by Arie Hoogerbrugge | Mar 31, 2020 | Biking & Camping, My Blog
Bike touring is hard on equipment. Bike touring in the winter is even harder on gear. I needed the right bike and the right gear and I needed to be able to count on my provider. There was only one choice to put my trust in and that was MEC and their Rocksolid...
by Arie Hoogerbrugge | Dec 8, 2019 | Biking & Camping, My Blog
I thought I would do a break down of my bike purchase costs. I know there are few bike geeks out there. One favor though, please don’t waste my time telling me how you could have saved me $5 dollars. I am not removing my rear bike rack to purchase your...
by Arie Hoogerbrugge | Sep 14, 2019 | Biking & Camping, My Blog
Back in 2011-12 when I was doing the bulk of my research for this bike ride there was one bike in particular that was on my radar – the Surly Long Haul Trucker. The Surly Long Haul Truck is kind of the go-to bike for bike touring. But during my research into...
