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Forum: Touring
07-20-23, 05:08 PM
Replies: 1
Views: 326
Posted By KC8QVO

I don't have a whole lot to add on your plans...

I don't have a whole lot to add on your plans specifically.

However, I drove a semi for a while. I ran flatbed and specialized, some curtain side runs but mostly flat bed and some step deck. I got...
Forum: Touring
05-31-23, 11:02 PM
Replies: 94
Views: 6,997
Posted By robow

The trouble with those really large range...

The trouble with those really large range cassettes is that you have huge steps between gears. It's not as comfortable to shift and often you find yourself pedaling in a gear that is less than...
Forum: Touring
05-04-23, 04:08 AM
Replies: 181
Views: 7,136
Posted By staehpj1

My travelling companions on the Trans America...

My travelling companions on the Trans America used mismatched front panniers. They each used one roll top pannier with one big compartment and one with a lot of compartments and pockets.
Edit: To be...
Forum: Touring
04-29-23, 05:26 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 348
Posted By irc

Always Nice When Maps Arrive

Given my sister posted two seperate birthday cards to my wife and neither card has arrived here 7 miles away after several weeks I was impressed when my Adventure Cycling maps made it from Montana to...
Forum: Touring
04-28-23, 01:47 PM
Replies: 0
Views: 260
Posted By tcs

Less trash on tour*

*stuff, not the tourists themselves


I built a bike up during COVID. I ordered a bare frame and every individual component. It all came in retail packaging inside shipping packaging. When I got...
Forum: Touring
04-26-23, 04:22 AM
Replies: 7
Views: 546
Posted By Tourist in MSN

Natchez Trace April 2023 Trip Summary

This is a quick description of my recent bike tour on Natchez Trace, with notes that may be pertinent to anyone that may be interested in riding it. This was my first tour since the start of Covid, I...
Forum: Touring
04-20-23, 01:26 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 521
Posted By mev

Gone 2 Look 4 America - a tour visiting some state capitols

A little over a week until I start my next long distance tour. Plan is to start in Washington DC at the US Capitol and make my way to the west coast stopping past some state capitols along the way. ...
Forum: Touring
04-09-23, 10:46 AM
Replies: 33
Views: 1,262
Posted By Atlas Shrugged

I have a Unior Cassette tool...

I have a Unior Cassette tool (https://uniortools.com/eng/product/1669-4-2-in-1-pocket-spoke-and-cassette-lockring-tool) which works ok in a pinch. I also have FiberFix spoke which will get you...
Forum: Touring
04-03-23, 01:46 PM
Replies: 1
Views: 289
Posted By Yan

No but it would be great to have some prism...

No but it would be great to have some prism glasses so I can spend all day in aerobars without straining my neck. They already have these types of glasses for rock climbers.
...
Forum: Touring
04-02-23, 08:55 AM
Replies: 17
Views: 761
Posted By rm -rf

In a lot of the USA, winds are more S-->N than...

In a lot of the USA, winds are more S-->N than W-->E.

This Wind History Map (https://windhistory.com/map.html#7.00/39.400/-97.219) site is interesting. It's more useful to click the Jan-Dec tool...
Forum: Touring
03-22-23, 05:48 AM
Replies: 45
Views: 1,667
Posted By Tourist in MSN

Yesterday I was out for an exercise ride. I...

Yesterday I was out for an exercise ride. I stayed upright but someone else did not.

To make a really long story as short as I can, a gal was on on her road bike fitted with aero bars (time trial...
Forum: Touring
03-21-23, 05:24 AM
Replies: 5
Views: 331
Posted By mev

There are probably options to "httrack" which...

There are probably options to "httrack" which downloads/clones a web site. For example, ask it to start cloning at your list of cities and towns and only go to a certain depth...

Update:

I just...
Forum: Touring
03-15-23, 09:45 AM
Replies: 15
Views: 784
Posted By Chancy

My wife and I take a few meds and have for years....

