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Forum: Touring
07-14-23, 07:24 PM
Replies: 4,822
Views: 2,616,969
Posted By Bykemaster

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Sierra Nevada Crossing
Forum: Touring
07-14-23, 07:19 PM
Replies: 4,822
Views: 2,616,969
Posted By Bykemaster

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Detroit to DC No Guns Today-bicycle tour
Forum: Touring
07-08-23, 08:24 PM
Replies: 11
Views: 850
Posted By Bykemaster

Have you checked out the North Coast Inland Trail...

Have you checked out the North Coast Inland Trail in Northern Ohio. I picked this up on my tour from Detroit to Washington DC. Very pleasant.
Forum: Touring
04-27-21, 09:34 PM
Replies: 4,822
Views: 2,616,969
Posted By Bykemaster

Sierra Nevada-Eldorado National Forest

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Forum: Touring
01-24-11, 10:56 AM
Replies: 1
Views: 523
Posted By Bykemaster

Cycle Northern Indiana Amish Country

Cycle Northern Indiana Amish Country is a three day, Inn to Inn, bicycle tour beginning and ending in Sturgis Michigan. June 10-12, 2011. It will include stops in Shipshewana, Nappanee, Goshen, and...
Forum: Bicycle Mechanics
04-06-10, 11:54 AM
Replies: 3
Views: 563
Posted By Bykemaster

frozen handlebar stem

My handlebar stem is frozen in the steering tube, and i can't complete an overhaul until i can get the stem out. I understand that this is a very difficult problem. any suggestions. Thanks
Forum: Touring
06-02-08, 03:37 PM
Replies: 16
Views: 4,046
Posted By Bykemaster

I have been touring now for 15 years and only use...

I have been touring now for 15 years and only use an air mattress. i now have the kind you would use at the beach. it is light weight and folds up quite nicely and is less bulky than a thermorest. i...
Forum: Touring
03-04-07, 05:55 PM
Replies: 1
Views: 395
Posted By Bykemaster

Bicycle Ride for Mental Health

Only serious tourers need apply, my organization, Integrative Human Services, will hold it 3rd annual Bicycle Ride for Mental Health, a nonprofit public charity, that provides mental health services...
Forum: Touring
02-27-07, 03:05 AM
Replies: 8
Views: 898
Posted By Bykemaster

Your seat is too high. Try lowering it a little...

Your seat is too high. Try lowering it a little at a time, 1/8 inch, until the discomfort goes away. hope that helps.
Forum: Touring
05-27-06, 11:08 AM
Replies: 10
Views: 739
Posted By Bykemaster

Windsor to Niagara Falls

the year of the great blackout i took a trip from windsor to Niagara Falls, along the coast of lake erie. I frequently bicycle in and around detroit, and have lived here for 50 years, never been...
Forum: Touring
05-27-06, 09:52 AM
Replies: 5
Views: 958
Posted By Bykemaster

Clank in my Crank

I need your help. My Cannondale T400 makes a clanking noise in the crank area, i took it to a bike shop years ago and they did something to make it stop, im not sure what. Its back again, it...
Forum: Touring
08-21-04, 07:57 AM
Replies: 28
Views: 2,838
Posted By Bykemaster

Hey Michigan bicyclist anyone interested in a...

Hey Michigan bicyclist anyone interested in a late summer/early fall bicycle rally at one to the State Parks within a 60-mile radius of Detroit. We could plan to ride to one of the state parks, have...
Forum: Touring
01-30-04, 12:20 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 727
Posted By Bykemaster

I tried it but didn't make it, i wasn't even...

I tried it but didn't make it, i wasn't even close. My story might help others not make the same mistakes i did. www.guidesforbetterliving.com, click on where's Pepe and Pepe's diary for narrative...
Forum: Touring
01-27-04, 12:09 PM
Replies: 11
Views: 940
Posted By Bykemaster

10 hours included stopping to eat twice, and a...

10 hours included stopping to eat twice, and a short nap. plenty of forest and rolling hills
Forum: Touring
01-25-04, 04:15 PM
Replies: 11
Views: 940
Posted By Bykemaster

I have done the One Day Ride across Michigan ...

