The breeze gently sways the long fronds of banana trees while the early morning wake up hoots and hollers of monkeys fill the wet humid air. It’s another day in Costa Rica, and as usually the sun will be shining with a likely chance of afternoon showers. The flora and fauna of Costa Rica are varied, colorful, and easily scared when a crew of mountain bikers come tearing through a grove, leaving a few feathers in their wake. We had a chance to talk to one of these rain forest Rambos, Fabian Duran, who started Pericos MTB in Costa Rica about his organization and biking in Costa Rica.
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Riding a bicycle is one of the best pleasures life has to offer. Riding a bicycle that was built by the hands of a master craftsman is even more of a treasure. A resident of Montana, Chris talks to Fietspad Magazine about his craft; Boedie Cycles.
It’s 8:00 AM and 27 degrees in my poorly insulated garage which doubles as the production center for Boedie Cycles. I only have an hour and a half before I head to my paying job.
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As the ferry pulled into port at Tomakomai in Hokkaido 19 hours after leaving Tokyo, my first thought was that I was woefully unprepared for touring in Japan for the next two months. I had arrived in Japan deciding to tour by bicycle about a week beforehand. At that time I was traveling to Northern Ireland to tour Giant’s Causeway that I decided that I would tour Japan. Having just come off a stint as a Peace Corps volunteer, I didn’t really have much gear to meet those ends. But I assumed that I would be able to pick up the essentials (a bike) all in Tokyo and figure it out from there.
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