Category: Bicycle
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Riding the GAP and C&O Trails – Chapter 3
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in BicycleDay three on the Great Allegheny Passage (GAP) Trail, from the new hiker-biker campground in Ohiopyle to Meyersdale, Pennsylvania. It’s 41 miles today and a long and steady uphill. Lots of cool bridges and tunnels along the way. I’m riding a Bike Friday All Packa folding gravel bike. Video and photos shot by me on…
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Getting Ready to Bikepack with Walmart’s $248 Ozark Trail G.1 Explorer Gravel Bike
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in BicycleI received a great comment/question about Walmart’s $248 Ozark Trail G.1 Explorer (that name’s a mouthful!) on YouTube the other day: And it got me thinking. I don’t have any experience with the other Walmart bikes mentioned, so I can’t really say how they ride. KevCentral did ride them, and was pretty complimentary of the…
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Will Walmart’s $248 Gravel Bike…Gravel? Third Ride/Review of the Ozark Trail G.1 Explorer
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in BicycleThe G.1 Explorer has impressed so far. It’s a surprisingly solidly built bike at its price point. And, unlike many other bikes sold at Walmart, it uses industry-standard parts and thus can be repaired and upgraded quite easily. The G.1 Explorer impressed on its first local ride with its general competence. And it impressed on…
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Second Ride on Walmart’s $248 Gravel Bike, the Ozark Trail G.1 Explorer
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in BicycleWalmart’s $248 Ozark Trail G.1 Explorer gravel bike continues to generate a lot of online buzz, which, if you think about it, is where most of the world’s buzz comes from these days – online. Much of the discussion revolves around the dichotomy between bicycles sold at bike shops vs. bicycles sold at big box…
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Beauty Shots of the Ozark Trail G.1 Explorer
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in BicycleI took Walmart’s Ozark Trail G.1 Explorer out for it’s first ride and stopped at a park for some beauty shots. Boy was I glad for the kickstand! I usually have to find a twig or something to precariously support the bike, and once it’s in place I’m loathe to move it and go through…
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First Ride: Walmart’s $248 Ozark Trail G.1 Explorer Gravel Bike
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in BicycleCome along with me for a shakedown ride of the G.1 and hear my first reactions to riding this budget gravel bike. I have a bicycle workstand and some mechanical skills, so the night before this ride, I gave the bike a once-over, pumping up the tires, setting the seat height, flipping the stem to…
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Riding the Great Allegheny Passage and Chesapeake and Ohio Trails – Chapter 2
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in Bicycle[This story begins here] Day two on the Great Allegheny Passage (GAP) Trail, from the Dravo Hiker-Biker to the new hiker-biker campground in Ohiopyle. The day includes a little bit of weather. Well, more than a little bit. It started off fine though, and I enjoyed morning camp coffee before hitting the trail. I pedaled…
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Riding the Great Allegheny Passage and Chesapeake and Ohio Trails – Chapter 1
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in BicycleRide with me as I take the Amtrak to Pittsburgh and then start the Great Allegheny Passage (GAP) Trail, but not before stopping at a crazy bicycle museum – Bicycle Heaven! Bicycle Heaven is truly a unique place: I’m riding a Bike Friday All Packa folding gravel bike. Video and photos shot by me on…
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360 Walk-Through of Bicycle Heaven in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
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in BicycleAt the advice of the good folks at Traveler’s Rest, bike-friendly lodging near the start of the Great Allegheny Passage bike route, I stopped by Bicycle Heaven in Pittsburgh. Watch this video and see how blown away I was by it all. This is a 360 VR video – you can look around! On your…