Gregg Bleakney's Blog on Bicycle Touring, Cycling, Travel, and Adventure Photography

just watched the magazine and the picture of the p...

2012-04-20T12:59:06.910-07:00

just watched the magazine and the picture of the peloton along the crop fields is amazing! any chance to see it in a decent size and share it digitally.

Hello, I love traveling and recently I was in Key ...

2012-03-09T10:18:57.043-08:00

Hello, I love traveling and recently I was in Key West. I loved the place, its beaches. Local people recommended me an agency in

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The point is, when you have a chance to have a big...

2012-03-09T05:07:23.547-08:00

The point is, when you have a chance to have a big
adventure, especially if, like in your case, it doesn't hurt anyone,
it's just plain foolish not to take it.

nice idea..thanks for sharing....

This starts with the domestic fabrics been marked ...

2012-02-27T00:25:52.310-08:00

This starts with the domestic fabrics been marked or tagged for each customer.

Cycling helmets are cycling gear clothing possibly the most important pieces of cycling clothing and should be worn at all times whether you are riding mountain biking courses or out on the roads.

Once you have traveled, the voyage never ends, but...

2012-02-03T08:47:39.911-08:00

Once you have traveled, the voyage never ends, but is played out over
and over again in the quiestest chambers. The mind can never break off
from the journey.

Those who visit foreign nations, but assoc...

2012-02-03T08:36:56.242-08:00

Those who visit
foreign nations, but associate only with their own
country-men, change their climate, but not their customs.
They see new meridians, but the same men; and with heads
as empty as their pockets, return home with travelled
bodies, but untravelled minds.

Thank you Robert!

2011-11-23T06:03:57.344-08:00

Thank you Robert!

Strange. You say you pick the Llama over the New W...

2011-11-17T08:52:35.917-08:00

Strange. You say you pick the Llama over the New World Tourist because of wider tires. But you put the 1.75 inch wide tire you use is standard for the New World Tourist. I even managed to emergency fit 2'' wide Schwalbe Big Apple tires on my NWT, but the clearance is really minute, it is not a perfect solution.

I expected you to put 2.0 or 2.3'' tires.

Gregg - congratulations on your new clients!

2011-11-12T04:51:21.367-08:00

Gregg - congratulations on your new clients!

Nice work, you stud. Keep it coming.

2011-11-01T15:55:23.967-07:00

Nice work, you stud. Keep it coming.

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2011-10-10T23:42:09.457-07:00

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Tour is def. a pretty amazing thing to see--have y...

2011-09-07T08:17:10.313-07:00

Tour is def. a pretty amazing thing to see--have you tried the Giro?

Hi Matt, I used the Hipstamatic app because it se...

2011-09-07T08:15:06.341-07:00

Hi Matt, I used the Hipstamatic app because it seems to have a quicker shutter response than the default app. I picked a lens/film filter combo--I think that they were the default for that app--and stuck with it. Besides some some basic exposure level adjustments in Aperture for a couple of the images, I have not done any post-processing with these images.

Gregg - great perspective. rings true from having ...

2011-09-07T03:26:11.111-07:00

Gregg - great perspective. rings true from having gone to a few stages of the T0ur in the past.

Great pics. Did you use the default iPhone camera...

2011-09-06T15:29:10.201-07:00

Great pics. Did you use the default iPhone camera app to take the pictures, or something else? Also, what post-processing did you do on them?

Hi Esdoss - I agree that there are regional variat...

2011-04-04T10:51:25.368-07:00

Hi Esdoss - I agree that there are regional variations on bicycle use in India. However, if we look at the entire country, moto-use/sales is growing fast. Hero, which used to be the world's largest bicycle company recently partnered with Honda to focus their energy on building inexpensive motos. In 2008, they were the first moto in history to sell over 1 million units and growth has continued. These new motos are being purchased by mid-income Indians. The market has matured to the point where mid-income consumers are selling their old motos to lower income Indians (after upgrading). Some low income earners are creatively pooling funds/saving and are beginning to close the income/purchase gap with the emergence of this second hand market.

Yes, to many average Indians, the moto is still a long way off--but ask any cycling Indian boy in rural India--most will tell you that they dream of trading up to a moto. If we look at moto-sales in India, it seems as though the up-tick is upon us.

you obviously havent travelled south of Mumbai, if...

2011-04-01T22:39:18.733-07:00

you obviously havent travelled south of Mumbai, if you're saying cyclists are ''at risk of extinction because of a new class of inexpensive motorcycles". How is Rs. 30,000 upto Rs. 75,000 considered 'inexpensive' for the average Indian earning on daily wages of less than Rs.30 a day?

Hi gregg, I'm Silvana de Sao Paulo, Brazil. Re...

2011-03-28T14:49:40.516-07:00

Hi gregg, I'm Silvana de Sao Paulo, Brazil. Remember me? I found you on the Internet and decided to write you an e-mail, hope you can answer it soon. Kiss

Gregg, its rare for a person to have endurance sp...

2011-03-26T20:52:15.001-07:00

Gregg, its rare for a person to have endurance sporting skills , money as well as intellectual skills. A rare human in the world of professional sports.

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2011-03-20T23:51:20.686-07:00

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So I had this dream as a geaky kid scientist that ...

2011-01-31T18:08:29.717-08:00

So I had this dream as a geaky kid scientist that one day I would get to be affiliated with Nat Geo somehow. I thought living in DC and attending events at the Explorer's Hall was as close as I'd get. But having a friend whose talents are featured in the magazine - now my dream is being lived vicariously and I couldn't be happier for you!

It doesn't surprise me that your photos draw n...

2011-01-31T09:05:15.280-08:00

It doesn't surprise me that your photos draw notice. I've been a fan since you and Brooks hit the Mexican Border on your Ribbon of Road trip (tipped off by friends on the SIR email list I think).

A lot of people are traveling to Argentina because...

2010-12-31T01:00:10.922-08:00

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