Saw this link on youtube: Has Bicycle Touring Become Boring?

I thought BF's could offer a better discussion than his short video allowed.

I don't think bicycle touring will ever become boring for a participant, but what about for the public and readers as exampled in the video?

1) standard routes are becoming over publicized with site after site telling the same story.

2) The internet has taken away the freshness and uniqueness of a cross country bicycle trip.

I don't know that I agree but I do think that finding your own way has a certain appeal no longer obtainable with some of the routes.

An example from the world of hiking. Hiking the Appalachian Trail is still a remarkable accomplishment and exciting for a hiker. Reading their stories has become boring (somewhat) unless the hiker is a good writer and can really draw in his audience and share a fresh perspective.

The Pacific Crest is still more unknown and so the stories dealing with hiking the PCT still make for good reading,....... ..