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OCT/NOV 2016
Vol.43 No.8
$6.95
A publication of
ADVENTURE CYCLING ASSOCIATION
Amazing
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LONG NIGHTS IN THE
WHITE MOUNTAINS
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Dark
.
Cold
.
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CYCLING
ISRAEL
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ONTARIO’S
MENNONITES
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DAVE
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DESTINATION
Letter
from the
Editor
SHIFTING STANDARDS
More is more? Maybe.
and you’re greeted by a deluge of laments about new “standards”
that are anything but. As bicycle manufacturers try to wring the
last drops of performance out of bikes, they’ve created a stack
of standards that make even the most enthusiastic bike nerd
blanch. But for many years, these shifting sands were limited to
the performance worlds, with touring bikes seemingly frozen in
amber: steel frames, threaded bottom brackets, and rim brakes.
I am one of those enthusiastic bike nerds, and I must confess
that I’ve been among those complaining about the ever-expanding universe of
numbers — PF30, BB90, Boost 110/148 — flooding mountain biking and making
products obsolete almost instantly. Well, the Big Bang that started elsewhere has
finally rippled into the touring world — plus-size tires, thru-axles, and (gasp!) carbon
have begun to show up on models marketed as adventure bikes.
So what? Well, for some, it’s anathema to the entire ethos of travel bikes — simple,
easily repairable, time tested. That’s fair, especially if your travels take you to the back
of beyond with a heavy load in tow. But for the rest of us, the after-work riders with one
or two big trips a year, it mostly means that our “touring” bikes are capable commuters,
weekend century steeds, or even trail slayers.
This has been on my mind for a few reasons, one of which is the rigid 29+ bike I
bought this spring, the first rigid mountain bike I’ve owned in 20 years and huge fun.
The other is right on the cover of this issue. The meteoric rise of fat bikes has opened
new terrain for exploration and every time I hop on one I could give a rip about the
weird crank spindle sizing, the proprietary
rear hub spacing, or the tires’ special rubber
CORRECTIONS:
compound. I just know that it’s a helluva good
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August/September’s “Muir Ramble Route”
time — and that’s the whole point.
incorrectly placed the University of the Pacific
Alex Strickland
Editor-in-Chief,
Adventure Cyclist
magazine@adventurecycling.org
in Merced — it’s in Stockton, California. Also,
Henry Coe State Park is 87,000 acres in size,
not square feet, which would be quite small.
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TRYING A TRIKE
Borrow a recumbent trike for a few
weeks of riding? How could we say
no? Check out our recap of riding the
Greenspeed GT20 at
adventurecycling.
org/greenspeedtrike.
HOLIDAY GEAR
Stuff your stockings
starting Nov. 1 at
adventurecycling.org/
holidaygearguide.
SUBMIT YOUR STORY
Adventure
Cyclist
is accepting submissions
through October 31, 2016, at
adventurecycling.org/submit.
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
NEW PRODUCTS COORDINATOR
Dan Meyer
ADVERTISING DIRECTOR
Rick Bruner 509.493.4930
advertising@adventurecycling.org
OCTOBER/NOVEMBER 2016
Volume 43 Number 8
ART DIRECTOR
Greg Siple
gsiple@adventurecycling.org
ADVENTURECYCLING.ORG
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contents
OCTOBER/NOVEMBER 2016
is America’s only magazine
dedicated to bicycle travel.
It is published nine times
each year by the 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.
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SUBMISSIONS INFORMATION:
Adventure Cyclist
accepts stories, articles,
and photographs for
publication. Learn more at
adventurecycling.org/submit.
OUR COVER:
Remus the dog leads the way for
Tom Moran on a 100-mile adventure
through Alaska’s White Mountains
Recreation Area.
Photo by Jay Cable
features
HEART OF DARKNESS
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Alaska’s White Mountains.
by Tom Moran
DEPARTMENTS
07
Companions Wanted
08
Waypoints
10
Scenes from the Saddle
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Donor Profile
46
Classifieds/Marketplace
51
Open Road Gallery
THE DIRECTOR
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From guidebooks
to guiding hand,
Gary MacFadden led
Bikecentennial on new
adventures.
by Michael McCoy
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Winter adventure in
ROAD TEST:
JONES PLUS
Built for
bikepacking
$5,028
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'THANK YOU FOR
COMING TO ISRAEL!'
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wondering Jew’s long-
overdue journey to
Jerusalem.
by Larry Rice
LETTERS
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LETTER
from the
Editor
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LETTERS
from our
Readers
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LETTER
from the
Director
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A wandering,
TITANIUM DAVE
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Framebuilder Dave
Levy latched onto
titanium nearly 30 years
ago as the perfect frame
material — and, all these
years later, he hasn’t
changed his mind.
by Dan D’Ambrosio
CYCLING AMONG THE
MENNONITES
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the author back to her
roots.
by Colleen Friesen
COLUMNS
36
Travels with Willie
Willie Weir
Late Start
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Road Test
Nick Legan
Jones Plus
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Touring Ontario takes
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Letters
from our
Readers
ROLLING ON
RILED UP BY ROLL ON
I was excited to see the article
“Amtrak Launches Vermonter Roll-on
Service” (Waypoints, August/September
2016) and applaud Adventure Cycling’s
efforts to help expand travel by train
options for cyclists.
