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In May I'll begin my first long-distance unsupported tour on my '85 Raleigh Portage. I'll leave my home in NE Oklahoma and bike north through the American plains states, then head west through Montana to end in Seattle.
I was never athletic growing up, but rode across Kansas 2 years ago and have been biking ever since. I'm really excited to see how far this 42 year-old body can go on a classic steel bike. A hundred years ago, people rode across higher mountains on less sophisticated machines, so...
Would be interested in knowing your route(s) through Kansas, as my 60 year old body is heading through this summer on a 1985 Trek 720.
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