Finished cycling from New York to San Francisco. Thanks for all the tips!
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Finished cycling from New York to San Francisco. Thanks for all the tips!
Hey fellas. I'm a little late on posting this but I just finished my first cross country bike trek from Brooklyn, New York to San Fransisco. Started on Mother's Day, ended a day after Fathers Day.
I want to thank everyone on this forum for all their helpful tips! It made my journey much easier.
3,317 miles
90 miles per day (avg.)
36.5 days
0 rest days.
8 flats
2chains
4 tires.
Hope you enjoy the photos!
I want to thank everyone on this forum for all their helpful tips! It made my journey much easier.
3,317 miles
90 miles per day (avg.)
36.5 days
0 rest days.
8 flats
2chains
4 tires.
Hope you enjoy the photos!
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Awesome! Congratulations and thanks for sharing your photos! Looks like a great time!
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Very nice! I'm not sure I could ride 90 miles a day for over a month. But I'd sure like to try!
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Well done, fabulous. And you even made it look easy, which is the sign of a true master. I guess you ate up the miles so fast your beard didn't have time to grow much.
The song "Mendocino" by the late Kate McGarrigle comes to mind....
"Talk to me of Mendocino....
...Come with me"
The song "Mendocino" by the late Kate McGarrigle comes to mind....
"Talk to me of Mendocino....
...Come with me"
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Congratulations! Loved the photos. Thanks for the inspiration. Ultralight touring makes more and more sense to me.
I would love to hear more about your gear, set-up, the trip itself . . . anything you feel comfortable sharing.
I would love to hear more about your gear, set-up, the trip itself . . . anything you feel comfortable sharing.
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Well done. Traveling and especially bike touring is one of the best things a person can do. You may do many other tours but this one will stay with you for a lifetime.
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so I guess it was all downhill ;-)
now seriously...congratulations on a great feat!
now seriously...congratulations on a great feat!
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thanks for coming back and giving a "thankyou"
Yup, that was one hell of a fast and furious trip, but hey, we all gotta ride our own rides, and its all good.
Don't worry, you'll slow down over the years and maybe even lose the tribars ;-)
Yup, that was one hell of a fast and furious trip, but hey, we all gotta ride our own rides, and its all good.
Don't worry, you'll slow down over the years and maybe even lose the tribars ;-)
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Great job and great pictures! Thanks for sharing.
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I know it's been said, but Wow. 90mi/day for 36 days??? You're a Beast. Glad you enjoyed the trip!
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"Next services 83 miles", wow. Pretty cool to ride cross-USA in 5 weeks esp east to west.
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I agree ultralight touring is the way to go.
Packed without a lot of luxuries but ultimately it made for a more fun bike ride.
For clothing I had packed 1 bike jersey 1 pair of biking shorts, 2 pair of socks, rain pants rain jacket, long johns, down Jacket, 1 pair shoes.
Also had a battery charger, 3 lights, phone, go pro, bike lock, multi tool, extra chain, 2 extra tubes at any given time, bike pump,
For bags I used all apidura saddle bag tube bag handler bar bag and top tube bag. All of which worked well!
Even in the long stretches of Nevada where I had to bring lots of extra food/water.
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Thanks!
I agree ultralight touring is the way to go.
Packed without a lot of luxuries but ultimately it made for a more fun bike ride.
For clothing I had packed 1 bike jersey 1 pair of biking shorts, 2 pair of socks, rain pants rain jacket, long johns, down Jacket, 1 pair shoes.
Also had a battery charger, 3 lights, phone, go pro, bike lock, multi tool, extra chain, 2 extra tubes at any given time, bike pump,
For bags I used all apidura saddle bag tube bag handler bar bag and top tube bag. All of which worked well!
Even in the long stretches of Nevada where I had to bring lots of extra food/water.
I agree ultralight touring is the way to go.
Packed without a lot of luxuries but ultimately it made for a more fun bike ride.
For clothing I had packed 1 bike jersey 1 pair of biking shorts, 2 pair of socks, rain pants rain jacket, long johns, down Jacket, 1 pair shoes.
Also had a battery charger, 3 lights, phone, go pro, bike lock, multi tool, extra chain, 2 extra tubes at any given time, bike pump,
For bags I used all apidura saddle bag tube bag handler bar bag and top tube bag. All of which worked well!
Even in the long stretches of Nevada where I had to bring lots of extra food/water.
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Thanks for the info. Awesome trip.
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Thanks!
I agree ultralight touring is the way to go.
Packed without a lot of luxuries but ultimately it made for a more fun bike ride.
For clothing I had packed 1 bike jersey 1 pair of biking shorts, 2 pair of socks, rain pants rain jacket, long johns, down Jacket, 1 pair shoes.
Also had a battery charger, 3 lights, phone, go pro, bike lock, multi tool, extra chain, 2 extra tubes at any given time, bike pump,
For bags I used all apidura saddle bag tube bag handler bar bag and top tube bag. All of which worked well!
Even in the long stretches of Nevada where I had to bring lots of extra food/water.
I agree ultralight touring is the way to go.
Packed without a lot of luxuries but ultimately it made for a more fun bike ride.
For clothing I had packed 1 bike jersey 1 pair of biking shorts, 2 pair of socks, rain pants rain jacket, long johns, down Jacket, 1 pair shoes.
Also had a battery charger, 3 lights, phone, go pro, bike lock, multi tool, extra chain, 2 extra tubes at any given time, bike pump,
For bags I used all apidura saddle bag tube bag handler bar bag and top tube bag. All of which worked well!
Even in the long stretches of Nevada where I had to bring lots of extra food/water.
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All hail Ashtabula!
Incredible ride, 90 miles/day!? Thanks for the post
What was faster, New York to Iowa, or Iowa to San Francisco?
Incredible ride, 90 miles/day!? Thanks for the post
What was faster, New York to Iowa, or Iowa to San Francisco?
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Never got around to getting the replaced so I was smelling pretty bad... I really shoulda got my change of clothes replaced...
I also had gloves which were not too warm. The first week was raining and 40 degrees every day. I was underdressed for that. Next time Ill bring warmer gloves and some of those bike shoe warming covers
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Iowa to San Francisco. I was in much better shape by that point and the weather got dramatically better. Averaged around 100 miles a day from that point on.
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Thats all I had. I started off with a change of biking pants and warmer biking shirt, but lost both of those along the way somewhere ¯
Never got around to getting the replaced so I was smelling pretty bad... I really shoulda got my change of clothes replaced...
I also had gloves which were not too warm. The first week was raining and 40 degrees every day. I was underdressed for that. Next time Ill bring warmer gloves and some of those bike shoe warming covers
Never got around to getting the replaced so I was smelling pretty bad... I really shoulda got my change of clothes replaced...
I also had gloves which were not too warm. The first week was raining and 40 degrees every day. I was underdressed for that. Next time Ill bring warmer gloves and some of those bike shoe warming covers