Introductions - new from Hamilton, Ontario

Bikeforums.net is a forum about nothing but bikes. Our community can help you find information about hard-to-find and localized information like bicycle tours, specialties like where in your area to have your recumbent bike serviced, or what are the best bicycle tires and seats for the activities you use your bike for.

PDA

View Full Version : new from Hamilton, Ontario

gwen

05-02-06, 09:59 PM

Hey, I'll be going solo from Ontario to BC in a few weeks (leaving mid-May, should be there by early July), if anyone else is going that way I'd love to have a riding buddy even part-way. Any tips/tricks for touring would be helpful, too, as this is my first long-distance venture!

pinerider

05-04-06, 06:04 PM

Welcome to BikeForums, Gwen! Are you sure you wanna go that way??? It's uphill and against the wind!
Good luck to you on your trip, I'd love to go too, but I hafta work. I can maybe help start you off, make sure you're headed in the right direction!
Some advice: try a short tour 2 day tour beforehand to make sure you have everything sorted out. Everything you need to know can be found at http://www.crazyguyonabike.com/, http://www.biketouring101.com/ or on the touring forum here
I might be heading east in the summer to Nova Scotia, nothing firm yet.

cooker

05-04-06, 06:14 PM

Uphill? Better than starting at the Rockies.