The Lazy Randonneur

The Lazy Randonneur's time on blogger is coming to an end. This site will remain as long as blogger sees fit to keep it running, but th...

click to enlarge I'll be at the Bow Cycle Bike Expo this Saturday. If anyone in Calgary wants to meet up for a coffee in Bowness and c...

Schwalbe Marathon XRs are my go to tire for touring and since I'm too lazy to change tires when I get back they are my default tire on ...

The snow is here...*sigh*...=-(

Photo: Devo Devo [of Asana Cycles fame] has a great thread going about his Surly Pugsely on the MTBR.com site . His musings on life, his ...

The bags are sold! I'm using a set of Radical Designs Lowracer bags on my Fujin SL. They work great and do not need a rear rack so any ...

Bags are sold...=-) Top & Bottom Photo: Challenge Recumbents I'm selling two Radical Designs Recumbent bags: Side Panniers - medium ...

Jill of the Up in Alaska Blog has written a book about her cycling experiences/adventures. I haven't read it, but plan on buying a PDF...

Q: occasionally I'm experiencing rubbing with my Avid BB7s - how do I fix it? If you read the Avid manual there is a procedure to align...

I find myself spending quite a bit of time answering the same questions on online forums again and again. I don't for a second consider...

Photo: Salsa Blog I posted recently how negative posting on forums was getting me down a bit . Tom commented in that post that Salsa's ...

all photos: Joe Summerfield Two things you don't expect to see in a bike tour journal : a guy touring on a penny farthing in Tibet the s...

Neil [owner of CGOAB ] is working with Stephen of Bilenky Cycle Works to develop a 26" wheeled expedition touring bike. Neil's ap...

David Cambon posted this Adventure Cycling article written by Sheldon Brown about the different brakes that touring cyclists may be consid...

You can read my initial impressions of the Alchemy Goods Messenger Bag here. Alchemy Goods Urban Messenger Bag - manufacturer's info I...

After trying many saddles over the years I was very happy with my Brooks Champion Flyer . So happy that touring with padded bike shorts is ...

My injury has resulted in a lot of time spent surfing and chatting online about bikes. It's a nice distraction from being a prisoner in...

A few posts ago I mentioned a book about bike touring in Tibet and noted that I'd like to do some touring in India first as a warm up t...

I've known about the Lonely Planet Thorn Tree forum for quite a while, but have only recently taken the time to delve into it more thro...

I came across this book at MEC a few weeks ago and have enjoyed reading about bike touring in Tibet. I can't vouch for the accuracy of...

Sorry for the lack of posts. I'm in a cast at the moment so no biking and very limited mobility. I don't want to blog about my foo...

You know you are a bike geek when you pack a Rohloff User's Manual in your luggage for some light in flight reading...=-)

I had the pleasure of meeting up with Bill S [a Bike Forums member] on Friday and check out his lovely Thorn Nomad S&S . It's an i...

5.0 Specs 22 lbs (10 kg) 7000 series aluminium Disc Brakes Black, Skin Wall, Reflective Stripe Alloy Cold Forged SS Four Spider Cast Aluminu...

Eric and Dylan made it home safe and sound from their Alaskan Lost Coast Trip. They posted some reports and photos here . It's worth ...

Epic Eric and his partner Dan rode the same route as Al & Ulrike and then for good measure they rode back to the start! Click on eithe...

Photo: Al Downie Ulrike Lange and Alastair Downie cycle toured in the Indian Himalayas - Leh to Manali via Tso Moriri, Aug/Sept 2008 and h...

Eric Parsons of Epic Designs took his Surly Karate Monkey to South America for a nice bike tour and had an article published about his adve...

Photo: random forum post

Mark W writes: "Vik, per your request, here are three shots of the front lighting on my LHT, that also show the dual stem set up. Ne...

I first met Tetsuro & Hiro [on the right with helmet] up in the Yukon on my way home from the Dempster Highway this summer. They we...

Photo: On the Bright Side I've sold two bikes this year and have another I'm thinking of parting with. You might think my fleet is ...

I took the Taifun to the UPS Store on Friday so it can start its journey to a new owner. Naturally I used the Surly Big Dummy to haul the bi...

Frame/fork have been sold! Anna wants to sell her 55cm Novara Randonee touring frame/fork. This steel frame was bought new in 2006 and used...