Long trips on a bicycle?

[Sharp Eye]

Look up the Adventure Cycling Association.
They have a planned out Great Divide Route that is a mountain bike route that goes from Banff Alberta to Antelope Wells, New Mexico on dirt and back roads.
Here is a link to the maps but there is lot's more on the web.

 

[WalterDavis]

Thanks for the links, all! Guyon, I followed that thread, but I forgot to go to DM's blog, so it's bookmarked now! Sharp Eye, that looks like just what I want to get into:thumbup: In fact, it reminded me that there's a local hut-to-hut mountain biking trail (San Juan hut system) that goes from Telluride to Moab. Each hut is stocked up for your group every night and it seems like a pretty interesting way to spend a week or so

 

[Erlkonig]

Chinese one man one bike 1800 km long distance 15days cycle travel cross 4 provinces from southern china with very very low budget gear.

Gear dispaly

self defense tool 1 -flip

self defense tool 2- bike chain wear as a belt aroud body

self defense tool 3 - watermelon knife -common house hold item, cheap act like machete

road side cooking

cooking with fire

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no camlbak hyd system

New bike and improved water proof cardboard box cargo system

govt red banner said - who use firearm commit robbery, murder, arson and resist to arrest will be shot to death at that place (executed without court trial)

 

[PayetteRucker]

Guyon that's a great surly rig. I am a devout mountain and road biker, cross country for both. Easiest way to do it I find is a trailer, doesn't affect the balance of your bike and to me seems to be the easiest for carrying gear. You need craploads of calories, a good balanced diet to be able to push all day, day after day. That said if you stay hydrated and are on a well balanced diet you can burn 1500 calories an hour all day long. Biker Butt is usually gone within the first two weeks of the season for me, but you're going to want to take a look at BodyGlide or some other form of lube for your asscheeks, so they don't feel like you've been sitting on a belt sander all day. Biking in my opinion is by far the best way to burn fat, you do it so fast with limited stress on your body plus you get to see beautiful country, and the personal satisfaction of covering huge distances under your own power. Do someone else a favor and find a charity to ride for too, you can spend a few hours raising grants and that way raise thousands of dollars for some organization.

 

[PayetteRucker]

Elkonig, sounds like an amazing experience. Nice pictures and even better story!

 

[Joezilla]

] [IMG]http://img.photobucket.co... bike. I still haven't used them much though.

 

[Howitz]

I've got bags similar to those in the back of the bike. I still haven't used them much though.

Seems I have some panniers that haven't gotten much use either. (!)