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Forum: Touring
12-21-05, 06:25 PM
Replies: 4,824
Views: 2,620,997
Posted By Neil Anderson

My wife, Sharon, dips her bike tire in the...

My wife, Sharon, dips her bike tire in the Atlantic at the conclusion of a memorable cross-America cycle tour.

http://www.cyclelogicpress.com/images/photoalbum/usa2/Cross_Country_Bike_Ride.jpg
Forum: Introductions
04-14-05, 10:50 PM
Replies: 20
Views: 744
Posted By Neil Anderson

Porcupine sensations. Sounds like a prickly...

Porcupine sensations. Sounds like a prickly subject! Did I ever tell you about the first bicycle Little Biker Girl bought for me?
Forum: Fifty Plus (50+)
04-12-05, 11:22 PM
Replies: 51
Views: 1,891
Posted By Neil Anderson

Hey, congratulations, Marge! In a large organized...

Hey, congratulations, Marge! In a large organized ride a few years back, I eventually overtook a fairly portly fella. The back of his T-shirt read, "Please, God. Let there be someone behind me." :)
Forum: Touring
04-10-05, 10:44 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 1,120
Posted By Neil Anderson

We use the Backroads map books by Mussio Ventures...

We use the Backroads map books by Mussio Ventures for help with planning our off road routes in BC and Alberta. Here's a couple of links to their series of map books:

Kootenay area in BC...
Forum: Advocacy & Safety
04-10-05, 09:11 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 826
Posted By Neil Anderson

Maybe the cager was an old football player whose...

Maybe the cager was an old football player whose position was Nose Tackle? :rolleyes:
Forum: Advocacy & Safety
04-10-05, 12:46 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 826
Posted By Neil Anderson

Whoa! Talk about getting tackled!

Whoa! Talk about getting tackled!
Forum: Touring
04-10-05, 10:07 AM
Replies: 38
Views: 2,936
Posted By Neil Anderson

When friends rode across the States, Kansas was...

When friends rode across the States, Kansas was stinking hot. After frying a couple of days, they twigged onto the idea of riding at night. Not only did they enjoy the benefits Rowan notes above, but...
Forum: General Cycling Discussion
04-08-05, 09:54 PM
Replies: 176
Views: 7,663
Posted By Neil Anderson

For your tenth wedding anniversary you quit your...

For your tenth wedding anniversary you quit your jobs, sell your house, pack your panniers and hit the road to cycle around the world.
Forum: General Cycling Discussion
04-08-05, 09:27 PM
Replies: 75
Views: 3,187
Posted By Neil Anderson

Last crashed a couple of years ago on a horse...

Last crashed a couple of years ago on a horse trail going into Paradise Valley in BC. Hit a large mucky hole going downhill at speed and discovered a hidden root. Went over the handlebars and...
Forum: Introductions
04-08-05, 11:51 AM
Replies: 20
Views: 744
Posted By Neil Anderson

Hmmm, to tell the truth, I hardly noticed the...

Hmmm, to tell the truth, I hardly noticed the bike’s voluptuous sensuous magnificence. Being of pure and vestal modesty, I had no appreciation for such matters. Sad, I know.

But that moonlight...
Forum: Introductions
04-08-05, 10:40 AM
Replies: 42
Views: 798
Posted By Neil Anderson

Welcome Steel is real. Yep, this cycling stuff...

Welcome Steel is real. Yep, this cycling stuff can be addictive, all right.

New Zealand is a terrific place to cycle tour. About the only traffic jams we discovered were of the four-legged...
Forum: Introductions
04-08-05, 10:10 AM
Replies: 20
Views: 744
Posted By Neil Anderson

Yep, it sparkled and shone with a heavenly aura...

Yep, it sparkled and shone with a heavenly aura ... clean enough to eat off of ... but what did I know? My ruby-red upholstery....

In a few minutes, we arrived at little biker girl’s residence. I...
Forum: Touring
04-07-05, 05:22 PM
Replies: 10
Views: 806
Posted By Neil Anderson

Some free time, basically. Do you have a route in...

Some free time, basically. Do you have a route in mind?
Forum: Introductions
04-07-05, 03:15 PM
Replies: 20
Views: 744
Posted By Neil Anderson

Ah, you underestimate me, Grasshopper. ;) ...

Ah, you underestimate me, Grasshopper. ;)

I continued to see little biker girl at the racquet club. Nothing serious. Then, one evening, after little biker girl finished her shift, I thought it...
Forum: Touring
04-07-05, 02:23 PM
Replies: 4,824
Views: 2,620,997
Posted By Neil Anderson

Heck, no. When bicycle touring, we like to load...

Heck, no. When bicycle touring, we like to load up just the barest essentials. Can’t say we really rough it, though. :)
Forum: Touring
04-07-05, 01:25 PM
Replies: 31
Views: 2,381
Posted By Neil Anderson

Yep, Rowan's right ... any of those choices will...

