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Forum: Touring
01-13-24, 05:30 PM
Replies: 30
Views: 1,734
Posted By cyclezealot

djb. among my issues; TSA pokes holes in cardboard boxes.

djb.


It was a good thing i duct-tapped my few accessories to the bike; , itself; because instead of just opening the easily accessible flaps; TSa punched holes in the box apparently during...
Forum: Touring
12-06-23, 02:14 PM
Replies: 30
Views: 1,734
Posted By cyclezealot

Nice

I was at baggage at the Nice airport, where I found score of spokes bent. At the baggage, there were a couple of Italian cyclists waiting for their bags.
They witnessed my ripped cardboard...
Forum: Touring
12-06-23, 01:34 PM
Replies: 30
Views: 1,734
Posted By cyclezealot

Thanks all

Some good ideas here The time my bike suffered the most damage, I had my bike encased in a thin sleeping bag. This trip is currently in the planning stage but our actual one week Burgundy tour is...
Forum: Touring
12-06-23, 02:59 AM
Replies: 30
Views: 1,734
Posted By cyclezealot

Storage : storing or shipping surplus gear while on a long term stay in France.

Completing bike tours overseas can be difficult in terms of what to do with extra gear during a long stay. My problem is shipping bikes overseas for a long-term stay when one does not have a single...
Forum: Touring
10-27-23, 11:03 AM
Replies: 6
Views: 652
Posted By cyclezealot

Getting one's bike thru Paris

Of course from Charles De Gaulle Airport. Next Spring my group will be doing a tour of Burgundy. That requires us to depart thru Gare de Lyon train station. . Of the trains serving Paris only the RER...
Forum: Bicycle Mechanics
01-26-23, 10:09 PM
Replies: 10
Views: 590
Posted By cyclezealot

This ocurred to me just after creating this post....

This ocurred to me just after creating this post. You raise a good point. I have four bikes , I better be sure I have the right size tube for the correct tire. . Nah. I just checked. The tire was...
Forum: Bicycle Mechanics
01-26-23, 03:08 PM
Replies: 10
Views: 590
Posted By cyclezealot

Flats; tube folded over multiple times at the valve stem.

This is like my second or third time I've had a flat adjacent to the valve stem . Upon removal I've discovered the tube folded over multiple times at the stem. Being that the tube and tire are 700...
Forum: Touring
10-22-22, 10:22 AM
Replies: 18
Views: 1,103
Posted By cyclezealot

I had a great time. My emphasis was the Canal...

I had a great time. My emphasis was the Canal entre deux mers. Getting through Paris, in transit, I found it daunting. The only form of transit that accepts bikes is the RER line b. That stipulates...
Forum: Touring
09-19-22, 11:39 PM
Replies: 18
Views: 1,103
Posted By cyclezealot

Thanks both. Axolotl especially made my...

Thanks both. Axolotl especially made my anxieties less. The last option. Ride my bike out of CDG. The first night I'm staying at a hotel in nearby Roissy.
My worst freak out was thinking...
Forum: Touring
09-19-22, 08:56 AM
Replies: 18
Views: 1,103
Posted By cyclezealot

My trip is beginning to resemble a nightmare. One...

My trip is beginning to resemble a nightmare. One can't take their bike on the Paris Meteo. Charles DeGaulle is on the south. My train station is on the south of paris.there is no RER service to...
Forum: Touring
09-18-22, 09:26 PM
Replies: 18
Views: 1,103
Posted By cyclezealot

Should bikes require identification tag to enter...

Should bikes require identification tag to enter a train, I assume some train employee could be interested in security issues. Let's say my bike is two cars away, and unsecured, I'd be nervous the...
Forum: Touring
09-18-22, 08:40 AM
Replies: 18
Views: 1,103
Posted By cyclezealot

Thanks all. Especially Axoloti.