I have done the One Day Ride across Michigan ODRAM X3 from Muskegon to Bay City, my quickest time was under 10 hours, about 160 miles. If you can get their map, it’s a nice scenic route. In...
Forum: Touring
08-24-03, 04:58 AM
Replies: 12
Views: 943
Posted By Bykemaster

Hey Outashape sounds like u r getting more...

Hey Outashape sounds like u r getting more adventurous, your story reminds me of a trip i took from Mackinaw City down the coast of Lake Michigan through Petoskey and Traverse City then to...
Forum: Touring
08-22-03, 08:48 AM
Replies: 20
Views: 926
Posted By Bykemaster

I ride a Cannondale t400, a set of large rear...

I ride a Cannondale t400, a set of large rear panniers, a REI 1/2 Dome tent (3 season), sleeping bag rated to 25 degrees F. Instead of a handlebar bag I use a mini-cooler I found at K-Mart. If you...
Forum: Touring
08-20-03, 10:27 AM
Replies: 20
Views: 926
Posted By Bykemaster

Hey Fleetwood sorry to hear about your wife, hope...

Hey Fleetwood sorry to hear about your wife, hope her recovery goes well. A little more about the trip: Starting the trip on a Sunday helped to avoid a lot of traffic leaving Windsor. I rode much...
Forum: Touring
08-19-03, 04:03 PM
Replies: 20
Views: 926
Posted By Bykemaster

Hey guys/gals sorry i haven't gotten back with...

Hey guys/gals sorry i haven't gotten back with you sooner. That blackout threw me off. So much to process and tell about the trip but for now i will give you the route i took

Route: Traveled by...
Forum: Touring
08-14-03, 11:04 AM
Replies: 20
Views: 926
Posted By Bykemaster

Hey guys, i'm here in Niagara Falls, nice roads,...

Hey guys, i'm here in Niagara Falls, nice roads, nice weather, nice camping, i'm staying at the Hostel International (interesting people). I skipped the first part of Hwy 3 and took a more direct...
Forum: Touring
08-09-03, 11:10 PM
Replies: 20
Views: 926
Posted By Bykemaster

Thanks for the interest. I will keep u posted. ...

Thanks for the interest. I will keep u posted. Hope 2 b leaving Windsor about 9:30 today
Forum: Touring
08-08-03, 03:46 AM
Replies: 20
Views: 926
Posted By Bykemaster

Route: Highway 3 out of Windsor to Shedden, then...

Route: Highway 3 out of Windsor to Shedden, then on route 42 along the lake Erie coast to Port Colborne, then work my way up to Niagara. Camping out each night. Will stay at the hostel in Niagara...
Forum: Touring
08-07-03, 04:33 AM
Replies: 20
Views: 926
Posted By Bykemaster

Thanks again, a friend had the hook-up at the...

Thanks again, a friend had the hook-up at the Comfort Inn in Windsor, they will let me leave my car in their lot til i return
Forum: Touring
08-06-03, 05:10 AM
Replies: 20
Views: 926
Posted By Bykemaster

Thanks guys, i signed up yesterday, and it looks...

Thanks guys, i signed up yesterday, and it looks like Windsor has one member. I may consider the train or bus station if they have free parking like they do here in metro Detroit. Any more...
Forum: Touring
08-05-03, 10:19 AM
Replies: 20
Views: 926
Posted By Bykemaster

Windsor, Ontario need place to leave car

I will be leaving on a six day, fully loaded, tour from Windsor, ON to Niagara Falls, ON on Sunday 8-10-03. I need a free, safe place to leave my car in Windsor. Any suggestions?
Forum: Touring
05-20-03, 03:01 PM
Replies: 20
Views: 1,474
Posted By Bykemaster

Hey Stokell, i am planning on a tour from Windsor...

Hey Stokell, i am planning on a tour from Windsor to Niagara Falls, along the north coast of lake erie, is this something i should be worried about
Forum: Touring
04-07-03, 09:09 AM
Replies: 88
Views: 5,423
Posted By Bykemaster

Mid summer, depart-Windsor, Ontario, Canada,...

