Bike Preparation

This article originally posted by Ned Suesse is published from  original with permission. 'Tis the season when our minds turn to the road less traveled, to sunny days and miles of exploring and experiencing all the reasons we frequent this site first hand, instead of...

Headlight failure along a Trek is not a rare problem according to ride reports.  First the obvious...Carrying a spare headlight bulb and fuses is worth it if that is an option for your system. Many have concluded that the helmet light is also worth the cost/weight for...

This is based on the age old method for expanding gas tanks with hot water that I used in the 80s, but this new application worked so well I am sharing it with others. My Safari tank was so wide I wanted to help it out, and I saw that there was a 1" gap between the...

General Trek Bike Setup Tips: You will need gas capacity to go 150 miles plus spare for GRIT1 and GRIT2 in self support mode. Everyone starts with a large tank, but many also use supplemental gas containers like the Giant Loop Gas Bladder or the MSR Dromedary Bladder....