My wife and I take a few meds and have for years. Our drug plan requires we purchased them as a 90 day supply. These bottles are often not small. We purchased some 3"x4" durable (3-4 mil) ziplock...
Forum: Touring
03-13-23, 04:01 PM
Replies: 14
Views: 453
Posted By tcs

One word: Muckle Flugga. ...

One word: Muckle Flugga.

https://alastairhumphreys.com/microadventure-islands/
Forum: Touring
03-08-23, 02:57 PM
Replies: 45
Views: 1,667
Posted By Tourist in MSN

Gauvins, thanks for starting this thread. I had...

Gauvins, thanks for starting this thread. I had never really thought about getting one, but after reading some of the comments I decided I should. And it arrived today in the mail. Hopefully I...
Forum: Touring
02-14-23, 03:28 AM
Replies: 52
Views: 1,974
Posted By muse kidd

Hey Gauvins, I first came to the UK in 2008 and...

Hey Gauvins, I first came to the UK in 2008 and fell in love with cycling here. The roads and traffic are so very different from the US (insert left-lanes & roundabouts). However, I will add that you...
Forum: Touring
02-13-23, 12:49 PM
Replies: 52
Views: 1,974
Posted By Tourist in MSN

I started planning a LEJOG trip in 2019 to do in...

I started planning a LEJOG trip in 2019 to do in 2020, then Covid happened. Then, even if I could have traveled to UK and back, my passport renewal was delayed for months during the initial shutdown...
Forum: Touring
02-13-23, 08:41 AM
Replies: 52
Views: 1,974
Posted By tcs

Your trip & you alone know what your likes and...

Your trip & you alone know what your likes and dislikes are & what your goals might be.

That said, you're riding a long way in GB without ringing up the legendary LEJoG - Land's End to John...
Forum: Touring
02-05-23, 06:27 PM
Replies: 49
Views: 3,423
Posted By indyfabz

I was transferred to a rehab place last week and...

I was transferred to a rehab place last week and immediately started looking for a better one. Still not eating solid food or walking. Guessing I should cancel the Easter weekend trip.

Had it not...
Forum: Touring
01-21-23, 10:36 AM
Replies: 13
Views: 525
Posted By djb

chuckle, up here in the Great White North, we...

chuckle, up here in the Great White North, we would have to wait about 5 months until a test like that would be of any use.
Forum: Touring
01-18-23, 10:32 AM
Replies: 49
Views: 3,423
Posted By stardognine

Where's indyfabz?

I'm thinking most likely on another tour, but he usually checks in here pretty regularly.

I know he was getting a little tired of the arguing that goes on in these threads sometimes, not just in...
Forum: Touring
12-02-22, 08:01 AM
Replies: 25
Views: 1,075
Posted By tcs

My Alex Moulton had a pump inside the seatpost....

My Alex Moulton had a pump inside the seatpost. With my wife's Dahon, the seatpost is the pump.
...
Forum: Touring
11-27-22, 01:14 PM
Replies: 10
Views: 695
Posted By Tourist in MSN

Sealline is another brand. The yellow one in my...

Sealline is another brand. The yellow one in my photo in my previous post is a Sealline.
https://www.seallinegear.com/packs-duffels

I met a couple in Iceland that decided that backpacking was not...
Forum: Touring
11-27-22, 11:57 AM
Replies: 10
Views: 695
Posted By BobG

I carried a fairly large backpack around New...

I carried a fairly large backpack around New Zealand for a month strapped to the top of my rack (in addition to four panniers!). It was mostly empty, I think I had my sleeping bag and pad in it and...
Forum: Touring
11-22-22, 12:46 AM
Replies: 19
Views: 950
Posted By saddlesores

you're in a hotel? got a couple of chairs in the...

you're in a hotel? got a couple of chairs in the room?
call housekeeping and ask to borrow a broom or a mop or a really skinny maid.
stick broom handle under the top rail of the rack, suspend on...
Forum: Touring
10-31-22, 05:36 PM
Replies: 40
Views: 2,010
Posted By Norts

The screw type valves are called Lindal valves. ...

