How To Cycle Around The World In 3 Easy Steps
03-04-15, 04:54 PM
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How To Cycle Around The World In 3 Easy Steps
A friend just pointed me to this blog post. Fun to read. My friend just bought herself her first touring bike. It's her first bike with drop handlebars.
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New York City and High Falls, NY
Blogs: The Experienced Cyclist; noglider's ride blog
“When man invented the bicycle he reached the peak of his attainments.” — Elizabeth West, US author
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03-04-15, 08:38 PM
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Amusing. Somehow his first optional step reminds me of a cycle touring book I once read titled "One More Horizon - Ohio to Hong Kong the Long Way". Reading Scott Zamek's book, I initially thought - wow, a bunch of different adventures here. However, I also thought one or two could have been avoided by paying more attention to visas or to seasons or to ....
I agree with the bloggers premise "Most of those journeys start as simple dreams to go and let loose on a bike for a while and see what happens. Unnecessary complications too often bring them down." However, exactly what is unnecessary is in the eye of the beholder.
I agree with the bloggers premise "Most of those journeys start as simple dreams to go and let loose on a bike for a while and see what happens. Unnecessary complications too often bring them down." However, exactly what is unnecessary is in the eye of the beholder.
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