Yep, Rowan's right ... any of those choices will get the job done with aplomb. In light of your knee concerns, you may want to choose the one with the lowest gearing ... or change the front rings and...
Forum: Introductions
04-07-05, 11:21 AM
Replies: 20
Views: 744
Posted By Neil Anderson

Oh, yeah, there's definitely a little biker out...

Oh, yeah, there's definitely a little biker out there for each of us.

One evening, after the little biker girl got off work, I invited her to join me for a pizza. There, between bites, she regaled...
Forum: Introductions
04-06-05, 08:49 AM
Replies: 20
Views: 744
Posted By Neil Anderson

Before bumping into me, little biker girl had...

Before bumping into me, little biker girl had gone on a couple of fully loaded self-supported bicycle tours through British Columbia, Washington State, and the Rocky Mountains.

So, there I was,...
Forum: Touring
04-05-05, 11:38 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 846
Posted By Neil Anderson

Lots of neat history, too. While bicycle touring...

Lots of neat history, too. While bicycle touring in Scotland we passed through the town of New Abbey, Scotland, and viewed the red stone remains of Sweetheart Abbey. Wonderfully preserved rows of...
Forum: Touring
04-05-05, 11:06 PM
Replies: 31
Views: 2,381
Posted By Neil Anderson

Forget the comments from the peanut gallery. How...

Forget the comments from the peanut gallery. How about being cooped up inside year after year with windows that don't open, breathing recycled air, and looking at documents under artificial lighting?...
Forum: Touring
04-05-05, 10:44 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 964
Posted By Neil Anderson

We found the climbs on the Blue Ridge to be all...

We found the climbs on the Blue Ridge to be all right. The times we got into trouble was when we dropped off the parkway to get supplies. The gradients to get back onto the parkway were a real grunt!
Forum: Introductions
04-05-05, 10:00 PM
Replies: 20
Views: 744
Posted By Neil Anderson

God Only Knows but Wouldn’t It Be Nice to pick up...

God Only Knows but Wouldn’t It Be Nice to pick up some Good Vibrations for Bikin’ USA?
Forum: Touring
04-04-05, 11:32 PM
Replies: 11
Views: 1,015
Posted By Neil Anderson

At midnight all hell broke loose. Not anyone...

At midnight all hell broke loose. Not anyone intent on absconding a pair of unwieldy, loaded touring bikes, mind you. Instead, bright bursts of lightning and corking cracks of thunder detonated in...
Forum: Introductions
04-04-05, 11:13 PM
Replies: 20
Views: 744
Posted By Neil Anderson

Yep, fate and destiny, no doubt. I moved to...

Yep, fate and destiny, no doubt. I moved to Edmonton, Alberta to make my fame and fortune. Meeting a little biker girl there proved to be my undoing. There I was, an affirmed petrol head -- the proud...
Forum: Introductions
04-04-05, 11:05 PM
Replies: 10
Views: 510
Posted By Neil Anderson

Thanks, Koffee. I needed that. A little bang...

Thanks, Koffee. I needed that. A little bang (upside the head) now and then never hurt anyone.



Hey Boogs, same when I got hit. One of the pedestrians waiting to cross the street was a pregnant...
Forum: Touring
04-04-05, 10:49 PM
Replies: 4,824
Views: 2,620,997
Posted By Neil Anderson

Thank you. Just spreading merriment and good...

Thank you. Just spreading merriment and good cheer wherever I go ... :)
Forum: Introductions
04-03-05, 10:14 PM
Replies: 20
Views: 744
Posted By Neil Anderson

How I met my wife

Even though Princeton, BC, is in the heart of some of the best biking in Canada for both touring cyclists and mountain bikers, I never once considered -- or imagined -- getting on one of those...
Forum: Touring
04-03-05, 09:56 PM
Replies: 4,824
Views: 2,620,997
Posted By Neil Anderson

Thought you'd never ask! :D This custom-made...

Thought you'd never ask! :D This custom-made BOB may be a tad sluggish on the uphills, but that couch sure is comfy around the old campfire after a hard day's ride.
...
Forum: Touring
04-03-05, 05:48 PM
Replies: 4,824
Views: 2,620,997
Posted By Neil Anderson

Halfway through a cross-USA ride. By this time we...

Halfway through a cross-USA ride. By this time we had pared down quite well. :)

http://www.cyclelogicpress.com/photos/loaded_touring_bike.jpg
Forum: Introductions
04-03-05, 04:01 PM
Replies: 10
Views: 510
Posted By Neil Anderson

Hey, welcome back to cycling, Dan! I got...

Hey, welcome back to cycling, Dan! I got broadsided in an intersection by a guy running a red light. I flew through the air like Superman and made a perfect three-point landing. Broke my arm, leg,...
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