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I am an avid bicyclist. This blog discusses bicycle touring and other bicycling related topics

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BicycleTutor.com Bicycle Repair Videos

Thursday, September 25th, 2008

If you can see Russia from your house (or State), you won’t be a foreign policy expert; but if you watch the BicycleTutor videos, you can become a bicycle repair expert. 

I believe that all bicyclists (especially bicycle tourists) need to be able to perform some basic repairs.  A little knowledge of bicycle repair and maintenance can […]

The Best Tip For Removing Bicycle Pedals

Wednesday, August 20th, 2008

Many bicycle tourists need to remove their bicycle pedals either to box their bike or to bring their pedals on a trip when they are renting bicycle.  Additionally, sometimes it is necessary to remove pedals for maintenance or to replace them.
The difficulty in removing pedals is that one of the pedals (the left one) is reverse threaded so it […]

Confessions of a Craigslist Bicycle Trader

Tuesday, April 1st, 2008

Let me start by admitting that I had an obsession, but I am better now.  I have not sold a bicycle on Craigslist in over a year.  There is nothing wrong with making a profit and it is not illegal to be serial seller on craigslist – yet both run contrary to the underlying philosophy of the site […]