The story of how I saved money, quit my job, sold my possessions,
and set off to endlessly travel by bike around the world.
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I write, self publish and sell
books about touring
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Equipment Pages Index
Introduction
How Much to Bring and Weight
Some
Advice About Advice
A Note to Perspective Sponsors and Gear Suppliers
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more about Sponsorship)
START
HERE for Touring Bikes and Commuting Bicycles
Custom Touring Bicycles and Bike Upgrade Buyers Guide
Bicycle Touring Frames
The
Steel Repair Myth.
Steel
and Aluminum Derailleur Hanger Repair.
Bicycle Touring Wheels
Phil Wood: The Best Bicycle Hubs
Panniers / Bike Bags
Cargo Trailers Vs Panniers
Tires for Bike Tours..
Bicycle Touring Saddles.
Women's Specific Bike Touring Saddles
Brooks Leather Touring Bicycle Saddle Care and Conditioning
Bike Computer
Touring Handlebars, Bar Ends, Adjustable Stems, and Padded Grips.
Kickstands
Sealed Cartridge Headsets
How to prevent flat tires
Bike Route Trails and Maps
Camping
Buying Camping Equipment
Tent and Ground
Cloth
Sleeping
Bag
Sleeping
Pad
Camp Stove
Pots and Pans
Water
Filter
First
Aide Kits
Solar Power for Camp
Clothing
Bike Touring Shorts
Electrical
Short-wave
Radio
Computer
Internet
mp3
Bicycle touring lights
Books
Packing list
Pictures of Equipment Failures
Shopping
Chapter 11. Nicaragua: Pictures and photos An Americans encounters with the Sandinista, FLZN, and the Iran Contra Scandal with Ollie North.
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Tim bicycle touring across the border from Honduras to Nicaragua.
Cattle drive with Nicaraguan cowboys.
Hand rolling tobacco cigars and cigarettes in a sweat shop factory.
The village plaza in the city of Esteli, Nicaragua, Central America
Sandinista or FLZN graffiti murals painted on building walls by hand.
FLZN / Sandinista Rebellion and The Museum of Sandinista Heroes and Martyrs
Boo - ascending or climbing on a bike is always challenging.
Yes!!! - Descending is a blast on a touring bicycle.
Cindie drafting (hiding from the wind) behind a farm tractor in the windy
flatlands of Nicaragua.
Picture of Cindie taking a break at a grave site while bike touring.
Historic Spanish Catholic Church in Granada, Niangua.
City building on the plaza in Granada.
Gazebo.
Horse show in small rural village in central America.
Decorated dancing horse at country fiesta.
Picture of Ferris wheel with the church behind it.
Photo of local women watching the days activities.
Tim could have been a train conductor.
Pic of Cindie writing her daily online travel journal.
Picture of the active smoking Volcán Volcano Masaya in Nicaragua, Latin America.
Nicaraguan mural and art painting.
Cindie riding past an Ox drawn cart near Rivas, Nicaragua.
Rural farmers.
Wildlife, animals, and birds in Central Latin America.
Cowboy working rounding up cattle.
Poor villager carrying water from the well. A real picture of poverty.
Loading Dole bananas on the banana boat to Isla Ometepe.
Street vendor selling oranges.
Loading Tim's touring bike on the banana boat to Isla Ometepe while bicycle
touring in Latin American.
Volcano Concepcion, on a clear day.
Local boy riding off to work.
Primitive village house on Isla Ometepe, Nicaragua.
Chaco Verde.
Rain cloud forest vegetation.
Finca Magdalena. The muddy trail up, (Bart from Holland and Phil from
Canada) this is before we all got dirty.
Lagoon in the Volcano Maderas Lake Nicaragua.
Muddy shoes.
The band at the music concert.
Small farm in poverty.
Horse back transportation.
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Bicycle Touring
Tips & Advice
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Pages)
Touring Bicycles
Panniers
Racks
Saddles
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Tents
Sleeping
Bags
Camping
Mattress
Camp Stove
Water
Filter
Pots and Pans
First
Aide Kits
Solar Power for Camp
Sponsors (how?)
Click to see the full line of Ortlieb bags for sale
I have used several brands of bicycle panniers and
highly recommend Ortlieb.
See Why I switched to Ortlieb waterproof Panniers?
Tents and
ground cloths
Sleeping Bags
Camping Mattress Pads
Cycle Touring Racks: Why chromoly steel is best.
Heavy Duty Travel Tested
Sealed Cartridge Hubs.
Take a look at the strongest hubs built specifically for touring
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