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(DIR) Post #AWvGyvpHLfCXDhxkFk by clive@saturation.social
2023-06-21T17:17:56Z
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This summer, I've cycled 2,750 miles across the US 🚲 I'm on a coast-to-coast trip -- 3,700 miles total -- as research for my next book, on micromobility 📖 One question I get a lot: "What gear did you get for such a long ride?"My essay explaining the kit, here: https://medium.com/@clivethompson/my-gear-for-cycling-coast-to-coast-53bf8111e6cbA "friend" link in case you're not a subscriber to Medium: https://clivethompson.medium.com/my-gear-for-cycling-coast-to-coast-53bf8111e6cb?sk=b5755baa2b144b298b6865948ff2d9ee
(DIR) Post #AWvKNZNWFH1GhZPzAO by boby_biq@toot.community
2023-06-21T17:56:02Z
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@clive My husband has this :Solar Edge 1040 GPS, by Garmin- bought it recently and loves it (everyone jealous obv)
(DIR) Post #AWvKjC0VoqPmaXy2z2 by clive@saturation.social
2023-06-21T17:59:53Z
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@boby_biq It's pretty sweet!
(DIR) Post #AWvLExdwl8u7J2YqJc by boby_biq@toot.community
2023-06-21T18:05:37Z
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@clive He took a picture of it with his fancy handle bar and apparently you can tell that he’s got great breaks (we are married for 10years I’m still clueless about cycling haha) (He told me to show you his “bike porn” 🙄)
(DIR) Post #AWvQ7h4qS9dDfeUqX2 by Carolepayne@mstdn.ca
2023-06-21T19:00:18Z
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@clive wow. Safe trails
(DIR) Post #AWvY8ADGuyeiRw7U6C by clive@saturation.social
2023-06-21T20:30:05Z
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@boby_biq That is EXCELLENT bike porn, 12/10 would bike porn again
(DIR) Post #AWvYGbb6zFTzhKIPMu by clive@saturation.social
2023-06-21T20:30:21Z
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@Carolepayne Thank you!
(DIR) Post #AWvaElVJNrBJkdpirY by maureenogle@mastodon.sdf.org
2023-06-21T20:53:39Z
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@clive I cannot begin to tell you how impressed I am that you undertook this venture. Wow!
(DIR) Post #AWvb97dcHFtkcCagtc by atthenius@fediscience.org
2023-06-21T21:03:53Z
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@clive What an awesome #bike journey! I'll definitely check out your #micromobility book.
(DIR) Post #AWvd8xPwTd5qpDFBYW by mark_l_thompson@historians.social
2023-06-21T21:26:16Z
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@clive Any guess how much the fully-loaded rig weighs? Just curious
(DIR) Post #AWvgKiXfuNYC1m9zMW by clive@saturation.social
2023-06-21T22:01:59Z
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@mark_l_thompson Yep: Bike is 28 pounds, front panniers are about 8.5 pounds each, back panniers about 11 pounds each -- so, 37 pounds in panniers total. The weight of the food bag fluctuates a lot but let's make it another 8; I typically carry three 24 ounce bottles of water, which is another 45 poundsSo, 28 + 37 + 8 + 4.5 = 77.5 poundsIt's pretty heavy!
(DIR) Post #AWvgRYAyqbKXuAnqr2 by clive@saturation.social
2023-06-21T22:02:12Z
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@atthenius woo!
(DIR) Post #AWvgXaqjouxNvzDTrk by clive@saturation.social
2023-06-21T22:02:49Z
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@maureenogle It's been pretty fun! The final weeks are gonna be a challenge, though ... a lot of steep hills in Idaho and Oregon
(DIR) Post #AWvgmwNE4p0n28jM2K by glennf@twit.social
2023-06-21T22:07:01Z
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@clive If you’re passing through or near Seattle, happy to run out with some trail mix and water!
(DIR) Post #AWvplzuMLjnRIEqz7Q by glennf@twit.social
2023-06-21T22:09:49Z
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@clive Or a bed if you need to crash!
(DIR) Post #AWvpm9ceERZRQCdyts by clive@saturation.social
2023-06-21T23:47:47Z
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@glennf Thank you!Alas, not making it that far north ... probably going to Eugene, OR, hitting the coast off there, then heading up to Portland to fly me and my bike home
(DIR) Post #AWvxD8MvhSKN226UwC by glennf@twit.social
2023-06-22T01:11:10Z
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@clive Fabulous. Eugene is my hometown! A great ride west to Florence.
