Bike Forums

Go Back  Bike Forums > Search Forums
Reload this Page >

Search Results

Register
FAQ
Calendar
Today's Posts
Search
Vendor Directory
Notices
 
Page 1 of 2
1
2
Search: Posts Made By: Leon
Showing results 1 to 50 of 62
Search took 0.04 seconds.
Forum: Touring
08-05-13, 08:48 PM
Replies: 26
Views: 6,619
Posted By Leon

Funny this thread got resurrected after almost a...

Funny this thread got resurrected after almost a decade.

I did end up riding down from Fairbanks to Calgary along the Alaskan & Cassiar Highways. It was a bad time of year to do it though,...
Forum: Hosted Travelogs and Stories from the Road
06-25-13, 07:04 PM
Replies: 130
Views: 18,449
Posted By Leon

Hi All It only took me most of a decade but...

Hi All

It only took me most of a decade but I've finally done it; finished putting together the book of my bicycle trip through North America. A little over nine years ago I took off on a bicycle...
Forum: Touring
01-20-12, 12:34 AM
Replies: 56
Views: 3,867
Posted By Leon

That's all I would have expected Ron. I just...

That's all I would have expected Ron. I just don't like seeing uncredited photos on the web. Give credit where credit is due.

Cheers
Leon
Forum: Touring
01-19-12, 08:49 AM
Replies: 56
Views: 3,867
Posted By Leon

I am a bit unimpressed by the new format as well....

I am a bit unimpressed by the new format as well. Being one of the people that you emailed back in 2006 asking me to submit a photo I was more than happy to provide one (yes the overloaded guitar...
Forum: Touring
01-26-11, 05:32 AM
Replies: 26
Views: 2,380
Posted By Leon

Hey Tansy - the stickers I got from some bike...

Hey Tansy - the stickers I got from some bike shop on the Oregon coast somewhere. I don't have a GPS tracker on my bike, though I am pretty sure you can get something installed and pay an annual...
Forum: Touring
01-24-11, 12:01 PM
Replies: 26
Views: 2,380
Posted By Leon

I think if you are a major cheapskate in normal...

I think if you are a major cheapskate in normal life then that attitude is going to carry over when you go out in holiday mode. I don't see anything particularly wrong with that. It's almost a...
Forum: Touring
01-23-11, 07:19 AM
Replies: 26
Views: 2,380
Posted By Leon

I am all for free education, it is ridiculous the...

I am all for free education, it is ridiculous the debt students get forced into these days just in order to have a chance in the job market. I was very lucky and studied in Oz just after they...
Forum: Touring
01-22-11, 06:16 PM
Replies: 26
Views: 2,380
Posted By Leon

Hey Skyzo Glad you like the website, good to...

Hey Skyzo

Glad you like the website, good to know it still gets read from time to time. The camera was a film camera, a Nikon F70 (or it might have been called a N70 in the US). I used all Kodak...
Forum: Touring
01-22-11, 05:02 PM
Replies: 26
Views: 2,380
Posted By Leon

Is that a polite way of saying "phew that was...

Is that a polite way of saying "phew that was long-winded?"

;-)
Forum: Touring
01-22-11, 04:45 PM
Replies: 26
Views: 2,380
Posted By Leon

How to save money for a bicycle tour

Hi all

It’s been a long time since I’ve posted anything on bikeforums. Heck, it’s been a long time since I’ve even logged on. But since this forum was such a valuable source of information to me,...
Forum: Hosted Travelogs and Stories from the Road
07-03-10, 08:20 AM
Replies: 130
Views: 18,449
Posted By Leon

Hi all, Haven't toured for a very long time...

Hi all,

Haven't toured for a very long time since my North American Bicycle Journey (http://leonsteber.com/biketrip)but hoping to get back to it. My wife and I took a short (only 5 days!) trip...
Forum: Touring
01-27-08, 05:58 AM
Replies: 22
Views: 2,752
Posted By Leon

If you're just looking to recharge smaller items...

