Reading other cyclists’ packing lists has been immensely helpful in my tour preparation. So, here’s mine. It only looks like a lot of stuff on paper; when I packed for my shakedown ride to McKinney Falls last week, I felt like I was lightly loaded. Note: I’ve edited this post-tour so that it will be [...]
Archive for May, 2011
Tour packing list.
Posted in Uncategorized on May 31, 2011 | 2 Comments »
Bike in a box.
Posted in Uncategorized on May 30, 2011 | 1 Comment »
My bike, in a box. Could I get extra credit in my engineering classes for this? Now, when I get to Ohio and I’m unpacking, and I can’t find my shoes, they are in the box. So, when I start freaking out because I think that I’ve forgotten my cycling shoes (necessary for my clipless [...]
Bike tour: frequently asked questions
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged bike tour on May 29, 2011 | 4 Comments »
For anyone not already in the know, I’m leaving this Thursday to start a long bike tour. I’ll be riding solo and self-contained, carrying everything that I need with me. I plan to ride from Cincinnati, Ohio, to Bar Harbor, Maine, using routes published by Adventure Cycling Association. During my tour, I plan to write [...]
Just a little trip.
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged bicycling, bike tour on May 25, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Just a little trip, before I go on a Big Trip. Next week, I’ll be packing up my bike and flying to Ohio to start a bike tour from Cincinnati to Bar Harbor, Maine. Since I didn’t get to go camping at all over the winter, a short local trip to shake down all of [...]
Alpine Lace Table Runner
Posted in Knit shawls, Lace, tagged cotton, crochet thread, knit lace, knit shawl, lace shawl on May 19, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
I feel like I jumped in the deep end for this one. This is the pattern “Alpine knit scarf” from the book Victorian Lace Today by Jane Sowerby. Because I wanted to make a wedding gift, I modified it to make a table runner by changing the proportions and knitting it up on a smaller [...]
