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Claire
REI Winter Sale 2024 Bikepacking Gear Guide
Hey there! I’ll keep this short and sweet- REI is having their annual winter sale (it ends November 25th!), and if you’re in need of purchasing a bunch of cycling, bikepacking and bicycle touring gear, this is a great chance to get what you need at discounted prices! REI members get an additional 20% off…
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I’m Not Successful Enough
And I feel like a failure because of it. Living By Bike Newsletter October 31. What I’m Listening to rn: autumn vintage jazz (perfect evening playlist); early morning autumn jazz (same but for the mornings); my girlfriend’s Spotify mixes which feature Julia Jacklin, Big Thief, and Adrianne Lenker. What I’m Reading rn: A Collective Bargain:…
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Your Chain Lube is Hurting the Planet
Living By Bike Newsletter October 21. What I’m Reading rn: A Collective Bargain: Unions, Organizing, and the Fight for Democracy by Jane McAlevey. I’m not often an audiobook girlie, but this one is great to listen to, and incredibly informative. Learn about how wages are determined, the history of the working class, your rights, freedoms, and who…
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A Reflection on Biking Across the USA with 11 Strangers
An adapted Instagram diary entry from June 4th, 2024. Original entry can be found here. One year ago today I started a supported bike tour across the country with 11 strangers. About a quarter of the way into the trip, I stopped posting altogether, due to an overwhelming hatred for social media and desperate need to…
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A Resentment for Intellect
An adapted Instagram diary entry from March 25th, 2024. Original entry can be found here. If you’ve met me in the past three or four months as biked across New Zealand & Australia, you might’ve heard me say that I’m stepping into my dumb blonde era. Wanting to become like Elle Woods. Attempting to turn…
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No Longer Wishing For A Different Life
Diary entry from March 6th, 2024, post New Zealand/Australia bike tour/adventure. I’ve spent a lot of my life wishing I had what others had. Wishing my mom would take me to the mall to go shopping for cute and brand new outfits like the others mothers did with their daughters. Wishing I would get invited…
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When a Man Touches You While Bikepacking
Diary entry from March 6th, 2024, post New Zealand/Australia bike tour/adventure. I’m very used to meeting older men on the trail. Often perplexed by seeing a single woman alone on the road with a maximalist bikepacking setup, furiously or happily pedaling to and fro, men in their 40s, 50s, 60s and 70s frequently marvel a…
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A Story of Platonic Love
“If you were a man, we would probably be married” ——— In the summer of 2023, I was pulled into a cross USA supported bike tour through a nonprofit, the Ulman Foundation, to raise money for young adults fighting cancer. I had already completed two solo bike tours prior to this one, and quite frankly,…
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