Forum: Touring

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I am thinking about picking up a bike bag since many TGV trains require that your bike be in one. Ideally I would like something soft with no frame at all so I can stuff it in a pannier when biking. Do you have any experiences using a bike bag? Recommendations? How heavy are these things...

thinking of riding the natchez parkway this spring and looking for some information. has anyone used the Bus Terminal Charters for transportion along the trail? it says they have a shuttle service for bikers. what have other riders used for getting back from one end of trail to the other? also has...

So, I'm going to Florida for a two week credit card style tour with some friends. Our route will take us along the Gulf of Mexico for about 8 days to Pensacola and then back to Ocala. I have several great rain coats (Showers Pass) to use, but no rain pants. My question is: Do I need pants? ...

Last year I had the opportunity to live 3 1/2 months in a small Chinese town in Guangdong province (SE China). I had a heavy single speed cruiser I bought there to get me around town ($50 US brand new), though it was nothing I'd want to travel very far on. Now that I am finished with college,...

Have any of you toured using Round The World Tickets? Is there a particular company you would recommend going with? Or not going with? Any tips, helpful hints, or things to watch out for with this method of travelling? The ideal would be to land in a place and spend a month or so there...

Hi everyone, my name is Richard. I am a 22year old university student. Last year a friend and I cycled 2000 miles around the outside of france for 6 weeks. We went from the North West (Roscoff) to the SW (Pyrenees mountains) to the East (Nimes) then to Grenoble and Switzerland then to the German...

I am very interested in doing a desert tour sometime soon. I currently live in Portland, OR and am thinking I want to cut diagonally through the state towards the Alvord Desert and Alvord Hot Springs. I am very interested in isolated areas and hot springs, but haven't seen a lot of info on a good...

Dear cyclists, As a commuting vehicle and a tourism alternative, Mugla Cycling Association believes bicycle is a chain ring in solving individual and social health problems as well as we believe in the necessity of protecting environmental, social and human health. We are organizing ‘GOKOVA...

If you make a bicycle tour of friends and I will help you pass me from Turkey. We can see my house guests. 2 or 3 people can accommodate. If you want to contact me. Mail address: umutalumutal@hotmail.com.

I just picked up 2010 Gary Fisher Presidio http://www.fisherbikes.com/bike/model/presidio the other day and have so far by mighty impressed with it, especially with how versitile it can be. When I received it I was happily suprised to see that it had full fender and eyelets for a rack (had no idea...

Just in case you stop at a super market looking for foods with potassium and they are out of bananas or are tired of them or have an allergic reaction to them. :) I tried to format this better... it just doesnt want to cooperate.:mad: I bolded the foods that have more than 20% Daily value per...

Bears and Lightning while touring discussion http://www.xcountrybike.com/tgd_bear.html Share your close calls.

Anyone have any experience with this bike? Pros/cons, love it, hate it? Input please. Many thanks in advance!

Now that Backroads are starting to sell off some of their titanium touring bicycles, I am interested. Just curious if anyone here has ridden one? How did it ride? Can you compare it to another bike?

I am currently using the Shimano M424 pedal. I am also using Shimano MTB shoes. I have been getting hot spots with this set up. Mostly when using my Cross Check on the road, about 30 mins into a flat ride around Long Beach. (When I use my mountain bike with similar type pedals and the same...

I'm starting to make preparations for a C&O canal tour the last week of April. The guide book we bought says to start in DC and head upstream. Others say to start north and work our way towards DC. We live in Raleigh, NC so the current thought is to drive up Sunday (no commuter traffic on the...

Port Fairy Trip - a bit of a hub-and-spoke tour :D This is for those of you who are in the depths of winter and miss touring/travelling. It's also for those who might be interested in travelling in Australia. :) When I was working at the cherry packing shed, I decided that I wanted to...

I am looking at the schwinn world tour DLX. Seems to be the about same bike as the fuji touring. I also have a lbs with a 1886 schwinn passage, a nice touring frameset, alittle longer chainstay than the voyager. I've never had a newer sloped tt bike. time to pony up? Or just stick in the...

Hey all, Had a weird and funny (in retrospect) experience while camping in White Sands. It is close to a missile test facility and airforce base. During a night where we had to free camp, we were awoken by large explosions in the middle of the night! Read the rest here: ...

Hello, I am heading to Sicily for about a month and a half and have been given the priviledge of taking my bike . Just wondering if anybody knows where I can get a good cycling map or just a plan old really good map of sicily to help me plan some touring routes. I can't afford to pay a tour...

Last week I went on a spontaneous 4 day credit card tour between Shanghai and Suzhou (and back). Total distance was 400km round trip. It rained on all four days. Here is a quick photo overview of the ride. Enjoy. Shanghai's massive sprawl is supported by a constantly expanding infrastructure:...

Anyone have any favorite front derailleurs for a 9sp triple, front 46/36/26? I am going to use a deore high normal LX in the rear. This will be a brifter setup.

Hi guys I´m going to fly to LA next Friday. Ive got 4 weeks to make a nice trip. ?Because of the winter here in europe i hope to find some sun in the south. I wanted to ride to San Diego, then a couple of days to mexico, then east to phoenix and heading north to find some nice nature.. then...

So forever ago I put down the first layaway installment on a shiny new Cannondale Touring 2 at the LBS. The plan was to clear the balance in another two or three payments. Then my wife got sick and had to spend time in the hospital, then she crashed the car, then the water heater needed...

Hi All..... Does anyone know where I can get a copy of this book? I cant seem to find it for sale anywhere on the internet. Thanks, Jamie

Looking for companions to tour Cuba in March. Or experiences/advice from people who have toured Cuba in the past. Any feedback would be awesome!

Hey Guys I�m Alex from Germany and i�m going to fly to LA in end of next week. Because of high transportation costs from Germany to US. i want to buy a bike in LA. I want to make a biketrip down to San Diego, Pheonix/Airzona than north and after 4 weeks back to LA. So now i�m...

Well today I set out to complete the North Warwickshire cycle route. I had a few hours spare, so thought I could fit in the 35 mile or so. However, after only 2 miles I was struggling. Last week I did something similar and felt like I could do it twice over. Today was a unhappy day for my calfs and...

Hi... Can anybody tell me if the Kona Smoke would be ok for touring... The frame is made of 4130 Chromoly butted steel... the chain stay is about 17.7 in (450mm) ... the wheel base is 43.5 in (1111 mm).... the link is http://www.konaworld.com/bike.cfm?content=smoke if you like to have a look......

My wife and I are considering a four day ride on The Great Allegheny Passage sometime in late spring or early summer. I'm just wondering what my best option is for a ride back to Mckeesport to retrieve the car and trailer. I will have to drive to Cumberland to pick up the trike, far too large...

Forgive me if this has been asked before...but I did a search and nada. I'm now a proud owner of a Surly lht and was wondering if the stock wheels are any good for fully loaded touring, particularly the rear. I've got the 26" alex rims, XT hubs etc How likely am I to break a spoke. I've...

With the new Salsa Vaya coming out, I was wondering how worth it disc brakes are. Should more touring bikes come with them or are they an unnecessary gimmick?

Planning on a coupled tandem tour commencing in Rome in April, up to Norway and back to Rome by end of October 2010. Anybody done something similar? Would appreciate any suggestions/tips Many thanks