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Current Featured Journal:

Big Sky or Bust

Riding the northern states in the fall
By Jeff Skinner
#798 - posted Sunday November 26, 2017 by Neil Gunton

This summer I worked in Big Sky Montana as a bike mechanic and a downhill mountain bike guide. I know I know, it’s the best job ever.

I’m visiting family and friends in Boston, so I figured hey why don’t I ride back out west. Maybe I’ll find my way back to Big Sky, or maybe something else will come up along the way... - read this journal

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Journal: "Searching the TransAm E-W for a Proper Pair of Pants - 2015" by Dana Miller Journal: "Norwich England to Marrakech Morocco" by Martin Philpot Journal: "Geocaching on a department store bike" by Patrick Blakely
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Latest journal updates:
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From Giants to Trolls in New Zealand *   Dale Roberts  21:14 
6 of 152 days
Not All Those Who Wander are Lost *   Tom Flournoy  21:08 
142 of ??? days
India November 2017 *   Greg Walker  20:22 
18 of 20 days
Bicycling Down the Mississippi: Downhill (mostly) all the way! *   David Edgren  19:52 
Work in progress
The Quirky Way *   Mats Svensson  19:00 
253 of ??? days
2016-2018: Chapter 4: A travers les Amériques en Tandem - Riding through the Americas / tandem *   Normand Pion and Helene Giguere  17:35 
504 of 719 days
Rob and Kathryn go back across the USA *   Rob Bennett  17:30 
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Fourth Time Lucky *   Rich Haubert  17:29 
Completed Sep 2016
Around Baltic Sea 2017 *   sonny xue  17:05 
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Northern Chile: Copiapo to Iquique or I’ve been to the desert on a bike with no name *   Paul Demers  17:00 
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Loaded Bicycles *   Kelly Iniguez and Jonathan Voelz  17:49 
Work in progressFeatured Journal #487
Cycle Touring on 'Health's Highway' *   Brian Phelan  12:56 
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Cycle Touring in Victorian & Edwardian Ireland *   Brian Phelan  04:56 
Completed Aug 2016
BikeCentennial '76 revisited *   Greg Navaro  Mon 27 
Completed Apr 2013
Cycle Tourists I Have Meet on the Road *   Frank Denman  Sun 26 
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Weather  Lightning   Graham Smith  Sat 25   19   19:07
Regional: Asia  China - urban bike rentals   Graham Finch  Sat 25   10   15:41
Components  Hydraulic Rim Brakes   Alec Ford  Mon 27   2   14:51
Regional: North America  Crossing Big Sur Mud Slide and Road Block   Janet Beaty  Sun 26   15   12:53
Regional: North America  Sante Fe, New Mexico??   Tom Norton  Mon 27   4   12:28
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Sleeping mats  Thermarest NeoAir Sleeping Pad   *****  ****_  13   Pete Staehling  Jun 2009   77   12:29
Cameras  Canon GX 9   *****  1   Mark Boyd  Nov 18   4   Sun 26
Touring bikes (recumbent)  Vision Recumbent bike   ***__  1   Douglas Coulter  Oct 13   3   Sun 26
Panniers  Arkel Panniers   **___  ***__  4   Pierre Martin  Jun 2015   33   Fri 24
Racks (bike)  Old Man Mountain Racks   *****  *****  3   William Taylor  Mar 13   3   Fri 24
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For Sale  Sram Twist Grip Shifters*   open  Larry Bruggeman 2017-11-28 
For Rent  Cycling paradise in sunny Tucson 2 berm house vacation rental* $105  open  Thedoug* 2017-11-26 
Companions  SF to SD- getting warmer!*   open  Claire Hostetler 2017-11-25 
For Sale  MRE's Meal Ready to Eat 10 ea* $50.00  open  Douglas Coulter 2017-11-25 
Companions  The Eastern Shore in April, 2018*   open  Nancy Wright 2017-11-25 
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Blog while cycling the Southern Tier, began Oct, 2017 https://bike17.blogspot.com Website 2017-10-24 
David’s Western Express Bicycle Tour Notes https://words.helder.land/davids-western... Travel resources, Travelogue 2017-10-23 
Bike shop location site https://velomesto.com/en Shopping (general) 2017-10-21 
Mercurio Bike Travel www.mercurio-bike-travel.com Tour Operator 2017-09-15 
Map for Garmin GPS - Chihuahua https://www.dropbox.com/s/w0k1g5w6gyt6q1... Maps 2017-08-02 
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Valeria Nikolaenko* (valerini) 27 Nov 2017  27 Nov 2017 
Oris Barber (oris) 26 Nov 2017  26 Dec 2007 
Vafa Hakimi* (Vafa) 26 Nov 2017  26 Nov 2017 
daibike* 26 Nov 2017  26 Nov 2017 
Richard Palmer (SkinnyBiker) 25 Nov 2017  18 Apr 2011 
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B7546C01-3CC8-4026-A17F-BB4DED970975.jpeg I crossed into Vermont right around this time. How come there’s no sign??

Image on journal page: Day 6: Williamstown, MA to Fultonville, NY: No soggy feet, huh in journal Big Sky or BustFeatured Journal #798 by Jeff Skinner (Completed Nov 2017)
 2017-11-28 21:14 
Review Re: Arkel Panniers by [deleted] in reviews forum: Panniers  2017-11-28 20:33 
Review Re: Arkel Panniers by Peter Gazzard in reviews forum: Panniers  2017-11-28 20:32 
Review Re: Arkel Panniers by Dannica Switzer in reviews forum: Panniers  2017-11-28 19:49 
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8B4C2F4E-5DBB-4717-88D8-12CDC19BE723.jpeg Agricultural machinery history in situ. Between Walwa and Tallangatta.

Image on journal page: Rumours Around the Office Water Cooler: Walwa to Tallangatta in journal Canberra to Adelaide Sitting On a Thorn by Graham Smith (4 of ??? days)
 2017-11-28 19:39 
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