I was, however, disappointed that
Amtrak requires removal of the front
wheel to use the bike rack on this train.
Having used roll-on service on Amtrak
Pacific Coast trains (and trains in
other countries), which don’t have this
requirement, I know that the boarding
and de-boarding process can be
rushed. True roll-on service should not
make this worse by requiring bicycle
disassembly.
Gary Scarcella | West Granby, Connecticut
Thank you for sharing the
information. But when will the U.S.
ever get it right!? I just returned from
England where all trains have four
bicycle hangers — and they are free.
Why does Amtrak charge for bicycles?
Do they also charge for luggage? I am
surprised Amtrak does not charge for
wheelchairs.
easier route to add carry-on service to,
because there was already an old baggage
car Amtrak could retrofit with eight bike
racks and turn it into a bike car.
The Vermonter equipment was different,
so this wasn’t an option. So Amtrak found
a solution by engineering the luggage tower
to convert into a bike rack. While it was a
creative solution, it was not ideal for the
reason you mentioned, as well as the fact
that there is currently only capacity for
three bikes on the train (soon to be a total
capacity of four bikes, not nearly enough).
In regard to taking the wheel off, Amtrak
took into consideration the dwell time, since
that was a big concern for them as well, but
it hasn’t been an issue.
This blog post describes some of
these challenges with the Vermonter:
adventurecycling.org/resources/blog/
amtrak-launches-roll-on-bicycle-
service-on-the-vermonter-may-1st.
And this post distinguishes among
the different types of bicycle service that
Amtrak is launching:
adventurecycling.
org/resources/blog/amtrak-bike-
service-what-is-it-where-to-find-it.
TIP OF THE HAT TO TERRY
bikes I’ve ever owned.
The Precision is my favorite and
there have been changes in handle bars,
shifters, and saddles, but the Biopace
feature continues to serve me quite
well. Yes, it is more difficult to find the
smaller front tire, but personal contact
with Georgena directed me towards a
wheelchair tire which works perfectly.
The comfort level in riding the three
Terrys is wonderful. Georgena found the
solution for those of us who are short
but who like to bike long distances. No
amount of praise can ever truly convey
how much I admire the creator of Terry
Bikes. I wish her well.
ENJOYING EBIKES
Mary Ann Duckert | Waukesha, Wisconsin
Stephen Anderson | Miami, Florida
Response from Saara Snow, Adventure
Cycling’s Travel Initiatives coordinator:
The main challenge with adding carry-on
bicycle service to an Amtrak route is where
to put the bikes, given that Amtrak doesn’t
have funding to buy new equipment, has
limited space to retrofit existing cars with
bike racks, and equipment types vary
between routes.
So the Task Force chose to test a long-
distance route (Capitol Limited) and a
short-distance route (Vermonter) to address
the unique challenges associated with
the different equipment on those types of
routes. The Capitol Limited was a much
An article in the August/September
2016 issue caught my eye immediately
— the one telling the story of how
Georgena Terry began building those
fabulous bicycles for women (“Bikes
Built for Women”). I met Georgena at a
LAB rally and was totally impressed with
her bikes. Subsequently, I purchased
three Terrys — one in 1986, the
Precision; one in 1987, the Mt. Marcy;
and one in 1988, the Moo Bike. I’m still
riding them and have taken them (one
at time) on over 100 bike tours including
15 in Europe. They have never failed to
impress everyone who sees them as they
are the epitome of bikes that fit short
women. No doubt about it, the finest
I have enjoyed the many articles
and adventures as well as news about
technical issues on bicycles for many
years. I own four bikes — one triathlon,
one road, one touring, and a mountain
bike.
On a recent European tour, I
ordered an electric bike for the 7,000-
foot ascents (and descents) and found
that they help me as I push 90 years
old. I am still physically capable of
riding 50–60 miles a day on a road bike.
But as electric bikes become more
popular (as they are in Europe), I would
like to see your discourse on them —
pros and cons — for those of us that
feel challenged by the long climbs, as
in Colorado, Croatia, and Corsica, and
increasing age.
Your letters are welcome. We may edit letters for
length and clarity. If you do not want your comments
to be printed in
Adventure Cyclist,
please state so
clearly. Include your name and address with your
correspondence. Email your comments, questions, or
letters to editor@adventurecycling.org or mail to Editor,
Adventure Cyclist, P.O. Box 8308, Missoula, MT 59807.
Ole Lorenzetti | Fort Worth, Texas
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