If you're just looking to recharge smaller items such as mobile phones, ipods, point-and-shoot digital cameras then check out Solio:
http://www.solio.com/charger/

I bought one of these a year ago...
Forum: Touring
11-21-07, 09:01 AM
Replies: 73
Views: 13,248
Posted By Leon

Arkels if you can afford them

I dragged my sister along on a ride today and when we stopped for a snack break she eyed my panniers and asked if they were new..."they're not the ones you took on the bike tour were they?". Yes,...
Forum: Touring
10-28-07, 03:52 PM
Replies: 46
Views: 21,162
Posted By Leon

Oooooh yeah. One time the end of one of the...

Oooooh yeah. One time the end of one of the small strings was sticking out and you should have seen my leg when I noticed it after the day's riding!
I got used to it. Actually I probably wouldn't...
Forum: Touring
10-11-07, 05:58 AM
Replies: 46
Views: 21,162
Posted By Leon

How did I find this thread? I used to be...

How did I find this thread? I used to be browsing on this forum all the time before my first trip, I learnt everything I needed to know from all the people on here...it's definitely the best bike...
Forum: Touring
09-28-07, 07:02 PM
Replies: 46
Views: 21,162
Posted By Leon

It was a major hassle but then again it was...

It was a major hassle but then again it was sweeter than you could imagine to pull it out in the middle of nowhere to play it. The guitar survived the trip (the neck started coming away from the...
Forum: Touring
04-23-07, 01:06 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 613
Posted By Leon

Photos of Cuba Bike Tour that never quite was...

Hi Everyone

Well I planned to finally get to Cuba with my bike in January 2007. Two days before I was due to fly, with the bike all packed and nearly all mentally prepared I happened to ring up...
Forum: Touring
08-21-06, 01:27 AM
Replies: 12
Views: 852
Posted By Leon

This is really great, your son's done a real...

This is really great, your son's done a real professional job. Can't wait to see the next one. I want to see lots of wicked downhills !

Cheers
Leon
Forum: Touring
08-20-06, 06:00 AM
Replies: 31
Views: 2,113
Posted By Leon

Updated and Finished

Hi folks!

Well, it's only been about 500 days since I finished my North America bicycle journey and i have finally finished writing it up !! (What the hell am I going to do with my life...
Forum: Touring
08-17-06, 04:57 AM
Replies: 7
Views: 891
Posted By Leon

Cheers Subigo! Glad you liked my website. ...

Cheers Subigo!

Glad you liked my website. I've recently finished the story as well, though there's less about bikes and more about bikinis. It's when I start getting to Mexico and continues at...
Forum: Touring
07-31-06, 10:19 PM
Replies: 25
Views: 1,812
Posted By Leon

Give it some more time I reckon. I got mine just...

Give it some more time I reckon. I got mine just as I started my first bicycle tour. I had saddle sores for fifty days.
Forum: Touring
06-13-06, 07:17 AM
Replies: 12
Views: 508
Posted By Leon

Go for it mate!

Go for it mate!
Forum: Touring
06-04-06, 11:04 AM
Replies: 31
Views: 2,113
Posted By Leon

Trip cost

Haha, yeah... I was either lucky or unlucky, depending on which way you look at it, to be knocked off my bike from behind by an Oakland Raider's footballer (now deceased) and got a payout about two...
Forum: Touring
05-27-06, 03:42 AM
Replies: 11
Views: 574
Posted By Leon

This guy is touring with his stomach in mind: ...

This guy is touring with his stomach in mind:

http://www.thehungrycyclist.com
Forum: Touring
05-23-06, 04:26 PM
Replies: 31
Views: 2,113
Posted By Leon

Hi and thanks for the nice comments, I only just...

Hi and thanks for the nice comments, I only just learnt how to subscribe to this thread.
Bluerider: I chose to bring the 12 string because I had romantic visions of me sitting at a campfire belting...
Forum: Touring
01-15-06, 04:13 PM
Replies: 31
Views: 2,113
Posted By Leon

Hi all Thanks for your comments, I've just...

