Originally Posted by
chefisaac
You are a wealth of information sir! Keep it flowing!

Thank you, Chef.
There are some great tips in this standing-room-only talk that Skurka gave at Google HQ, many of which can be applied to bike touring,
And he demonstrates the knot, starting at about 47:20,
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FGQTcQhL08A