(DIR) Post #AWw22b47AMSocN68rA by mark_l_thompson@historians.social
2023-06-22T02:04:54Z
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@clive That is quite a load ... ! I've gone on much shorter trips where I've probably packed nearly as much, my old 1992 Rockhopper bearing the load
(DIR) Post #AWwAnDY7DPwuvZs8Ia by dxzdb@mastodon.social
2023-06-22T03:43:19Z
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@clive Really enjoyed this post... I've been looking for the holy grail of bike shoes that you can walk normally in. I don't think I need (or want) water proof though. I'm still using toe clips so sooner or later I need to let them go.I'm not planning on a trek - but always good to read about gear!I had a Brooks saddle once - I don't think I ever got it to really break-in sadly. Now I have a Terry Liberator saddle that has served me well for many years. https://www.terrybicycles.com/saddles/mens-saddles
(DIR) Post #AWxUDJwy8GG0b0cLpY by clive@saturation.social
2023-06-22T18:55:17Z
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@dxzdb Glad you enjoyed it! The waterproof-ness is a little intense for sure on that model of shoes
(DIR) Post #AWxUJPMstvzh8Yds48 by clive@saturation.social
2023-06-22T18:55:35Z
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@mark_l_thompson Yep yep
(DIR) Post #AWxUddb5huSl3kvvJA by mathowie@xoxo.zone
2023-06-22T19:00:18Z
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@clive if you're swinging through Oregon on your way to the coast, I have a guest room you're welcome to use.
(DIR) Post #AWxZEtsIYAwG4h0OYq by lia@toot.io
2023-06-22T19:51:57Z
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@clive are you a joe 718 customer or did you do all your own research?
(DIR) Post #AWxb29FqG0qduy45Im by clive@saturation.social
2023-06-22T20:12:02Z
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@lia I'm a Joe 718 customer -- he's one of the experts who recommended the Kona to begin with, and I got the front panniers, tent, and that little handlebar-mounted bag from him!Joe's amazing
(DIR) Post #AWxb87M0EjcjlDnEH2 by clive@saturation.social
2023-06-22T20:12:16Z
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@mathowie Thank you!! Where are you located in Oregon?
(DIR) Post #AWxcLmoZUumo4GEmZs by mathowie@xoxo.zone
2023-06-22T20:26:45Z
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@clive McMinnville, about 50mi away from Lincoln City or Pacific City, depending on where you want to finish off at the ocean (I know a lot of people head up 26 to Seaside, I think that's the main route). The route to Pacific City via Carlton is totally amazing and I'd be happy to ride it with ya.
(DIR) Post #AWxdxakGv49FaroizA by clive@saturation.social
2023-06-22T20:44:46Z
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@glennf Right on!
(DIR) Post #AWxe6SgOGVqNC6EOIK by clive@saturation.social
2023-06-22T20:45:48Z
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@mathowie I'm gonna end at Florence, west of Eugene ... but then I need as a denouement I need to make my way to Portland to fly back to NYCAre you along that way?
(DIR) Post #AWxf8aIn0XR1MHlgW0 by mathowie@xoxo.zone
2023-06-22T20:57:37Z
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@clive Sure yeah, and I can take you and your bike to the airport (or we could stop by the local shop if you want to box your bike up to ship home instead)
(DIR) Post #AWzkXEugYWV6LgzOZE by giglioli@mstdn.social
2023-06-23T21:07:55Z
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@clive 3.7k miles-- that sounds like macromobility to me!Safe travels.
(DIR) Post #AWzrZegkOWk2Y0ZKQy by christa@void.holdings
2023-06-23T22:26:49Z
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@clive cool!! I bought the top rolling ortlieb panniers off ebay 14 years ago for a bike tour and they only have just needed their first patch. this has me dreaming of doing tours again, gonna catch up on your posts
(DIR) Post #AWzrlHo7IA2f3eYtWK by jgordon@appdot.net
2023-06-23T22:28:57Z
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@clive Great essay! I saved a copy. I’ve never bikepacked but when helmets were novel I did a bit of bike touring. (Granted, bikepacking is a cooler term)
(DIR) Post #AWzuZBuzf41DBGhd9k by clive@saturation.social
2023-06-23T23:00:24Z
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@jgordon Glad you enjoyed it!
(DIR) Post #AWzufNvdv4hiATxZTs by clive@saturation.social
2023-06-23T23:01:16Z
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@christa Damn, that’s great to hear they’ve lasted so long!
