Arthritic Bourbon Bikepacking

If you are cycle touring or bikepacking,  you often need to think about how much and by what methods you are going to carry your water.  Hydration is important and during these times, some of the options for access to water aren't available as they were before.  Join us for the discussion!

We have the benefit of some amazing local bike shops here in our area.  Today we will discuss what makes a great local bike shop and how to take advantage of the knowledge/experience that these veteran cyclists can give when you are ready to start making upgrades.

Today's episode is on how to ride long distances.  We give tips on how to stay in the saddle to accomplish those long days of bicycle touring.  Whether it is to accomplish more miles, or just be in better condition once you arrive, we'll give some advice on things that can help you get into long mile shape.

Today we talk about cycling during a Pandemic.  We discuss the safety and what things we are seeing in our area and round out the episode talking a bit about the ECR and Fargo likes/changes that might be coming up.

The Salsa Fargo.  Is it a mountain bike?  A touring bike?  Or is it possible that it's the one bike which can do almost anything?  Today we talk with my buddy Jerry about the evolution of his touring bike, the Salsa Fargo.  From getting rid of drop bars to switch over to Velo Orange Crazy Bars, to the Brooks Saddle, to the Rohloff Hub with Gates Carbon Belt drive, we'll ta...

As we wrap up two weeks in Southwest Florida, we talk about how we cycled this area, the challenges of mixed surface, and getting creative with provisioning.

We've learned a couple of things about cycling around on an island during some vacation time at Little Gasparilla Island, Florida.  Today we take a little time to discuss what things we've picked up along the way that are simple tips/tricks we have learned.

Today's episode is about keeping those hands warm while cycling on cold weather days.  We talk a bit about other tips as well as a possible winter time project.

Today's episode is a little bit about how to handle things like dogs you encounter while riding, tips, strategies on those encounters.  As well we discuss a long 120 mile ride with some cold weather and strategies on what worked and didn't work in cold weather.

Today we are releasing the podcast which was recorded in the middle of the bike tour.  We discuss some of the hurdles of this ride, our location, camping setup, and real time overview of how things are going.  Hope you enjoy!

In this episode, we discuss planning a bicycle tour.  We have an upcoming conference to attend in Asheville, NC and it sounds like a perfect opportunity to plan a bikepacking trip.  We'll take the Salsa Fargo and the Trek FX3 out with us and get in some ride time as well as do a little camping.

In today's episode of Arthritic Bourbon Bikers, we discuss Bicycle Touring Training.  If you want to enjoy and have a positive experience on your bicycle tours, you will have to put some time into training for your rides.  Today we will talk about tips and tricks we've learned about training for rides that are practical and useful in ensuring that you enjoy your bicycle tour.  Thing...

We know there are multiple kinds of cycle touring bags and methods for carrying gear.  Today we will discuss many of the options we have tried and/or are currently using to carry stuff on a bicycle tour with everything from panniers to bikepacking bags.  We'll talk tips and strategies for the different bags and what we've found useful. Also available on YouTube at https://www.youtube.com...

In our introductory episode, we want to discuss the purpose of the podcast, why the name, and our approach/history a bit.  You'll learn about these mid life cycle tour riders and why at our age, it takes a little anti-inflammatory meds and an occasional shot of bourbon to make touring work :) Also available on YouTube at https://www.youtube.com/bradbeaird