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Greetings. Finally joined after reading countless posts over the last few days, lots of good stuff here, and cool people. Planning on taking off after New Years, perhaps hitting the GAP and C&OC trails before heading west, no particular destination or direction in mind. Really the only plan...

Has anyone seen these elsewhere?

So I started riding from Miami to Orlando and I took sometime off but now I'm back on the road .... I packed all my tattoo stuff and I'm about to start riding my tall bike from Orlando to Savannah if anyone has a place to crash or if you have some hand me down bike parts or if you have any...

have any of you ever lived in one? i am thinking about buying or making one. i just am trying to figure out how safe it is. looking to live in a walmart parking lot or rest area? someplace. living in a tent right now in the rain is getting to me.

Pretty good video about installing a CB on your bike. I think I may install this on my motorized recumbent trike so that I have the option of being social anywhere I'm at, or radioing for help / weather updates, or maybe even finding some work (?). I even wonder whether, as a bike tourer, it'd...

Has anyone ever tried to strap a decently powered folding solar panel on the back of an electric bike? I'm just curious if it would actually work to power it, maybe even if you have to charge on the grid first but the solar helps keep the charge? If anyone has done this or has some links about...

This guy is keeping it real... http://dirtragmag.com/blast-from-the-past-do-it-yourself-bike-touring/ July 13, 2017 Dirt Rag Contributor BLAST FROM THE PAST, FEATURES, How-To 3 By Nick Lubecki, photos by Brad Quartuccio Anyone can ride 1,000 miles. Anyone. -Nick Lubecki Nick Lubecki isn’t...

This is absolutely amazing, I never would have thought to use campaign signs as a material for a build but it makes so much sense considering how durable they are. I think the main concern would be how cops would treat you, the legality of it in general, and how to lock it down when going into...

Pulling off on a long cycling trail may have places for stealth camping? And connect you with a couple of urban settings.. .. http://www.bicycling.com/rides/destinations/10-of-the-best-long-rail-trails-in-the-us

Hey everyone I've been lurking here for awhile now , love all the great info. Anyways I do tree work here in Pennsylvania and have the winters off (Jan 1st- Apr 1st) where I can collect seasonal unemployment. I usually just ski bum but this winter i am seriously contemplating a bike tour , a...

A week ago, I started bicycling on the Transamerica Bicycle Trail. On June 3rd, the 2017 Transamerica Bicycle Race started. On Sunday, June 4th, I made it to Mitchell, Oregon and stayed at the Spoke'n Hostel. While I was there, lots of racers from the TBR were stopping by. The hostel was giving...

Does anyone have any suggestions for making a kick stand or pole to hold up a loaded touring bike? I've never had a bike without a kickstand before. I need to make something that holds a lot of weight because I will have a semi-big load.

http://www.easternexpressroute.com/ An Adventure Cycling tour leader has made an express route for the eastern portion of the transamerica bicycle trail. It bypasses some tough climbs and spots with chase happy dogs. It starts in Washington D.C. instead of Yorktown, Virginia. It is not yet...

Good morning! I've been conditioning myself for, and building my gear up for, a tour through Montana, ultimately heading down to Yellowstone through paradise valley. I've got a GIANT brand aluminum frame mtn bike with disk brakes, as well as rechargeable and battery powered lights (in case I...

New to Colorado.. .. Anyone?? Man it is lonely and cold here.. Wondering if I made a big fucking mistake..

I'm posting this guide with the hopes that those reading it will give me input to make it better and point out flaws and gaps in the guide. Please see the first reply for more info! What is Bike Touring? Bike punk is just the clever name we’ve given to bike culture as it relates to the punk...

*cue funky drum and bass* I like making swords, and wicked tree forts. I have a Chihuahua, she runs like she plays 'hot lava'. We sit on a couch, and try not to slouch. I've been at home for many many years, many many many many mnay many years. I used to travel, I liked it a lot. But my work is...

I've been thinking of hitting the road again, an I have a little cash, but I don't think I want to buy a vehicle, I do but I don't. Anyways my question is what kind of Bicycle do y'all suggest or recommend I buy if I decide to tour on it.

I'm kicking off my first extreme long distance bicycle tour tomorrow. I wanted to go earlier this year but I had some set backs. My goal is to go from east coast to west coast but that is subject to change. As of now the route is made up on a day to day basis. I'll be keeping you guys updated...

I thought I would pass this along. I have no idea how this will benefit longer-distance travels, hell, it might benefit lazy people! Who knows... My take on this is where all drills require a lot of charging time. And if you did decide to use a drill for the purpose of riding your bicycle...

This year I am trying a new mode of travel, this 150mpg duo engine motorized bicycle: This is the route I am taking, mostly 25 miles per hour through mountains. If you are transiting this same area in the 3 days preceding or following the event or after maybe I can jump in your van for part...

Some pictures of my travels on peddles ...

This was an okay method for travel, but it was kinda half assed. While I had the benefit of bungeeing my backpack to my strangely shaped bmx sized bike, I was getting passed by mountain bikes, and played leap frog with joggers as I took smoke breaks. Hitchhiking was awkward because of the bike...

"Bicycle touring through the Sierra Nevada, Death Valley, Utah, Colorado Rockies, and to my destination in Nebraska. Music composed by me with samples from Garageband iOS." It's a long video, but if you want to get an idea of what a ride like this looks like, he's done an excellent job of...