With SNCF connect, I bought my first ticket 2 questions
sncf said. 1 no bikes on escalators. . 2. Bikes must have identification tags So all stations must have elevators. As with Amtrak on long...
Forum: Touring
09-15-22, 11:43 AM
Replies: 18
Views: 1,103
Posted By cyclezealot

Boarding bikes on french trains

Hello. I leave next week for a bike tour tour in France. I will be traveling to various parts of France on both TGV and regional trains. Perhaps sometimes even on regional and local buses. ...
Forum: Touring
03-10-22, 03:06 PM
Replies: 12
Views: 1,136
Posted By cyclezealot

Keweenaw

I'm so jealous, the Keewanaw is heaven on earth. Next year , I'll get there
Forum: Touring
03-10-22, 02:57 PM
Replies: 33
Views: 2,437
Posted By cyclezealot

Keeping your electronics charged while on tour

How do we handle keeping our electronics charged, while on a group tour , when your have a couple hundred riders, ( camping) and when you get to camp you might have one plug for about a dozen phones....
Forum: Introductions
02-23-22, 01:35 AM
Replies: 8
Views: 801
Posted By cyclezealot

I'm anxious to see what cycling in DC is all...

I'm anxious to see what cycling in DC is all about. I'll be there the last week of March and I read the bike trails are amazing.
Is cycling about the city safe with hopefully top notch cycling...
Forum: Touring
01-23-22, 12:27 AM
Replies: 14
Views: 1,170
Posted By cyclezealot

Riding about D.C. and Delaware.

I am going to the League of American Bicyclists, Annual National Summit at the end of March. I'll be staying in the DC area for almost a week; followed by a couple of days stay at Delaware City, DE....
Forum: Introductions
08-26-21, 12:50 AM
Replies: 8
Views: 572
Posted By cyclezealot

Bellingham. Washington. That is pretty special.

Bellingham. Washington. That is pretty special.
Forum: General Cycling Discussion
12-21-20, 01:05 PM
Replies: 35
Views: 3,594
Posted By cyclezealot

agreed. But, one of my wished for tours, is so...

agreed. But, one of my wished for tours, is so popular; I've had the bad luck of being locked out in years' past.
Forum: General Cycling Discussion
12-21-20, 12:43 PM
Replies: 35
Views: 3,594
Posted By cyclezealot

Signing up for 2021 organized bike tour. Yes or No.

Considering the pandemic, is it too early to think about signing up for 2021 organized bike tours.
I signed up for two tours in 2020, resulting in my deposits, forfeited by as much as 50%. Either...
Forum: Touring
10-24-20, 03:25 PM
Replies: 2,086
Views: 417,419
Posted By cyclezealot

what a year. only solo rides. this year's the west coast of Mich and Mackinac Island.

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Forum: General Cycling Discussion
06-29-20, 06:21 PM
Replies: 12
Views: 1,201
Posted By cyclezealot

Easy mistake to make. No Biggie. One reason I...

Easy mistake to make. No Biggie.
One reason I do this post.
I love the way Endomondo provides extra data such as calculating how far you've gone about the globe.
I have not explored that option....
Forum: General Cycling Discussion
06-29-20, 01:22 PM
Replies: 12
Views: 1,201
Posted By cyclezealot

Only once Did I fume as to feeling resentment at...

Only once Did I fume as to feeling resentment at those speed demons.
Once we did the one day ride at Death Valley. They had 60 miles , 100 miles and 200 mile rides.
There was some semi pro team...
Forum: General Cycling Discussion
06-29-20, 12:17 AM
Replies: 12
Views: 1,201
Posted By cyclezealot

Sorry to have to correct. The site uses...

Sorry to have to correct. The site uses Kilometers.
Meaning my average is closer to 9 mph. .
I do a lot of city riding and commuting to work. That kind of riding, one does not worry about speed....
Forum: General Cycling Discussion
06-28-20, 06:42 PM
Replies: 12
Views: 1,201
Posted By cyclezealot

A Long Distance Accomplishment?

Maybe ? I am sure my bike club has several long distance touring members , whose mileage has far exceeded my goal. To have my Cycling app confirm that I have ' ridden around the world."
This might...
Forum: Bicycle Mechanics
06-07-20, 01:17 AM
Replies: 6
Views: 599
Posted By cyclezealot

Me neither. ^. I took off the tire. Whatever...

