Event Cycling Gorilla Cinema #2 The process the second time was much the same as the first, except that I had all the required bits and pieces, so all I needed was to gather some nice-to-have accoutrements and I was off and running.
Event Cycling Gorilla Cinema #1 I wanted to inspire people to get outside more, and push what they consider “normal” with bicycles and travel by bike. Inspire people. Inspire myself.
Bikes! It broke. The ultimate tourer broke. I was devastated when I realised that my Unit has a crack in the drive-side rear dropout. I was at the beach when it was spotted.
Touring Kona Unit 2-9, the ultimate tourer? I’ve reached D-1. Most people omit half of the answer to the question “how many bikes do I need?”, only saying that you need N+1 bikes, where N is the number of bikes you currently have.
Theory The one bit of bike geometry that matters Bike geometry is a whole giant rabbit warren, and should you want to study it, all power to you. However, if you just want to get a bike that rides really well there's one bit of bike geometry that you should pay attention to: the seat tube angle.