The screw type valves are called Lindal valves.
If you google you can find a valve that will allow you to refill the canisters. Not always a safe idea as it is easy to overfill. I use the valve to...
Forum: Touring
10-31-22, 05:29 AM
Replies: 40
Views: 2,010
Posted By Tourist in MSN

Camp Stove Butane Canisters

In the past few years a newer type of butane stove canister has become available. And I suspect over the next few years bike tourists will see these more often and start to ask if they can use these...
Forum: Touring
09-18-22, 11:38 PM
Replies: 15
Views: 1,147
Posted By raybo

Selected photos from my recent Ireland tour

I selected 69 photos (https://www.biketouringtips.com/showTipComments.php?tipID=2586) from the nearly 1,000 I took on my recent (Aug/Sep, 2022) bike/bus/train/ferry tour of Ireland. Mostly, I rode on...
Forum: Touring
09-17-22, 05:14 PM
Replies: 118
Views: 6,366
Posted By Carbonfiberboy

My wife and I camp-toured on our tandem. The...

My wife and I camp-toured on our tandem. The total weight we added to the bike was 44 lbs. without food or water. That's everything for the two of us, starting with a naked bike with bottle cages...
Forum: Touring
09-15-22, 07:56 AM
Replies: 108
Views: 4,245
Posted By djb

a couple of quick thoughts when traveling with...

a couple of quick thoughts
when traveling with an alcohol stove, trangia, sometimes you end up finding only large bottles of some sort of alcohol, 1.5 L or more, but if it whats available, you take...
Forum: Touring
09-14-22, 10:45 AM
Replies: 108
Views: 4,245
Posted By tcs

Yeah, I have tried it straight out of the bottle...

Yeah, I have tried it straight out of the bottle in an alcohol (Trangia) stove and it works okay. Not my favorite alcoholic fuel, but because of the pandemic TSA will let you fly with it and it will...
Forum: Touring
09-13-22, 11:42 PM
Replies: 108
Views: 4,245
Posted By zandoval

We have used aluminum Swiss stove in our Troop...

We have used aluminum Swiss stove in our Troop for many years. On one occasion our consolidated supply of Denatured Alcohol got compromised in transport. So for the week end we used dried branches in...
Forum: Touring
09-04-22, 11:57 AM
Replies: 118
Views: 6,366
Posted By andrewclaus

I'm one of the confirmed UL gram weenies, so I...

I'm one of the confirmed UL gram weenies, so I won't bore you with details. My first bike tours were 100+ pounds with bike. The camping was fun, but the cycling was not. Eventually I decided I wanted...
Forum: Touring
08-30-22, 12:29 PM
Replies: 31
Views: 927
Posted By robow

Yes, I've endured those water bottles frozen...

Yes, I've endured those water bottles frozen overnight. Then placed one in my bag down by my feet..... and of course it leaked a little. One other thing to consider, a lot of federal, state and...
Forum: Touring
08-30-22, 09:14 AM
Replies: 31
Views: 927
Posted By Tourist in MSN

I found that winter camping in February in...

I found that winter camping in February in Florida Keys and Everglades was much hotter than I like.
...
Forum: Touring
08-29-22, 11:53 AM
Replies: 31
Views: 927
Posted By Tourist in MSN

There was a thread a ways back on cold weather...

There was a thread a ways back on cold weather cycling, but not for touring. Mainly clothing. Not really cold, roughly the temps you are talking about....
Forum: Touring
08-29-22, 10:35 AM
Replies: 31
Views: 927
Posted By PedalingWalrus

1. I 'toured' during full winter conditions. I...

1. I 'toured' during full winter conditions. I have to say that midweight wool longjohns and top or Woolpower onesie are just enough of layers for me when riding. Top it off with Goretex bibs and a...
Forum: Touring
08-28-22, 08:03 AM
Replies: 51
Views: 1,501
Posted By mev

I wish I could have done the Manali to Leh...

