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  2. MetalBryan

    Question Bike Tour & Camping during Covid - SE US

    Covid got my old cycling & mechanic skill set back into action. I'm in a good place to prepare for a bike tour, so this isn't so much about the HOW or the WHERE, but the WHY. I'm in Miami and I have a place to stay until late January or early February. I've been giving serious consideration to...
  3. ThreadsInNeedles

    Question Do you guys find that the bike is too much of an issue for stealth camping/trainhopping etc?

    Interested in bike touring but I'd be homeless still you know?
  4. nivoldoog

    Motor bike anyone?

    I have the engine I do not have the bike right for a bike right now. Question anyone traveled with a motor bike and how difficult was it for you? Did you have to drain every jump?
  5. coyotecure

    Just starting out bike touring and looking for advice.

    (hii i don't use forums much, so please forgive me if it isn't done right. admins feel free to delete) So a friend just gifted me a Miyata 610. I'm helping another friend get down to NOLA from Portland at the end of next month and I want to ride my bike back home I think. Currently I don't...
  6. PukingPelican

    Bicycle Karma

    Most of us who have cycled have at one point had our bikes stolen.I rode bmx street all the way until my mid/late 20's then my body started feeling as jank as my bike.I recently found a pretty damn good bike on my block.I instantly knew it was stolen.I knew the bike parts and company names.It...
  7. Desperado Deluxe

    Locks and bicycle security.

    So I was wondering what y'all use in terms of keeping your bike locked up. I started out with a simple master lock brand combination cable lock to keep my vintage crappy trek antelope 820 safe. It worked fine while I had it but I recently got a new bike (a trek ST 820) and figured I'd go with...
  8. Syntaxerror

    Tulsa Hub Earn a bike program

    Just found this... Adult Cycling Empowerment A.C.E. is our signature Adult Earn-A-Bike Program. The only program of its kind in the state of Oklahoma, A.C.E. has helped over 800 adults gain reliable transportation, human powered. We provide 1000+ additional low-or-no-cost repair services...
  9. MxEx

    bike trip through florida next month

    Heading from North Florida south possibly all the way to Keys, probably ride down the east coast but haven't decided actual routes or destinations yet, but plan to leave around feb 16th. If anybody else wants to join, company may be enjoyed and if anyone is posted up somewhere cool in the state...
  10. texastraveler

    locking bikes up in the slabs?

    anyone know if there's a good place/method of locking a bike up in the slabs? usually i lock the seatpost down, put the front tire next to the rear and lock thru the tires and frame. are there any signs/trees/whatever i can put a U-lock to out there? also i was curious if anyone's had an issue...
  11. superphoenix

    Hopped on my bike, went 3,360 miles

    This summer, I flew to Vancouver, BC with the intention of cycling to Tijuana (which was accomplished). However, I was not interested in a direct route from A to B. I wanted to pass through every major city (300,000+ people and not a suburb), as well as other spots that piqued my interest...
  12. Vance Lee

    News & Blogs Man Embarks Bicycle Journey from Sebastian to Las Vegas for Charity

    this is an article that was published about a project I've been working on lately. Man Embarks Bicycle Journey from Sebastian to Las Vegas for Charity July 30, 2019 Andy Hodges Community 0 Vance Lee is currently riding his bicycle from Sebastian to Las Vegas. Vance Lee, a country music...
  13. Dunedrifter

    Bike Traveler Jamboree?

    Is there such a thing? There should be! No offense towards the Dirty Scout Jamboree, but I was just reading the changes to the 2019 DSJ, and it appears to be automobile-centric this year since it will involve meeting at Slab City, then driving further into the desert, and requiring lots of water...
  14. Omightydarkone

    Across America bike trail

    A coast-to-coast bike trail is coming to the U.S. - https://www.curbed.com/2019/2/6/18213958/bike-trails-great-american-rail-trail. I would deff bike this trail with a 2nd thought.
  15. Matt Derrick

    If you had to live on a bike the rest of your life?

    Ok bike nerds, I'm looking at buying a new bike, ideally for bike touring. I want something that is going to last me damn near forever and confortable enough that I can spend days/weeks riding at a decent speed. not interested in mountain bikes, i want a road/hybrid bike. my budget is around...
  16. Tommythecat

    Bike touring as a beginer

    So i have no experiance bike touring but im look into it.. Im looking into building a decent roadbike and saving up for some decent gear.. Ive hitch hiked alittle bit and rubber tramped but i really want to bike tour.. Im currently in denver colorado but have been thinking about biking back to...
  17. ResistMuchObeyLittle

    Bike touring Mexico

    I've been researching bike touring in Mexico and I'm looking for any info from people that have toured down there. I came across this which is pretty helpful. I know a few members have spent quite a bit of time south of the border. I'd actually consider staying down there for quite awhile if the...
  18. D

    Average daily distance with loaded touring bike

    So maybe Im just old and out of shape, or lazy... But this dude on facebook told me, his daily average on a 6 week 2200 mile bike tour, was 87 miles... A DAY!!! But he didnt just do it with a loaded bike, front and back panniers... He was pulling a two wheel trailer, and a 30 LB dog... He...
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  20. D

    2019 Bike tour ideas

    Does anyone have any big plans for 2019 bike touring? How hard is it to find a touring partner or small group to ride with? Ill tell you what happenned last year. First of all, I took off and decided to live off my motorcycle. I ended up in California and I had my old Honda Motorcycle, a small...