I personally have toured, 5700 miles round trip across t he Appalachians, I live in NH and rode out to the midwest andthen back home. I did it on a single speed bike with 40 pounds of gear in a backpack on my back...not on a rack. I was in good shape, riding 20,000 miles a year in NH. Yeah, I was use to the time on the bike and the climbing. It depends on your mental fortitude and physical fitness. The questions are you willing to do it and are you in shape or out of shape.