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  Topic Name: Bikepacking reading list... Reply #20 on: January 21, 2009, 06:30:08 PM
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« Reply #20 on: January 21, 2009, 06:30:08 PM »
More Bike Reading:
http://www.crazyguyonabike.com/doc/page/?o=3Tzut&page_id=55516&v=1P&term=neil%20peart&context=all

Just finishing The Masked Rider.  I enjoyed it.
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  Topic Name: Bikepacking reading list... Reply #21 on: January 21, 2009, 07:24:36 PM
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« Reply #21 on: January 21, 2009, 07:24:36 PM »
I'm almost done with   Off the Map: Bicycling Across Siberia. if your interested PM me and we'll set up shipping. Book will be for free. How was the masked rider?
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  Topic Name: Bikepacking reading list... Reply #22 on: April 03, 2009, 08:51:33 PM
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« Reply #22 on: April 03, 2009, 08:51:33 PM »
just finished the book "Off the Map by Mark Jenkins". if anyone wants it PM me.

Brian

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  Topic Name: Bikepacking reading list... Reply #23 on: April 06, 2009, 03:24:56 PM
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« Reply #23 on: April 06, 2009, 03:24:56 PM »
There seem to be a lot of books about touring the roads, not much on the dirt experience.  So this thread is awesome.  I can't wait to follow up on some of the posts.  Thanks to the OP.

Most of the books I have read don't talk much about gear either, but I suspect that everyone has their own level of comfort.  So what you deem essential and worth the weight, others may find frivolous.  Besides, once your gear is dialed in, the real adventures begin. 

I would also recommend the Metal Cowboy for it's story telling, and 'Miles from Nowhere' by Barbara Savage - written in the late 70's about a tour around India and the Middle East with a twist ending, and, um, hmm, a few more that escape the brain right now.
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  Topic Name: Bikepacking reading list... Reply #24 on: April 06, 2009, 04:43:33 PM
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« Reply #24 on: April 06, 2009, 04:43:33 PM »
I`m in the middle of The Masked Rider. An account of Neil Pert`s (Rush) month long bike tour of West Africa. Interesting
http://www.amazon.com/Masked-Rider-Cycling-West-Africa/dp/1895900026
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  Topic Name: Bikepacking reading list... Reply #25 on: April 06, 2009, 09:10:53 PM
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« Reply #25 on: April 06, 2009, 09:10:53 PM »
Quote from: goldenboy on April 06, 2009, 03:24:56 PM
I would also recommend the Metal Cowboy for it's story telling, and 'Miles from Nowhere' by Barbara Savage - written in the late 70's about a tour around India and the Middle East with a twist ending, and, um, hmm, a few more that escape the brain right now.

I read "Miles from Nowhere" and thought it was pretty cool. Barbara and her husband start off biking across the US and just keep going and end up around the world. I like how in the beginning they fueled on jelly donuts and soda, and by a few months in they were hitting local farmer's markets and cooking with nuts & berries.
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  Topic Name: Bikepacking reading list... Reply #26 on: May 03, 2009, 07:13:27 PM
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« Reply #26 on: May 03, 2009, 07:13:27 PM »
Might find some interesting journals here, although most are on dirt roads.

http://www.crazyguyonabike.com/doc/categories/?o=3Tzut&doctype=journal&category_id=191
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  Topic Name: Bikepacking reading list... Reply #27 on: June 14, 2009, 06:41:16 PM
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« Reply #27 on: June 14, 2009, 06:41:16 PM »
Just finished the second book by mr. Kuryaski (sp?) the author of the metal cowboy. Nothing about bikepacking, but good reading and talking about riding roads.
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  Topic Name: Bikepacking reading list... Reply #28 on: February 20, 2011, 10:20:01 PM
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« Reply #28 on: February 20, 2011, 10:20:01 PM »
Here's an interesting one I hadn't heard of before. I had heard of Humphreys and Lilwall riding the Kolyma/Road of Bones, but didn't know there was a book, let alone a DVD available.

Any reviews from our British and/or Aussie members? Apparently the dvd was aired on Aussie Nat'l Geographic channel.

http://roblilwall.com/shop/
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  Topic Name: Bikepacking reading list... Reply #29 on: February 21, 2011, 06:26:24 AM
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« Reply #29 on: February 21, 2011, 06:26:24 AM »
Quote from: Slim on January 17, 2009, 06:21:53 PM
Not a book but Singletrack magazine ...


http://www.singletrackworld.com/

Over a decade ago, before I spent many of the intervening years off the rails, I was responsible for creating the website which morphed into Singletrack magazine.
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  Topic Name: Bikepacking reading list... Reply #30 on: February 23, 2011, 03:33:04 PM
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« Reply #30 on: February 23, 2011, 03:33:04 PM »
I've been reading "Two Wheels On My Wagon" by Paul Howard.  Basically about the author, who's British, doing the Tour Divide, from never even riding a mountain bike to finishing it.  I'm only part of the way through, but it's interesting so far.  Worth checking out.
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  Topic Name: Bikepacking reading list... Reply #31 on: February 23, 2011, 08:40:13 PM
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« Reply #31 on: February 23, 2011, 08:40:13 PM »
Kinda on the level with carrying a good deal of weight, but still a favourite read of mine, Odysseus's Last Stand, By Dave Stamboulis. Not tons of focus on the gear, but lots of interesting stories and people from all around the world.
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  Topic Name: Bikepacking reading list... Reply #32 on: February 28, 2011, 05:13:47 AM
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Quote from: Moondoggy on April 06, 2009, 04:43:33 PM
I`m in the middle of The Masked Rider. An account of Neil Pert`s (Rush) month long bike tour of West Africa. Interesting
http://www.amazon.com/Masked-Rider-Cycling-West-Africa/dp/1895900026


I'll have to check that one out, my wife and I are big Rush fans. She has read http://www.amazon.com/Ghost-Rider-Travels-Healing-Road/dp/1550225480/ref=pd_sim_b_3 but that one is a motor bike tour.
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  Topic Name: Bikepacking reading list... Reply #33 on: February 28, 2011, 11:28:39 PM
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« Reply #33 on: February 28, 2011, 11:28:39 PM »
Not finished yet, but recommended so far:  Around Africa On My Bicycle.

Book:  http://www.amazon.com/Around-Africa-Bicycle-Riaan-Manser/dp/1868423514

Video: 
Riaan Manser 'Around Africa on my bicycle' Part 1a
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  Topic Name: Bikepacking reading list... Reply #34 on: March 01, 2011, 02:38:48 AM
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« Reply #34 on: March 01, 2011, 02:38:48 AM »
Nice! The "Around Africa" video reminds me of Brian Vernor's (Which many of you are hopefully familiar with) film about racing Africa:

<a href="http://www.youtube.com/v/7NpubbAzKSY" target="_blank">http://www.youtube.com/v/7NpubbAzKSY</a>
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  Topic Name: Bikepacking reading list... Reply #35 on: March 02, 2011, 12:47:20 AM
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« Reply #35 on: March 02, 2011, 12:47:20 AM »
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