from the tiny 46cm bike to the gargantuan 64cm bike is available with 26″ wheels. 56cm and larger frames also come in 700c wheel versions while 54cm and...
View ArticlePhil Wood Co.
The Bike Touring News store now has Phil Wood bottom brackets for your Long Haul Trucker (or even brand x touring bikes!) builds. Phil Wood has gained a reputation over the last 40 years or so for...
View ArticleTouring and Trekking Tire Trends
At the 2014 Interbike trade show, it seemed to us that 27.5″ (a 650b by any other name would ride as sweet), so called “29+” and fatbike tires are gaining traction with manufacturers and with...
View ArticleSummer Love – Maxxis Chronicle 29+
Indeed, Sky King has a new love. I happen to be quite spoiled and spend many happy hours on my ” Excellent Creative Riding” machine also known as the “Extremely Cool Ride” and for those of you who...
View ArticleWide Rims
A customer needed a new front wheel for the new Straggler fork on his Cross Check. He wanted a disc brake on front for single track riding and the Straggler fork is very close to the Cross Check fork...
View ArticleWhen To Replace a Worn Wheel Rim
It’s early morning in Moab, Utah when the still air is violated by the sound of a small explosion and the clang of scraping metal. My friend’s rear wheel has come apart and is a twisted jumble of...
View ArticleFrom Three by Nine to Two by Ten on a Touring Bicycle
A Tale of Chain Suck By replacing my chain and the middle ring on my triple Sugino touring crankset I thought my problems would be solved. The chain would now drop smoothly from the middle ring to the...
View ArticleThe Best Bikepacking Bike Pt. III: Wheels
The stakes are high when traveling far into the backcountry by bicycle. The potential success or failure of your trip is (literally) riding on your wheels. A mechanical malfunction at the wrong time...
View ArticleNew Partnerships, New Products!
While the Bike Hermit and Sky King are gallavanting around Mexico drinking beer and camping under the stars, there has been a lot going on around Bike Touring News HQ! We’re constantly on the lookout...
View ArticleTesting the Pack Rat and Road Plus Tires on an April Fool’s Errand
Back in December 2017, Surly announced the release of a new front-loading light touring bike – the Pack Rat. I was excited about the possibilities from the moment I learned of this bike’s existence...
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