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Join Date: May 2012
Location: The old Northwest Coast.
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Bikes: 1973 Motobecane Grand Jubilee, 1981 Centurion Super LeMans, 2010 Gary Fisher Wahoo, 2003 Colnago Dream Lux, 2014 Giant Defy 1, 2015 Framed Bikes Minnesota 3.0, several older family Treks
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I'm one of the do it now responders but by all means, start with short trips, overnight, 2-3 days. Most X country cyclists only do one major trip in their lifetime because of the time committment (which is significant). Any advantage in age will make the trip easier. A coastal trip (say 101) is about a 3-4 weeks. A state round trip (in the west) can be 2 weeks or less. Consider a group trip with sag wagon. One of my all time fav trips in Puget Sound included riding all the ferries (except to the State Pen on McNeil Is.!).