THANK YOU!

Our sincere thanks to the following individuals for their generosity:

Todd Sbarro

Margaret & Joseph Poettgen

Hans & Suzy Forlie

Daniel Blankenship & David Viau

Stu Lindsay & Susan Hayward

Logan Smith & Tammy Strobel

Tom Pellegrino

Nita Hanson & David Martin

Dawn Heim

Tod Smith

Jalair Box

Allen Thoma

John Jones

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Our sincere thanks to the following companies for generously donating equipment or gear:

Master wheel builder John Jones has built wheels for touring, road racing, track racing, commuting, mountain biking, recumbents, unicycles, wheelchairs and even carnival floats and motorcycle wheels.  Most recently he worked with Team Garmin-Cervelo during last May’s Tour de California, but his real love is building wheels from his workshop in Santa Barbara.  Our experience with him (rebuilding Sheila’s rear wheel with Rohloff hub) only confirmed our belief that he is one of those rare individuals, who truly loves his craft, and is committed both to the skillful, creative process of wheel building, as well as to the person riding the bicycle.

Quality Goods for all your cycling needs, made in Cottage Grove, Oregon, USA.  Randi Jo hand sews each and every apron, cap, jersey, saddle cover herself.   She’s been whipping out the good stuff since 2004 and operating the sewing machine since she was nine.  She’s made custom caps and jerseys for shops and teams from Portland to Japan.

Not your normal underwear, designed and manufactured in South Burlington, Vermont, USA.  Commando is cutting edge underwear. With invisible edges and a nylon-spandex stretch fabric, commando feels and looks like nothing, but it is better than nothing.  Seriously comfortable (& sexy) underwear.

Designed and manufactured in Boulder, Colorado, USA since 1996.  Stonewear Designs provides quality women’s clothing for yoga, fitness, hiking and travel, much of it made with organic cotton and recycled polyester.   They also support The HERA Women’s Cancer Foundation founded by Sean Patrick, an ovarian cancer survivor and climber.

Since 2001 Lab-Gear has been designing and manufacturing superfine merino wool kit that is cutomized for you.  They give you the base but you decide what it looks like, the cut, colours and threads.  Each and every order is cut by and sewn by their expert (and highly valued) local tailors and seamstresses in Sydney, Australia .

Krista, of Kristas Cups, has been promoting liberating products, like the pStyle, for years and believes in the power that the pStyle has to change people’s lives for the better.  The pStyle allows women and trans men the freedom to pee while standing up, without taking off any clothing!  Recycable and available in an array of colors, why continue squatting when you don’t have to?

We looked high & low for a pressure cooker that was the right size, without long handles for our expedition, since using as little water and cooking fuel as possible is a high priority for us.  B/R/K generously donated the perfect sized unit for our expedition.

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