Originally Posted by
FBinNY
It's been said that the true test of friendship is spending a week together on a sailboat. Going on a bike tour isn't that much different. I don't mind hooking up loosely for a while with someone I meet along the way, but I won't commit to a long trip with anybody except for someone I know I can put up with (and vice versa).
I was very fortunate on 2 of my longer tours...doing the Pacific Coast from Vancouver BC, and the
Alaskan Hwy beginning from Fairbanks. I had a fellow from work ride with me even though I had
a lot of apprehension because we had vastly different lifestyles and attitudes. I couldn't have asked
for a better riding companion. He did his very best to make it work, as did I, and we both thoroughly
enjoyed those adventures. It bodes well when, after nearly 20 years, we both talk favourably about
those trips, and even about the possibility of doing another together.