(DIR) Post #AWzulID06E3kAItbLk by clive@saturation.social
2023-06-23T23:01:52Z
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@giglioli Heh yes it probably is
(DIR) Post #AX0ECdDxyDgUI965cO by peterme@sfba.social
2023-06-24T02:40:24Z
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@clive wow. The extents parents will go to in order to impress their teen children.
(DIR) Post #AX0GOroVkjNkvJ9XBA by clive@saturation.social
2023-06-24T03:05:00Z
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@peterme 😂 true
(DIR) Post #AX0GUzcFenMgrKL6pM by 9njT0dNsbv8Yr3nj7I.csolisr@social.azkware.net
2023-06-24T02:32:49.391002Z
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@clive How do you manage to not suffer from constant muscle pain?
(DIR) Post #AX0GV0ReZgTvQkO9wm by clive@saturation.social
2023-06-24T03:05:25Z
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@csolisr I slowly worked my way up to this, over the last five years! So I think that slow increase in distance helped a lot
(DIR) Post #AX0SGQhbroYRyLfTU0 by jasonramasami@mastodon.social
2023-06-24T05:17:31Z
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@clive @anildash I really enjoyed reading about this. Thanks.
(DIR) Post #AX0YfoGXzkNM1AUkue by luhrman@mastodon.social
2023-06-24T06:29:45Z
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@clive @anildash
(DIR) Post #AX0d07FfW0tmVf1RYm by claudius@imd.social
2023-06-24T07:18:14Z
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@clive @anildash have you seen https://usa.streetsblog.org/2023/06/12/opinion-why-we-should-stop-using-the-term-micromobility - and would you consider not calling it *micro*-mobility? There's nothing *micro* about traveling thousands of miles. It's just regular mobility.
(DIR) Post #AX1AIY4voFhPPZOgU4 by cpeak@mastodon.social
2023-06-24T13:31:15Z
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@clive Awesome post! Next summer I am doing Chicago to DC, I can’t wait. Thanks for the detailed breakdown. Im still on the fence about a dedicated GPS unit vs my phone. I have a dynamo so Im not so worried about power, but my last tour Komoot just wasn’t cutting it on my phone.
(DIR) Post #AX1CZ7RcHt95de2MHw by mhbastian@assemblag.es
2023-06-24T13:55:38Z
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@clive we got told constantly by other cyclists that we were doing it wrong, didn't have right bikes or gear. I kept thinking of the people that did cross country on pennyfarthings. surely anything we have now is better than that. Our 4 person tent for two people and out lack of clips ons was what stuck in their craw the most.
(DIR) Post #AX4F4mRt9T1FENwYDo by clive@saturation.social
2023-06-25T20:46:01Z
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@jasonramasami @anildash 🤘 🤖
(DIR) Post #AX4FNcZO6d1U5sR24O by 9njT0dNsbv8Yr3nj7I.csolisr@social.azkware.net
2023-06-24T03:15:33.987200Z
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@clive Any recommendations for future cyclists to get quickly accustomed to cycling? Expecting a movement to go widespread when it requires literal pain from everyone involved doesn't sound like a good idea
(DIR) Post #AX4FNdfo0FkbW4RfiC by clive@saturation.social
2023-06-25T20:48:23Z
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@csolisr heh heh yeahMy recommendation is consider getting an ebike from a reputable dealer!The motor takes away the pain of hills, leaving one with just the fun parts 😀 You can pedal as much or as little as you want ... studies find that people get nearly as much exercise as folks on regular bikesI've ridden them, and honestly there are delightful
(DIR) Post #AX4P4ldfA9DcGC5DkG by clive@saturation.social
2023-06-25T19:47:12Z
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@mhbastian ugh, I hate gatekeeping cyclists who keep on offering unsolicited advice about why we're doing it wrongThe worst
(DIR) Post #AX4P5tNnr67oZHCXk8 by clive@saturation.social
2023-06-25T19:48:49Z
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@claudius @anildash I saw that piece, and loved it!!In fact I started working on a short blog post inspired by her argument and linking to it, because I think her point is amazing and want to help promote it
(DIR) Post #AX4P7GrA4D79ewagnw by clive@saturation.social
2023-06-25T19:47:59Z
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@cpeak I don't think a dedicated GPS is crucial -- Google maps works very wellI just like it for the terrain warnings, and so I don't drain my phone battery while riding