In today's electronic world, we are never far from a charging chord and wall outlet. When on a bike tour, and want to take all your electronic gadgets along, you've got to figure out some way to charge them. If you are in hotels, hostels, or the Oregon Coast bike camping sites with outlets, you can simply charge every night. If you are like me, and frequent locations a little more remote, you need to get crafty.

The side nobs also come into play when maneuvering off-camber trails or exiting the ruts that abound throughout the B.L.M. roads of Wyoming. It's nearly impossible not to find yourself in one of these axle high troughs out here, but its comforting to know your tires have the bite to climb back out.