Many of you out there in the world outside the blogosphere have heard of a bicycle store in Portland, Oregon by the name of
Clever Cycles. CC was started by Todd Fahrner who has become something of an internet friend of mine over the last year. Todd invented the
Stoke Monkey, too.
A little bit ago, Todd informed me he would be riding to SF from Portland at the end of August. I was more than a little jealous. A long distance bicycle tour is a dream of mine that I hope to fulfill in the not too distant future. What makes the tour really interesting is that Todd has decided to make the journey on his daily ride- his Brompton.
He has made a few modifications to make the long distance a little easier, but overall, it is just a regular old, everyday Brompton.
Todd will not have his trusty dutch bicycle to carry his folder with on this trip, but he will have his hammock and his IPhone and his GPS. With a
Twitter page to keep us updated, we can all see how all you need is a bicycle to get you where you are going as Todd follows the coast on his folder.
Good luck, Todd! Let me know when you are hitting the Golden Gate so I can take your finish line shots!!