I wish I could have done the Manali to Leh highway as it would have been a type 2 fun type experience (tough when it was happening, but not so much so that I wouldn't have looked back and think it...
Forum: Touring
07-07-22, 03:17 PM
Replies: 16
Views: 837
Posted By Tourist in MSN

The store at Apgar Villiage appears to be open...

The store at Apgar Villiage appears to be open based on this webcam.
https://www.nps.gov/media/webcam/view.htm?id=81B4692D-1DD8-B71B-0B9AE4B7C186B022

Other webcams:...
Forum: Touring
06-30-22, 11:27 AM
Replies: 31
Views: 1,121
Posted By phughes

Just a bit of info on color. Though white...

Just a bit of info on color. Though white reflects the Sun nicely, staying cooler, it also passes more UV rays than darker colors. So a darker shirt would be better than a white shirt for Sun...
Forum: Touring
06-19-22, 05:44 AM
Replies: 26
Views: 904
Posted By tcs

My fantasy was they'd bridge the washed out road...

My fantasy was they'd bridge the washed out road sections
...
Forum: Touring
05-08-22, 11:29 AM
Replies: 24
Views: 1,330
Posted By 79pmooney

I went to the Cycle Oregon Kickoff Party that...

I went to the Cycle Oregon Kickoff Party that January and learned that it was hitting Crater Lake from the north that December. Also course profile-wise, an excellent one to do fix gear. (Few long...
Forum: Touring
04-24-22, 09:06 AM
Replies: 32
Views: 2,234
Posted By indyfabz

Found that deer crossing sign on MT 83 and a few...

Found that deer crossing sign on MT 83 and a few others. Did someone tell the deer where to cross? Reminds me of a moose crossing sign I saw in VT. It warned of some seemingly random number like...
Forum: Touring
04-22-22, 05:04 PM
Replies: 32
Views: 2,234
Posted By mountaindave

I didn't mean to sound depressing, sorry about...

I didn't mean to sound depressing, sorry about that. I think you might consider me a highway snob, as in, I avoid them at all costs. But that's only because I can. The narrowest tire I typically ride...
Forum: Touring
04-22-22, 03:36 PM
Replies: 22
Views: 1,475
Posted By jamawani

Gauvins - I have done traffic count work for...

Gauvins -

I have done traffic count work for a number of cycling organizations.
I love poring over spreadsheets filled with numbers.(Sad, but true)
I hate programs that give you only one or two...
Forum: Touring
04-20-22, 03:30 PM
Replies: 26
Views: 3,133
Posted By zacster

They came today and I installed them and took a...

They came today and I installed them and took a quick ride. The grips have a really nice feel to them and fit my hands nicely. The bar inners gave me the position I use on my road bike. I measured...
Forum: Touring
04-12-22, 01:34 PM
Replies: 24
Views: 1,461
Posted By Tourist in MSN

This is in response to my prevous posted that...

This is in response to my prevous posted that stated:
I have three different touring bikes, and for touring I prefer four different models of tires. My favorites vary by width and terrain. I think...
Forum: Touring
03-26-22, 04:22 PM
Replies: 27
Views: 2,769
Posted By jamawani

Grizzlies in Yellowstone and Glacier

A Montana man was killed this week just north of Yellowstone.
Most likely by a grizzly bear - probably a bear just coming out of hibernation.
...
Forum: Touring
03-26-22, 10:36 AM
Replies: 30
Views: 1,847
Posted By Doug64

Snickers are one of my favorites :thumb:

Snickers are one of my favorites :thumb:
Forum: Touring
03-26-22, 10:33 AM
Replies: 30
Views: 1,847
Posted By indyfabz

If you do end up doing Waterton to the states via...

If you do end up doing Waterton to the states via Chief Mountain, make sure you look back occasionally. The second photo is looking back on the first hard climb of the day.

...
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