When I was young I rode my bike as my only transportation. I even put off with my drivers license until I was 18 because I figured I would ride a lot less if I had a license. After college a friend and I went on a few day tour in Southern Illinois, I set up our bikes and gear, this is the trip where we learned that we needed separate tents. A couple of years later we flew our bikes and gear out to Burlington Vermont and rode to Manchester New Hampshire, camping and having the strangest stay one night at a bed and breakfast. I continue to go on self supported and supported tours. I like to tour but I also use the tour as motivation to ride my bike and get in shape.