Me neither. ^.
I took off the tire. Whatever that outside material was atop the sidewall, the sidewall's exterior was quite easily crumbled. The interior of the sidewall seemed as rigid as ever....
Forum: Bicycle Mechanics
06-05-20, 07:32 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 599
Posted By cyclezealot

MudPie. Probably two years ago. I usually keep a...

MudPie. Probably two years ago. I usually keep a few on hand, since I have five bikes. I will post a pic. Should they be old, does that make them unsafe.?
Never would have suspected such a problem....
Forum: Bicycle Mechanics
06-05-20, 06:21 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 599
Posted By cyclezealot

What's going on with my newly installed Tire.

Should I just throw it out. The newly installed tire is a Michelin Krylion road tire. It can't have more than 500 miles on it.
What is going on, is about the sidewall, the once solid, smooth black...
Forum: Touring
04-19-20, 11:32 AM
Replies: 18
Views: 1,257
Posted By cyclezealot

I considered your suggested tour. But, with my...

I considered your suggested tour. But, with my love of the UP, I chose the MUP.
Have you cycled the Upper Peninsula. ?
Forum: Touring
04-19-20, 11:24 AM
Replies: 12
Views: 1,608
Posted By cyclezealot

Nous avons eu l'opportunité de vivre à Roussillon...

Nous avons eu l'opportunité de vivre à Roussillon pendant 8 ans. Ma femme était linguiste. ce que j'appris être hors de France depuis 6 ans, est d'obtenir faible. Maintenant que j'ai plus de temps,...
Forum: Touring
04-18-20, 12:53 AM
Replies: 18
Views: 1,257
Posted By cyclezealot

^^. I've signed up for the MUP tour. A...

^^.
I've signed up for the MUP tour.
A minimum of a 290-mile tour encircling the central part of the UP. I love the UP. If it only were in August, I'd feel more optimistic.
On the way south, I...
Forum: Touring
04-17-20, 03:40 PM
Replies: 18
Views: 1,257
Posted By cyclezealot

What I am asking, will it change my plans. ? ...

What I am asking, will it change my plans. ?
Back in January, I signed up for a tour in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan. The tour is maxed out at 250 riders. My tour is already paid for, along with...
Forum: General Cycling Discussion
03-08-20, 03:56 AM
Replies: 20
Views: 1,840
Posted By cyclezealot

I gave up this long for desired bike vacation...

I gave up this long for desired bike vacation with a great bit of regret. I have a chore to do in France that can't be passed up any longer and the call of the Danube is equal to that of the Adelaide...
Forum: General Cycling Discussion
02-24-20, 07:27 AM
Replies: 20
Views: 1,840
Posted By cyclezealot

Delta I talked to their reservations staff, as to...

Delta I talked to their reservations staff, as to that one. He sort of hedged in that policy is also set by their partner airlines.
Bicycling's reporting was dated 2019.
Forum: General Cycling Discussion
02-24-20, 04:33 AM
Replies: 20
Views: 1,840
Posted By cyclezealot

Bikes on Planes. The Cost

2020 is my year to travel overseas. First, I was going to Australia; but it caught on fire. Now, my plan is to fly into Paris and transport my bike to Vienna and ride the Danube.
Delta, KLM, Air...
Forum: Australia - New Zealand
09-03-19, 01:36 AM
Replies: 4
Views: 1,370
Posted By cyclezealot

:thumb: that's a start

:thumb: that's a start
Forum: Australia - New Zealand
08-31-19, 04:12 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 1,370
Posted By cyclezealot

Cycling about Adelaide. Any advice.

My plane voucher is set. I am flying into Melbourne on April 21 and will be in the Adelaide area for 3 weeks. With a couple of days spent about Melbourne.
Among my questions are, where is an...
Forum: Eastern Canada
07-23-19, 12:13 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 2,581
Posted By cyclezealot

Has anyone had any experience with the Eastern...

