Originally Posted by
Squeezebox
I've been here a few days. I'm a crossover from the hiker forum.
I'm an ex-road racer. I've done some road touring in the past. I've never ridden a mountain bike. But from hiking want to explore that option.
So my big question is why is there only 1 bicycle touring forum , instead of dirt touring, gravel touring, road touring separate?
Just asking.
Too much division. It is actually better to have larger forums that are more active than a whole bunch of mini-forums which have very little activity.
Aside from which ... I suspect that most of us do a combination of that on a tour.
I can say from experience that when I spent 3 months touring Australia a few years ago, I cycled main roads, back roads, gravel roads, trails, and all sorts. We also stopped and hiked several times.