4 Ways to Have Fun on a Bike (Without Racing)
When we first got into cycling a decade ago, there were few options presented to us at bike shops other than racing or a beach cruiser. When we asked about bike touring, we were often…
PODCAST: What is Bike Fun?
We’ve fired up our podcast again and in this episode we interview Ayleen Crotty, a long time Portland “bike funnist.” We talk about the idea of bike fun, how it developed in early Portland as…
Downsides of Endless Travel
The “dream” is to sell everything and travel forever, right? In this video, I talk about something that doesn’t often get discussed and that is the downsides of endless travel. We were fortunate enough in…
Flying with a Bike (Part 1)
This year, one of our New Year resolutions is to travel more. To help facilitate that, we recently got a bike case to review from Post Carry Co. We’ve flown with Bromptons before, but never…
Learning from Failure (Lessons from a Dirty Kanza DNF)
It’s hard to ignore, but a big portion of 2018 was defined by our DNF at Dirty Kanza. We entered the event with a lot of enthusiasm, hope but with also the realistic expectation that…
Favorite Gravel Bike of 2018!
In 2018 we rode, filmed and reviewed over 25 bikes with a focus on finding the most “supple” / versatile bike. We rode everything from high end gravel, custom steel to a budget steel. What…
The Supple Spreadsheet
I don’t usually get excited about spreadsheets, but this is pretty cool. We reviewed 25 gravel bikes in 2018. Lots of Youtube viewers requested a spreadsheet to organize all the data in one place so…
Shop Visit: Breadwinner Cycles
The Breadwinner Cafe is sort of like the Tillamook Cheese Factory but for custom steel bicycles. We get a tour of Breadwinner Cycles HQ from Tony Pereira and learn a little more about the history…
Portland by Bike – Day 1
Toffer and I are in Portland for a few days trying to do all the bikey things. In this vid, we cruise around Portland on Bromptons filming some shop visits at Breadwinner Cycles, Golden Pliers…
Is the GoPro Hero 7 Good for Vlogging?
All our ride videos are made with GoPros, so when news of the new GoPro Hero 7 started trickling out we got excited. After watching hours of first look videos, the Gopro Hero 7 DOES…