Has anyone had any experience with the Eastern Township? Where would you stay? How would you plan for a bike tour between Montreal and Vermont?
Forum: Touring
03-19-19, 12:24 AM
Replies: 72
Views: 9,990
Posted By cyclezealot

. 👌 Great idea. four mattresses how could that...

. 👌 Great idea. four mattresses how could that fail. Better than my sleeping bag that did not. I might have to ride about 8 Km to my b and b from where the tram line ends. Most would take a taxi, I...
Forum: Touring
03-19-19, 12:10 AM
Replies: 72
Views: 9,990
Posted By cyclezealot

Carless. We have similar goals in that my trip...

Carless. We have similar goals in that my trip to Adelaide will be almost entirely sans car. My goal will be to have my bike ready to go at the airport and pedal in part to my b and b if...
Forum: Touring
03-11-19, 01:34 PM
Replies: 72
Views: 9,990
Posted By cyclezealot

Tourist. In my case, a spoke wrench won't repair...

Tourist. In my case, a spoke wrench won't repair a set of spokes that have been smashed in like straws in a windstorm. Just one's bad luck with baggage handlers. Super, you had good luck. We say...
Forum: Touring
03-08-19, 02:53 AM
Replies: 72
Views: 9,990
Posted By cyclezealot

Once I used a sleeping bag about my fork and...

Once I used a sleeping bag about my fork and wheels. That time the damage was manageable.
Forum: Touring
03-08-19, 02:49 AM
Replies: 72
Views: 9,990
Posted By cyclezealot

chrisx. A friend more mechanical than I said...

chrisx. A friend more mechanical than I said putting it together was a pain in the butt. But, You get used to it. Why I consider plasticized wrap, should it be adequate protection, I want to have the...
Forum: Touring
03-07-19, 12:29 AM
Replies: 72
Views: 9,990
Posted By cyclezealot

Packing your bike for Air Travel

In part, I bought my new Lynskey Touring bike because it came with couplers making it possible to fold it up into a suitcase. This way potentially passing up unreasonable costs airlines often charge....
Forum: Touring
02-23-19, 12:42 PM
Replies: 23
Views: 2,710
Posted By cyclezealot

You made the case

She can't go. A part of this tour is scuttling about San Francisco on Bart as we head to points south . Recumbent s are taboo, so too would be a trailer. Hadn't thought of that. Thanks ..still...
Forum: Touring
02-22-19, 04:53 PM
Replies: 23
Views: 2,710
Posted By cyclezealot

Non Sag bike tours : panniers vs a trailer

I am encouraging a friend to do a very special nonsupported special tour of the California coast. She is new to touring. She hasn't a touring bike with eyelets. Her only option is to use a friend's...
Forum: Australia - New Zealand
05-31-18, 03:32 AM
Replies: 6
Views: 1,437
Posted By cyclezealot

If it's winter... I'll probably stay in...

If it's winter... I'll probably stay in Grafton. But I haven't eliminated Perth . Or one of its adjacent beach towns .But this windest city thing, I'll be keeping that in mind .
Forum: Australia - New Zealand
05-30-18, 01:41 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 1,437
Posted By cyclezealot

Grafton

Thanks both . Thanks for the info. Why Grafton. I want quiet . . And a friendly pub..Bad roads isn't good news. Grafton has a cycling club( Roadies). Grafton is close enough to Queensland...
Forum: Australia - New Zealand
05-29-18, 02:30 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 1,437
Posted By cyclezealot

Australian Winter at Grofton, NSW.

A dream getaway is to take my bike and do an around the world bike vacation. I will do my Austalia trip whenever my life permits. I've chosen various cities for whenever that happens.
My...
Forum: Touring
02-08-18, 11:38 AM
Replies: 39
Views: 3,964
Posted By cyclezealot

Once I was on BA flight to Nice. That was the...

Once I was on BA flight to Nice. That was the time my bike was beat upon by who knows who. A bunch of Italians noticed my beat upon bike. They asked did I fly in from Heathrow. ? I bought four...
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