Hi all

Thanks for your comments, I've just posted a couple more chapters of the bike story. If you were reading it, the new pages start at:
...
Forum: Touring
12-11-05, 05:17 AM
Replies: 31
Views: 2,113
Posted By Leon

North American bike journey webpage and photos

Hi All

It's been a while since I was a regular visitor to these pages, I've been getting too caught up with the so-called "normal" life and trying to fit my real life into the few hours I have...
Forum: Touring
07-15-05, 07:27 AM
Replies: 14
Views: 1,111
Posted By Leon

I compiled a list of all the stuff I took on my...

I compiled a list of all the stuff I took on my last tour. I took too much stuff, but I like having all the comforts (it's not like you have to carry it on your back or something...)...
Forum: Touring
06-15-05, 05:31 PM
Replies: 20
Views: 1,665
Posted By Leon

yeah, I'm glad you were joking, but it would not...

yeah, I'm glad you were joking, but it would not have suprised me if you were serious. Most of the touring cyclists I've met have had quite a few screws loose, or as we say in Oz, "a few kangaroos...
Forum: Forum Suggestions & User Assistance
03-09-05, 05:57 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 704
Posted By Leon

Hyperlink in signature

How do you make your signature a hyperlink? I tried using the <A href="....">....</A> but it didn't work
Forum: Touring
03-09-05, 05:50 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 481
Posted By Leon

I toyed with the idea of using a dice to choose...

I toyed with the idea of using a dice to choose directions, I read about it somewhere else but don't know the link. Didn't go through with it, but still I never ever really planned my tour in...
Forum: Touring
02-28-05, 10:26 AM
Replies: 4,826
Views: 2,624,301
Posted By Leon

Stef and me in Japser/Banff...

Stef and me in Japser/Banff...
Forum: Touring
02-28-05, 10:10 AM
Replies: 22
Views: 1,629
Posted By Leon

Hi Per, I'm not actually using an Arkel...

Hi Per,
I'm not actually using an Arkel handlebarbag (ran out of money by the time it came to getting that....hehe), just a cheap $15 REI handlebar bag that I got from REI with a map holder. I'm...
Forum: Touring
02-24-05, 05:54 PM
Replies: 22
Views: 1,629
Posted By Leon

Hey Per, I actually think that the aluminium...

Hey Per,

I actually think that the aluminium hook got crushed during transportation on the train in Alaska, as I first noticed it when I got to the hostel in Fairbanks after leaving the train...
Forum: Touring
02-24-05, 05:41 PM
Replies: 11
Views: 2,004
Posted By Leon

I'm also using a cateye and am impressed with it....

I'm also using a cateye and am impressed with it. It's still going like a champ even after it survived a 30 minute washing machine cycle, had a bird eat the red reset button and the other day I...
Forum: Touring
02-22-05, 05:22 PM
Replies: 16
Views: 1,161
Posted By Leon

12-string acoustic guitar. Ah but it died in...

12-string acoustic guitar. Ah but it died in Utah after nearly six months on the back of my bike...
Forum: Touring
02-17-05, 11:30 AM
Replies: 22
Views: 1,629
Posted By Leon

Hello folks, I have another update from the road:...

Hello folks, I have another update from the road:
www.geocities.com/leon_maurice_and_tyrone/usa243.htm

and also have typed up some of the first part of my journey. Hopefully won´t have so many...
Forum: Touring
02-11-05, 12:57 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 2,752
Posted By Leon

Alabang is a great place and you should take your...

Alabang is a great place and you should take your bike if you are living there. My girlfriend lived in Alabang and it was always great to head there compared to living in the city.
Forum: Touring
02-09-05, 05:48 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 2,752
Posted By Leon

Hey Cabledonut, I lived in Manila for 2...

