Certified Real Jams

If there’s something listed on this page it has earned the title of being a truemarmalade certified Real Jam, meaning it has withstood the rigors of full time bike touring long enough without fail to be a product that I would recommend wholeheartedly. Promo codes and affiliate links will get you a discount and/or get me a couple bucks for coffee.

Ornot Mission Shorts

Everything that Ornot makes are well designed and executed with care and skill. I’ve spent the last few years wearing nothing but their clothing, both riding and socializing as well as sleeping, and their Mission Shorts have lasted me over 12,000 miles of riding on a Brooks Cambium saddle (notoriously rough wearing on fabric) while looking and feeling as good as day 1. Shown in this photo at mile 10, 243.

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Ombraz Armless Sunglasses

Being someone who didn’t know trees had leaves until I got my first set of glasses, they are something I absolutely need to exist in the world and being an inherently fragile object I went through multiple pairs a year until finding Ombraz. They are unique from literally every other glasses by having paracord as their temples allowing them to have a built in retention system to dangle from your neck when not in use and removing the hinge, the spot where most glasses end up breaking. Mine are both RX and transition which is offered by Lens & Frame Co through Ombraz, If you so desire. I have also affixed a rear view mirror which is made by https://www.cyclingmirror.com/

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Bedrock Cairn Sandals

Going from a spandex wearing clippy-cloppy shoes wearing cyclist for nearly a decade to flat pedals and sandals is something I never would have predicted, but there are so many benefits to letting them dawgs out that I’ll never go back. My feet don’t sweat while riding, I don’t have to wash socks every day, and being able to hop off my bike and clamber around on any type of terrain without the worry of slipping on cleats is such a convenience. I have modified my Bedrock Sandals by swapping out the plastic ladder lock buckles for aluminum ones made by Austere MFG.

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Wolftooth Waveform Pedals

As mentioned above I have spent many years using the clippy sorts of pedals and while they certainly offer a well researched mechanical advantage over flat pedals, any marginal gain they may bring me would absolutely be negated by some other aspect of my ridiculous bike. Connecting with Wolftooth at MADE a few years ago they provided me a set of their Waveform pedals with the directive to run em until they die. Zero upkeep, zero maintenance, just see how long they last. My left pedal lived a hard life until around 19,000 miles (shown right) at which point the bearings exploded and WT sent me a replacement set, but I decided to only swap out the broken one to see how long the right pedal would continue thriving. At the time I’m writing this on May 31, 2026 the right pedal has 30,993 miles and is still spinning perfectly smooth with only a slight amount of side to side play.

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