Covering the Tour de France by bike presented unique challenges that I tried to solve with good gear. Some of that gear performed well enough that it made the process seamless. But other logistical challenges just couldn’t be solved with gadgets.
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That was more of an experimental problem than anything else. I wanted to see if I could reasonably do my job by bike. The answer, in the case of a sporting event that moves over big miles every day, was no. But I sure did have fun trying to cover the Tour de France on my bicycle, even it if didn’t work out.
One of the side effects of attempting to cover this roving event exclusively by bike was the ability to test some unique gear. In this episode of “Covering the Tour de France by Bike” I go back in the garage at home to give you a rundown of all the gear I used on my trip to Copenhagen.
In case you’d rather just skip ahead to the gear that interests you, here are the chapter markers.
0:00 intro
0:56 Hammerhead Karoo 2
1:31 Two Wheel Gear Pannier Duffel
3:01 Tailfin carbon rack and pannier
4:07 Ortlieb Frame-Pack TopTube bag
5:21 Nomatic Mckinnon 35L camera backpack
7:39 DJI Osmo Pocket 2 camera
10:58 Blackburn Core Co2’fer Mini Pump
11:59 Effetto Mariposa FlowerPower Wax Chain Lube
13:04 Orucase B2-R bicycle travel case
13:46 Orucase Frame Protection Kit
14:30 Orucase B2-R sizing info
15:09 Merlin Extralight Disc Road Bike
17:00 What bike would I choose?
17:55 Wrap-up
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