Hey Cabledonut,

I lived in Manila for 2 years from 1999 to 2001. I didn´t have a bike there and I don´t think it would be a great place to take leisurely rides. The traffic can be ridiculous and...
Forum: Touring
11-27-04, 08:15 AM
Replies: 22
Views: 1,629
Posted By Leon

Thanks. You're bringing back good memories of...

Thanks. You're bringing back good memories of places!
Still don't own a digital camera, using a Nikon F70 SLR with a 20mm lens and a 28-200mm lens, using Kodak E100VS slide film (good colours). ...
Forum: Road Cycling
11-17-04, 04:58 AM
Replies: 33
Views: 3,066
Posted By Leon

I'm currently on a bike tour in America and while...

I'm currently on a bike tour in America and while I was riding South from Alaska (mid-September) it was getting pretty cold (for an Aussie who's rarely been in temperatures below freezing, especially...
Forum: Touring
11-17-04, 04:34 AM
Replies: 22
Views: 1,629
Posted By Leon

Thanks for the comments people. JimboTrek - I...

Thanks for the comments people.
JimboTrek - I read your posting about your accident, hope that you make a fast recovery. I never ride without my helmet for similar reasons. A month after I first...
Forum: Touring
11-15-04, 12:51 AM
Replies: 22
Views: 1,629
Posted By Leon

Photos of American Bike Tour

Hi everyone,

Just put up some photos of my bike tour so far:

http://www.geocities.com/leon_maurice_and_tyrone/indexamerica_sub.htm

Apologies for the pop ups and the lack of a map and the...
Forum: Touring
11-02-04, 04:25 PM
Replies: 12
Views: 3,707
Posted By Leon

If you're traveling internationally, the...

If you're traveling internationally, the following list will be useful. It has the names for fuels in different countries. Trangia, which uses denatured alcohol (USA) is in column 4.
...
Forum: Touring
10-21-04, 05:24 PM
Replies: 30
Views: 2,261
Posted By Leon

If you want to avoid mosquitos you could ride...

If you want to avoid mosquitos you could ride this route much later in the year. I left Fairbanks September 9th, and didn't see a single insect until I reached the Yellowhead Highway 16. However I...
Forum: Touring
07-27-04, 11:28 AM
Replies: 26
Views: 6,619
Posted By Leon

Thank you for the entertaining dialogue between...

Thank you for the entertaining dialogue between you two. This is the sort of humour you'll find between us Aussies and Kiwis as well. I'm looking forward to Canada and seeing queen Liz on the coins...
Forum: Touring
07-27-04, 11:21 AM
Replies: 33
Views: 5,494
Posted By Leon

I don't pull mine off to play it that often, only...

I don't pull mine off to play it that often, only when I take a rest day or do a half day and feel like having a strum. At first I thought it was a pain in the arse, but now I'm really glad I...
Forum: Touring
07-23-04, 04:38 PM
Replies: 26
Views: 6,619
Posted By Leon

Alaska to Vancouver

Has anyone ridden along the trans - Canadian highway (I'm not even sure that's what it's called) from Vancouver to Alaska or vice versa? What are the longest distances between possible food places,...
Forum: Touring
07-14-04, 02:53 PM
Replies: 33
Views: 5,494
Posted By Leon

The large thing strapped to the top of the back...

The large thing strapped to the top of the back rack ain't actually a guitar but a rear stabilising fin to keep better balance on the fast downhills...
Forum: Touring
05-07-04, 05:21 AM
Replies: 10
Views: 1,036
Posted By Leon

Thanks everyone for all the comments. Have...

Thanks everyone for all the comments. Have decided I'm gonna try to eliminate as much gluten as I can while on tour, but not be overly strict about it, as I've lived with it for this long. Will be...
Showing results 1 to 50 of 62
 
Page 1 of 2
1
2


 
Forum Jump

Contact Us - Archive - Advertising - Cookie Policy - Privacy Statement - Terms of Service -

Copyright © 2024 MH Sub I, LLC dba Internet Brands. All rights reserved. Use of this site indicates your consent to the Terms of Use.