Add pages for bike touring and bikepacking

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diff --git a/app/(aspects)/cycle/gear/page.mdx b/app/(aspects)/cycle/gear/page.mdx
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 - Removable rear derailleur hanger
 - 25 mounts
 
-Stack: 602 mm; Reach: 411 mm; STR: 1.46.
+Stack: 602 mm; Reach: 411 mm; STR: 1.46; Trail: 74.5 mm;
 
 ## Drivetrain
 

diff --git a/app/(aspects)/cycle/packing/page.mdx b/app/(aspects)/cycle/packing/page.mdx
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+# ⛺ Bike Packing
+
+## Metro Vancouver & Vancouver Island
+
+Resources: [BC Parks Camping][bc-parks] // [Parks Canada Camping][pc-parks] //
+[Discover Parks][discover] // [Summer Bike Bus][bike-bus]
+
+[discover]: https://www.discoverparks.ca/
+[bc-parks]: https://camping.bcparks.ca
+[pc-parks]: https://reservation.pc.gc.ca
+[bike-bus]: https://www.translink.ca/rider-guide/bike-and-ride-on-transit/bikes-on-transit#summer-bike-bus-program
+
+### [Parks Canada Sites][parks-canada]
+[parks-canada]: https://web.archive.org/web/20240526195011/https://www.canadream.com/Website/media/Files/Parks-Canada-Discovery-Pass-Brochure-Map.pdf
+
+#### [K6: Fort Langley][langley-nhs]
+[langley-nhs]: https://parks.canada.ca/lhn-nhs/bc/langley
+
+- ~30 km cycling from King George
+- ~50 km cycling from Waterfront via Central Valley Greenway
+- 🏕️ oTENTik available (May 15 to Sep 15)
+
+Still waiting for an opportunity to try this one. Reservation spots for the
+historic site campgrounds are hard to come by.
+
+#### [K7: Gulf Islands National Park Reserve][gulf-np]
+[gulf-np]:https://parks.canada.ca/pn-np/bc/gulf
+
+Routes to Swartz Bay:
+
+- **~01 km taking Canada Line + Summer Bike Bus to Tsawassen** + Ferry
+- ~50 km cycling from New Westminster to Tsawassen + Ferry
+- ~65 km cycling from Waterfront via Central Valley to Tsawassen + Ferry
+
+Round trip ferry tickets with bicycles costs about $20 per person.
+Bike bus usually runs July through August, [double check exact dates][bike-bus].
+
+Three frontcountry campgrounds:
+
+SMONEĆTEN on Vancouver Island, Prior Centennial on Pender Island, and Sidney
+Spit on Sidney Island. All of these are open May 15 to Sept 30. Backcountry
+campgrounds are accessible year round but are not regularly maintained from Oct
+1 to May 14.
+
+##### [SMONEĆTEN][smonecten]
+[smonecten]: https://parks.canada.ca/pn-np/bc/gulf/activ/camping/campinglavantpays-frontcountrycamping#McDonald
+
+The most bike-friendly campground is SMONEĆTEN, with access to the Lochside
+Cycling Trail (from Swartz Bay to Downtown Victoria) and walk-in sites close to
+entrance in pleasant wooded area, with a communal campfire ring. From Swartz Bay
+to SMONEĆTEN via Swartz Bay Road it's about three more kms. The downside of this
+campsite is being next to a highway; depending on the campsite position it's
+possible to hear traffic noise.
+
+##### Prior Centennial
+
+##### Pender Island
+
+#### K8: Fisgard Lighthouse
+
+#### K9: Fort Rodd Hill 
+
+#### K10: Pacific Rim Park Reserve
+
+## Notes on Bikes & Transit
+
+Nearly every bus will have two racks. Canada Line asks one bike per car, but
+Millennium, Expo and West Coast Express allow two bikes per car. SeaBus has a
+limit of 6 bikes during rush hours (07:00-09:30 & 15:00-18:30). The Bike Bus
+accommodates 10 bikes total.
diff --git a/app/(aspects)/cycle/touring/page.mdx b/app/(aspects)/cycle/touring/page.mdx
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+# 🎒 Bike Touring
+
+## Metro Vancouver & Vancouver Island
+
+Resources: [BC Parks Camping][bc-parks] // Parks Canada Camping // [Summer Bike
+Bus][bike-bus]
+
+[bc-parks]: https://camping.bcparks.ca
+[bike-bus]: https://www.translink.ca/rider-guide/bike-and-ride-on-transit/bikes-on-transit#summer-bike-bus-program
+
+### Parks Canada Sites
+
+[parks-canada]: https://web.archive.org/web/20240526195011/https://www.canadream.com/Website/media/Files/Parks-Canada-Discovery-Pass-Brochure-Map.pdf
+
+#### [K5: Gulf of Georgia Cannery][cannery-nhs]
+
+- ~30 km cycling from 
+- ~10 km cycling from Richmond-Brighouse
+- ❌ no camping facilities included
+
+I have not yet made my mind on visiting it. I have a feeling there are more
+interesting routes to prioritize.
+
+[cannery-nhs]: https://parks.canada.ca/lhn-nhs/bc/georgia
+
+#### Victoria
+
+#### Central Valley Greenway
diff --git a/app/(aspects)/world/page.tsx b/app/(aspects)/world/page.tsx
diff --git a/components/sidebar/index.tsx b/components/sidebar/index.tsx
@@ -18,8 +18,6 @@ export function Sidebar() {
           <a href="/cycle">🚲 cyclist</a>,
         </li>
         <li>🥘 cook,</li>
-        <li>🏕️ explorer,</li>
-        <li>👟 athlete,</li>
         <li>
           <a href="/tech">🔩 tinkerer</a>,
         </li>