Originally Posted by
ianbrettcooper
Since when has 'touring' (as in taking a multi-day trip on a loaded touring bike) meant that the guy doing the touring had to ride on a freeway? Maybe your idea of touring is a lot more extreme than mine. As far as I know, bicycles aren't allowed on European freeways.
I did ride for about 20km on one Italian freeway shoulder, but I was under the impression at the time that that was illegal.
As I said previously, the tours I did were in Europe. I have never done any touring in the US.
In many parts of my old stomping grounds in the southwest, an interstate is the only way to get there from here...on pavement anyway.
My old commute between Raton, NM and Trinidad, CO was, and still is, a good example.
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