November 16, 2009
In mid January the mornings in Cairo are cool. The riders who embark on this epic journey will shiver a little as they prep their bikes in the early hours of January 16th. Pumping tires, packing bags onto the support trucks, and filling water bottles all in time to depart shortly after the sun has risen for the day.
Each participant has spent months preparing, and asking many questions to many people about what to expect. [...]
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November 7, 2009
Mountain Equipment Co-op (MEC) is a store known by pretty much every Canadian who has ever camped, traveled, rock climbed, kayaked, or participated in any number of other outdoor pursuits. Since 1971, it has built up a reputation as the destination store for anything you might need for the outdoors, at a very resonable price, run by environmentally-friendly, forward-thinking people.
An article last week in the Globe and Mail discussed a hotly debated issue surrounding MEC [...]
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