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JULY 2016
Vol.43 No.6
$6.95
A publication of
ADVENTURE
CYCLING
ASSOCIATION
Annapurna Circuit
by
Unicycle
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TOURING
MOROCCO
NEPAL ON ONE WHEEL
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24
WILLIE WEIR
IN HAWAII
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Letter
from the
Editor
DISPATCH FROM THE DEEP WOODS
If bicycling is big here, we’re in great shape
many charms: solid trout fishing, the country’s first Wild and
Scenic River, a unique hill-country culture, and — not for nothing
— my family. What I couldn’t have imagined was a cycling
community. I was in shock at reports coming from the deep
woods that bicycling had caught on big time.
In May, I had flown home to see my baby brother graduate
from high school, catch some fish, and investigate whether this
impossible-seeming reputation as a cycling hot spot was for real.
The evidence was compelling. Three of IMBA’s “Epic Rides” are located in
Arkansas, bike shops catering to every type of rider — including bike travelers — are
popping up like dandelions, and people in this hot, rural, narrow-roaded state are on
bicycles.
Consider this: I stopped into the new local shop — something this burg of some
10,000 hadn’t had for the last decade or so — to find that they’d been closed the
previous week so their shop manager could tackle the Natchez Trace in neighboring
Mississippi. Upon leaving the shiny new Trek dealer, I saw what, a few years ago,
I would have told you was about as likely as spotting a unicorn in my office. In this
unremarkable mini mall, next to an e-cigarette shop, a tattoo parlor, and a Chinese
food buffet, was a pair of fully loaded Koga touring bikes leaning up against the wall.
So what’s the point of all this? Put simply, if cycling can take off in the rugged hills
of northern Arkansas, it can take off anywhere.
And once you read this issue, you might be tempted to try sparking a cycling boom
in one of the beautiful spots we feature this month. From the backroads of Morocco
to the high altitude trails of Nepal’s famous Annapurna Circuit to the alluring
beaches of Hawaii’s Big Island, there are plenty of places to hop on a bike — even
some you might never expect.
Alex Strickland
Editor-in-Chief,
Adventure Cyclist
magazine@adventurecycling.org
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The wildly eroded Ozark Plateau in northern Arkansas has
CONTRIBUTORS
We’ve kept WILLIE
WEIR busy on the
road this year, touring
Hawaii (page 24) and
eastern Washington
(coming in the August/
September issue of
Adventure Cyclist),
but
we’re perhaps most excited that he’s coming
to us here at Adventure Cycling headquarters
in July. Willie will be presenting during the
Montana Bicycle Celebration in Missoula July
15-17. Learn more and get your tickets (quick,
they’re almost sold out) at
adventurecycling.
org/40th.
TOM HOLUB does
whatever he can with
his wheels. He loves
mountain unicycling,
has won a national
championship in
unicycle basketball
with the Berkeley
Revolution, and has also bike toured all over
the world. You can see reports from some
of his trips and his recommendations for
transit-accessible Bay Area bike rides, at
inl.org.
EXECUTIVE EDITOR
Michael Deme
mdeme@adventurecycling.org
EDITOR-IN-CHIEF
Alex Strickland
astrickland@adventurecycling.org
LEAD DESIGNER
Cassie Nelson
CONTRIBUTING WRITERS
Willie Weir Patrick O’Grady
Dan D’Ambrosio Jan Heine
June Siple Josh Tack
TECHNICAL EDITOR
Nick Legan
COPY EDITOR
Phyllis Picklesimer
COPY COORDINATOR
Dan Meyer
ADVERTISING DIRECTOR
Rick Bruner 509.493.4930
advertising@adventurecycling.org
JULY 2016
Volume 43 Number 6
ART DIRECTOR
Greg Siple
gsiple@adventurecycling.org
ADVENTURECYCLING.ORG
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contents
JULY 2016
is America’s only magazine
dedicated to bicycle travel. It
is published nine times each
year by Adventure Cycling
Association, a nonprofit
service organization for
recreational bicyclists.
Individual membership costs
$40 yearly to U.S. addresses
and includes a subscription to
Adventure Cyclist
and discounts
on Adventure Cycling maps.
For more information about
Adventure Cycling Association
and
Adventure Cyclist
magazine,
visit
adventurecycling.org
or
call 800.755.2453.
VOLUME 43
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NUMBER 6
ADVENTURECYCLING.ORG
SUBMISSIONS INFORMATION:
Adventure Cyclist
accepts
stories, articles, and
photographs for publication
from various sources. We
publish stories about bicycle
travel and other recreational
cycling subjects but do not
cover competitive cycling. If you
are interested in submitting a
story or article to
Adventure
Cyclist,
please visit us online at
adventurecycling.org/submit
for further information and
guidelines.
features
THE WHEEL OF LIFE
12
Nepal’s famous Annapurna
Circuit? Imagine it on a
unicycle.
by Tom Holub
18
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Thinking about riding
WHEN DONNA MET
JOHN
30
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An unlikely
Bikecentennial office
romance.
by June J. Siple
24
CURRENT ISSUE NOTES:
“Adventures don’t get much more epic
than riding Nepal’s Annapurna Circuit
or cycling across North America —
until you add ‘on a unicycle.’ That’s
the kind of thing you need to see to
believe — and we’re lucky to see a
handful of unicyclists pass through
Missoula on cross-country tours,
like Benjamin Horne, featured in the
Open Road Gallery (page 51). And
that Himalayan unicycle trek? It really
happened, and Tom Holub has the
story — and the photo evidence to
back it up — starting on page 12.”
– Cassie Nelson
Lead Designer,
Adventure Cyclist
ONE LANE THROUGH THE
LESSONS IN LIFE ON
ROCKS
18
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A bicycle journey
BIKES
40
around Morocco’s High
Atlas.
by Matthew Cull
30
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El Grupo Youth Cycling
in Tucson teaches more
than a love for cycling.
by Dan D’Ambrosio
ONCE AROUND THE BIG
ISLAND
24
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Hawaii was never a
sought-after destination
for this world traveler.
Now he can’t wait to
return.
by Willie Weir
OUR COVER:
Trying to help a stuck 4x4 by adding
one more wheel on the Annapurna
Circuit high in the Nepali Himalaya.
Photo by Tom Holub.
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This Month Online
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For more
Adventure Cyclist-related
content, be sure to visit our website at
adventurecycling.org/adventure-cyclist.
ANNAPURNA ADDENDUM
12
DEPARTMENTS
10
Waypoints
38
Non-Diamond Bike
Manufacturer Table
42
Legacy Society Profile
44
Classifieds/Marketplace
50
Companions Wanted
51
Open Road Gallery
LETTERS
03
LETTER
from the
Editor
06
LETTER
from the
Director
COLUMNS
34
Road Test
Bryan Ball
RANS Stratus XP
We know unicycling the Annapurna
Circuit (or perhaps unicycling
anywhere) isn’t on a lot of bucket lists.
But Nepal is near the top of many, so
we’ve asked contributor Beth Puliti to
pull together a guide to bikepacking the
circuit on a more traditional bike, which
she did earlier this year. Check out
adventurecycling.org/annapurna.
MORE GEAR
Adventure Cyclist
reviewers are making the most of
summer weather in the West and
spending time on the latest gear
and accessories. Keep an eye on the
coverage at
adventurecycling.org/
bike-gear-reviews.
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SUBMIT YOUR STORY
It’s that time
again:
Adventure Cyclist
is accepting
submissions for upcoming issues now
through October 31, 2016. Send us
your well-told story, gorgeous photos,
and insightful (or funny) essays at
adventurecycling.org/submit.
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