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A Frame Bag For Full Suspension Bikes

by Andy Amick

A few weeks ago, I was preparing for a bikepacking trip with my oldest son.  We were riding on the Colorado Trail and he was riding on the tag-a-long.  The weight of the camping gear, a 7 year old, and the tag-a-long meant that I couldn’t use my singlespeed bike because I needed lower gears […]

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MYOG – Coroplast Seat Bag

by Andy Amick

This is a follow-up to the Political Sign post to show the detailed steps of how to make a custom bikepacking seat bag from all of those signs that will be taking over yards and roadsides during this election season. Overall cost for the bag is under $15 with most of the cost coming from […]

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Finally, A Good Use For Political Signs

by Andy Amick

It’s election season again and we are beginning to see some yards that resemble this: Or worse: I’m not a political strategist, but I think the second one is a yard full of junk and won’t lead to any votes for any of these candidates.  But all is not wasted if the candidate’s supporters choose […]

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Goofy Gear Day – Tyvek Wallet

by Andy Amick

Are you one of those guys that carries a wallet that’s over stuffed and is thicker than a slice of 7 layer cake? Growing up, my dad’s wallet looked like this one on a good day.  My wallet was never that bad, but it had begun to get too bulky.     My original desire […]

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A Few Tips For Organizing Your Gear

by Andy Amick

Has it really been 2 weeks since I posted on the blog?  Oops.  This  post was almost ready to post before my vacation but things got too busy and it didn’t get finished.  Then, the work week after a week of vacation was equally as crazy.  So here is the gear organization post with a […]

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What Do You Carry – Road Bike Edition

by Andy Amick

Maybe spring has sprung where you are, but we have just entered the snowiest month here in Colorado.  Even though today is sunny and 60 there will be more snow and cold coming soon enough.   This post is the companion to the mountain bike version of What Do You Carry done several months ago. […]

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MYOG – Paracord sternum strap with emergency whistle

by Andy Amick

The latest make your own gear (MYOG) project is a replacement sternum strap that uses paracord and an emergency whistle buckle.  It’s yet another way to have some fun with paracord projects, but also a good way to get paracord onto your gear in a functional way.  The idea came from seeing Mary Collier-Metcalf use the whistle […]

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Paracord bar wrap

by Andy Amick

This was a quick project to get 10-20 feet of paracord onto the bike for bikepacking while also providing a better grip surface for the extensions on the handlebar.   The idea for the bar wrap came from looking at several videos of other people wrapping knife handles, flashlights, or other objects.   Maybe it’s due […]

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Introduction to bikepacking – Time for the big adventure

by Andy Amick

This is the final installment of the “Introduction to Bikepacking” series. I initially thought this post would be more of a ride report, but instead I’m going with an informative post.  The post announcing this series has some links to trip reports.  You can also head over to bikepacking.net for more information. So far, the […]

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Introduction to bikepacking – the first overnight trip

by Andy Amick

It’s time to put the theory into practice and enjoy a night camping under the stars.  For this first overnight trip, you want to keep things close to home to test your setup.  Being 50 or more miles from home when you realize your ideas don’t work as well as you imagined is not a great way […]

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