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DEC 2015/JAN 2016
Vol.42 No. 9
$6.95
A publication of
ADVENTURE CYCLING ASSOCIATION
EUROPE 1968
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NAHBS: STATE
OF THE ART
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BIKEPACKING
THE KNIK
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seeking snow
in Oregon
(but finding rain)
CYCLING AND
SKIING THE
CASCADES
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Letter
from the
Editor
FROM THE SADDLE TO SIN CITY
How do you leave a bike tour for a tradeshow? With great difficulty.
Center in Las Vegas in mid-September, I was surrounded by
the latest and greatest bicycles — including more touring and
bikepacking-specific bikes than anyone could remember seeing
for ages. But my mind was far from the crowded booths, still
buzzing from a bike trip the week before.
Interbike, North America's largest bicycle tradeshow, is in
many ways the hub of the bike industry in the U.S. The annual
gathering is a chance to see the evolution of gear and reconnect
with partners, friends, and colleagues. But it’s still a tradeshow.
You may imagine the shock, then, of the stale casino air and crowded aisles
coming immediately on the heels of a week-long tour through the incredible
San Juan Islands. I’d been on an Adventure Cycling-run Inn-to-Inn trip where
I enjoyed more oysters than a person should be allowed to eat, and the always-
surprising camaraderie that flowers among strangers traveling together.
Differences in age, career, and homes be damned, the rhythm of the road and just
the right amount of exertion creates an easy familiarity that quickly dispenses with
the awkwardness of introductions and conspires for a bittersweet parting.
After a decade at the helm of
Adventure Cyclist,
Mike Deme has built that kind
of familiarity with many of you through the pages of this magazine, especially this
one. He hasn’t gone far — he's taken on a larger role managing our print and digital
content — and remains involved with everything we publish. Ditto for Co-Founder
Greg Siple, whose romp around Europe is featured on page 20. Though he’s
stepped away from magazine layout, his influence on
Adventure Cyclist
is profound.
Just like heading out on tour with a dozen folks you don’t know, it’s a little
intimidating to take over this page. So I’ll start the way I would with any new group:
Hey, I’m Alex. Let’s go for a ride.
Alex Strickland
Editor-in-Chief,
Adventure Cyclist
astrickland@adventurecycling.org
➺
Walking the hallways of the Mandalay Bay Convention
CONTRIBUTORS
WILLIE WEIR has
written about "The
Incredible Zeke" three
times now (the latest
on page 46), but while
readers may love
hearing about their
travels together from
our long-tenured columnist, you now have
a chance to hear the other side of the story.
We're publishing a special Final Mile from
ZEKE GERWEIN online at
adventurecycling.
org/zekesfinalmile.
Willie might have some
competition for column space!
There's a first time
for everything, as
photographer DAN
BAILEY discovered
when he got home from
the Knik Glacier (photo
essay on page 38) and
realized something was
missing. "One of my cards was missing, and
I quickly deduced that it was the one with all
the cool glacier and northern lights photos,"
he wrote. "In all my years as a photographer,
I’ve never lost a card on location." Lucky for
him, and us, it was right where he left it. Read
about how it was found at
danbaileyphoto.
com/blog/the-tale-of-a-memory-card-that-
was-almost-lost-forever.
WILLIE WEIR
DAN BAILE Y
EXECUTIVE EDITOR
Michael Deme
mdeme@adventurecycling.org
EDITOR-IN-CHIEF
Alex Strickland
astrickland@adventurecycling.org
LEAD DESIGNER
Cassie Nelson
CONTRIBUTING WRITERS
Dan D’Ambrosio
Patrick O’Grady
Willie Weir
Jan Heine
June Siple
Josh Tack
COPY EDITOR
Phyllis Picklesimer
ADVERTISING DIRECTOR
Rick Bruner 509.493.4930
advertising@adventurecycling.org
DECEMBER 2015/JANUARY 2016
Volume 42 Number 9
ART DIRECTOR
Greg Siple
gsiple@adventurecycling.org
ADVENTURECYCLING.ORG
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contents
DECEMBER 2015/JANUARY 2016
is America’s only magzine
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
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
SKIING THE CASCADES
BY BIKE
10
Bend the hard way. Don’t
forget your skis.
by Ben
Horan
BIKEPACKING THE KNIK
GLACIER
36
➺
This popular fatbiking
jaunt near Anchorage
delivers a big adventure
under the Northern Lights.
by Dan Bailey
30
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Riding from Portland to
CURRENT ISSUE NOTES:
“As we pull together each issue of
Adventure Cyclist,
opening a fresh
batch of images is a little like finding
gifts under a tree. The imagery in this
issue is no exception, and exceptional:
Tom Robertson delivers the goods
on a rain-soaked Oregon bike-and-ski
trip, while Dan Bailey’s photos speak
for themselves on a stunning and
similarly soggy bikepack in Alaska.
Our own Greg Siple rounds out this
issue with his images from a bicycling
quest through late-1960s Europe,
including a brush with cycling royalty
— and the photograph to prove it.”
– Cassie Nelson
Lead Designer,
Adventure Cyclist
EUROPE 1968
20
around the Old World
searching for the soul of
cycling.
by Greg Siple
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A three-month romp
THE CHALLENGE
OF THE C&O
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Congress has
consistently cut funding for
the National Park Service,
leaving C&O Canal National
Historic Park struggling to
maintain a viable trail.
by Dan D’Ambrosio
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STATE OF THE ART
30
Handmade Bicycle Show
showcases bikes too
beautiful not to ride.
by Karen Brooks
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The North American
OUR COVER:
Waking up to a dusting of snow, Phil
Grove grabs a stove to make the first
coffee of the day on a bike-and-ski
trip from Portland to Bend, Oregon.
Photo by Tom Robertson
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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.
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HOLIDAY GEAR GUIDE
Finish your holiday shopping for the
cyclist in your life with Adventure
Cycling’s Holiday Gear Guide at
adventurecycling.org/2015-holiday-
gear.
DEPARTMENTS
08
Waypoints
46
Travels with Willie
50
Life Member Profile
52
Classifieds/Marketplace
57
Companions Wanted
58
Open Road Gallery
LETTERS
03
LETTER
from the
Editor
06
LETTER
from the
Director
07
LETTERS
from our
Readers
COLUMNS
40
Road Test
Tom Robertson
Trek 920
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Road Test
Patrick O’Grady
Opus Lagato
THE WELL-READ CYCLIST
We've added a "books" section to
our Holiday Gear Guide, so pick out
a comfy spot, grab some hot cocoa,
and travel the world on two wheels
from your couch.
adventurecycling.
org/2015-holiday-gear-books.
DEADLINE EXTENDED
The 7th Annual
Adventure Cyclist
Photo Contest is staying open two
extra weeks. Get
your submissions
in by Dec. 15,
2015, for a chance
to win! Enter at
adventurecycling.
org/photocontest.
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