Originally Posted by
steve-in-kville
Anyways, touring has picked my interest. My son, who is 12, has taken an increase in cycling and we both would like to tour. This is a year or more down the road. However, for this year we'd like to do some camping with the bikes, as we have several decent campsites within a half-days distance. I feel this would be the perfect "training" rides we could get: load the bikes with gear, ride to campsite, set up, etc.
Has anyone done this type of ride prior to going on a real tour?
That
IS a real tour. And I would think that most of us here have done that sort of tour at one point or another. It is also the type of tour I strongly recommend people do before they do anything longer.