Mid summer, depart-Windsor, Ontario, Canada, along the north Shore of Lake Erie to Niagara Falls, 300+ i think, 4-5 days, already have one other person going with me, others are welcome. This is...
Forum: Training & Nutrition
04-07-03, 09:01 AM
Replies: 50
Views: 18,728
Posted By Bykemaster

check out my website at...

check out my website at www.guidesforbetterliving.com you can get all the info you need to lose weight and maintain a healthy lifestyle. good Luck!
Forum: Touring
04-06-03, 09:08 PM
Replies: 28
Views: 2,838
Posted By Bykemaster

Hey Cyclezealot i did ODRAM 3 years in a row, my...

Hey Cyclezealot i did ODRAM 3 years in a row, my best time was under 10 hrs. for the 160 miles. This was about 10 years ago, haven't done it recently. At that time you had to arrange your own sag. ...
Forum: Touring
01-04-03, 12:44 PM
Replies: 28
Views: 2,838
Posted By Bykemaster

Hey Caadman that sounds like a good training ride...

Hey Caadman that sounds like a good training ride to me, i will be in touch as we get closer to that date.
Forum: Touring
12-26-02, 10:22 AM
Replies: 6
Views: 573
Posted By Bykemaster

:) Thanks for the info everyone, it doesn't sound...

:) Thanks for the info everyone, it doesn't sound like the Natchez Trace would be as enjoyable as some other rides, I like to stop in little towns and have meals as well as meet the local people. I...
Forum: Touring
12-26-02, 09:46 AM
Replies: 28
Views: 2,838
Posted By Bykemaster

Hey Outashape, :cool: I started loaded touring...

Hey Outashape, :cool: I started loaded touring about 5 years ago, taking my first trip to Pinckney Recreation Area with two friends, camping overnight. That next summer I took a 4 day solo trip down...
Forum: Touring
12-24-02, 03:29 PM
Replies: 28
Views: 2,838
Posted By Bykemaster

I'v ridden in the Wolverine 200 about 16 times...

I'v ridden in the Wolverine 200 about 16 times since 1981, and have been in that Plymouth area when headed to or from Ann Arbor by bike. There was a ride i did 3 Xs called ODRAM One Day Ride Across...
Forum: Touring
12-17-02, 06:15 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 573
Posted By Bykemaster

Natchez Trace

Has anyone ridden/toured the Natchez Trace, and can you tell me about it?
Forum: Touring
12-16-02, 01:27 PM
Replies: 28
Views: 2,838
Posted By Bykemaster

It looks like a few of you are in my area, maybe...

It looks like a few of you are in my area, maybe we can get together and take a couple of Spring training rides, maybe ride to, and meet at metro-beach, or a ride to Ann Arbor and back, both are nice...
Forum: Touring
12-10-02, 05:17 AM
Replies: 24
Views: 5,495
Posted By Bykemaster

Hey Teresa, i've been riding a cannondale T400...

Hey Teresa, i've been riding a cannondale T400 for 4-5 years and it has served me well during loaded tours in Upper and Lower/northern Michigan, along the coast of N. Carolina, and most recently...
Forum: Touring
12-06-02, 03:45 PM
Replies: 28
Views: 2,838
Posted By Bykemaster

Touring companions in Michigan

I'm looking for training and loaded touring companions in and around the Detroit, Michigan area. I live in Southfield, Michigan
Forum: Touring
12-06-02, 03:39 PM
Replies: 14
Views: 3,781
Posted By Bykemaster

i use a cooler that i got from K-mart, the kind...

i use a cooler that i got from K-mart, the kind with the fabric outside and a plastic liner inside. the strap, when hooked under the cooler leaves two loops on the side that fit nicely over my brake...
Forum: Introductions
12-06-02, 10:41 AM
Replies: 1
Views: 223
Posted By Bykemaster

Introduction

I don't know if i'm posting this in the right place as i am new to the forum. i'm from Southfield, MI, just north of Detroit. I have spent the last 4 years touring Michigan, North Carolina, and out...
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