I’ve ridden with the Dakota 20 quite extensively over the last couple months — about 1000 offroad miles according to the odometer on the unit. My conclusion is that it is a solid GPS for cycling and bikepacking. Screen Readability The biggest reservation cyclists have with the touchscreen Garmin units is that of screen visibility [...]
MC (and crew) en route to AZ, fleeing snow. Clear the schedule, ready the biggest bike you have in your quiver. Then hold on for the ride — it’s going to be a bumpy one, but that’s how we love it. I declined the first ride, at Goat Camp, not wanting to drive practically to [...]
If you’re in Tucson this weekend, come on out to Paula’s race, the Sub 4 Pedestrian Mile. Proceeds benefit the local athlete development fund, which is a new project she has been working hard on (through the Southern Arizona Roadrunners club) to help foster competition and support Arizona runners. This is the first year of [...]
I have a GPX file for this ride, but it pre-dates TopoFusion. That means it’s been over seven years since I’ve continued past Charouleau Gap towards Oracle. Theorizing and daydreaming for bikepacking routes led to the thought that it might be a good idea to take a bicycle back there again. Max was a late [...]
We met our guide and friend, the illustrious Matt Nelson, at his casita near the edge of the Sierrita Mountains. Matt has quite the nature house, with solar panels (off the grid), water collection, solar ovens, et cetera. He was anxious to show us his “back yard” and we have been talking about riding to [...]
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