Forty-some miles today, down along the Mississippi, testing out my new touring configuration:


Yes, the basket is gone; replaced by a SOMA Lucas front rack and some excellent Ostrich bags - the F104 up front, and the S2 out back.

This bike is currently my favorite, and now I can go even farther on it. I like this setup because I can carry all my photo gear along with whatever I need for an overnight trip, without hanging panniers off it. Here's another view:


I had to stop quickly to get this shot with the barge traffic in the background. The new set-up is almost as fast as the basket, but not quite.