Hey folks, as some of you might know, I've been making plans to do a bike tour down the west coast via the 101 highway. My goal is to bike from Astoria, Oregon to Slab City, California and arrive in time for StP's Dirty Scouts Jamboree in October. I've done a few small bike tours before, but...

Where are you? Post where a bike co-op is and all the info on them, so touring jerks like myself can hook up when in town. No co-ops? Just bike punks or nurds? Just as good, post up so fools can gets the wrench on.

About to leave Greensboro and head up to philly via the ECG. Has anyone done this or live near it or know anything I should do that is cool around it? Hell, anyone ridding it or want to and can get up and go asap? get at me nurds! check out my travel blog n shit...

I'm just curious as to what kind of bikes you are all riding around. Even if you're not touring let's see some bikes! Here's mine, a Miyata 5 speed road bike. It works awesome for deliveries. Love the front and back racks. Was thinking of getting panniers but I don't really need them.

Who wants to build something like this? ::cat:: http://tinyhousetalk.com/modern-bicycle-micro-gypsy-wagon/ Micro Gypsy Wagon That You Can Tow by Bicycle on JULY 6, 2013 Guest Post by Barry Howard Studio Three things have always been part of my life: art, travel and designing and building...

Jamie, Leah and Daniel set on an adventure attempting to cycle from the UK to Bratislava on £30 bicycles.

Hi folks.. Have wanted to do a west coast trip on my bicycle for a while now and am now starting to plan and get ideas for around end of august, beginning of September this year. Wanting to first off get some ideas on rad places to stop along the way. Plan so far is Vancouver BC downwards to...

If you're looking for some inspiration for crazy bike adventures, checkout this website: www.onemanonebikeoneworld.com he's also got an hour long movie on vimeo:

you can buy the plans for this trailer here: http://www.elkinsdiy.com/plans/

Jedidiah Jenkins quit his job and decided to bike from Oregon to the southern tip of South America. His best friend, filmmaker Kenny Laubbacher, came along for the ride. This short film follows Jenkins as he shares what he's learned from his journey so far. “When you’re a kid, everything is...

I've always thought it would be awesome to do a bicycle-mounted band tour. I'm planning to live off my bike around the southwest and beyond and definitely bringing an instrument to busk with, maybe fiddle, although I'm better at accordion (maybe both? banjo??) anyway start a desert bike folk...

I've been traveling on and off the past 7 years, the majority of those 7 have been spent on the road. I've kind of been weird about posting online for travel companions because of bad experiences, not to mention the guff I've heard from people I have traveled with about rideshare boards...

Long about 1987 or so I was getting tired of hanging out in the city of Chicago. I had been going to Montana to work as a ranch hand and mule packer for a couple of summers but I always returned to Chi-town to work during the winter as a Bike messenger. Now, you might think that working as a...

I was thinking about walking once I start travelling on the road which I thought was a good idea, but the only thing is it would be more challenging to get somewhere fast which is why I am considering taking my bike. I can do 22 miles a day walking, and at most 95 miles on my bike in a day. I...

I came to Washington for some temporary work, and decided to stay for the rainforests, islands, mountains, and rivers. That's the stuff I like most, so if I'm not out unicycling, I'm out exploring. Now I sleep on the couch of a relative in Olympia, and work part-time to pay off the car I arrived...

So I've been hitchhiking around for a couple of months now, and somehow I've figured it isn't the right fit for me. I've met many great, compassionate people and had fun camping (I was always the ninja on halloween), but something about the type of people on the road strikes me as harmful. I...

hello, i just made this account and i guess i'll try and give a little description of where i am in life and stuff, maybe connect with some of you people. my name is phillip alaska vance. i am 19 years of age, i graduated high school in 2015. i rode my bicycle 5,000 miles coast to coast across...

many years ago i was riding trains in the pnw with this kid and we brought bikes with us. mine was some old roadie i built at a bike library in northeast pdx, bright white frame - not very stealth. i ditched it after a few hops, even though it was a pretty cool thing to have, it just seemed too...

So I picked up this skinny scrawny black dog on the side of the road in the middle of no-fucking-where Missouri. She was infested with bugs (ticks, fleas, worms, all that jazz) and I was pretty sure she had parvo. But 4 months later, she's sleeping on my feet in New York. I've been slowly...

Hadn't seen this posted yet. These are places where you can find cheap parts, borrow tools and get help for cheap / sometimes free. Often times you can do worktrade for shop time or parts. Tons of these places out there. Most are staffed by volunteers; be nice to them, don't act like you're...

Never seen a bike hoading vandweller. At least when they blow a tire from being so over loaded, they wont have to thumb for a ride.

Hey guys! I posted about how I'm going to be biking around michigan about 2 months ago. I've had a lot happen since then that has required me to keep pushing back my trip, but I'm finally taking off from Grand Rapids this Sunday (the 2nd). the current plan is just a trip up along the coast to...

This looked easy enough to build. Wonder if he sells plans? www.youtube.com/watch?v=0BJxTfSqiZ4&list=WL&index=23

Does anyone know anything about those tourist cruiser bikes where you pay $8 an hour? Do they have any sort of GPS/RFID/tracking technology? My plan is to use a pre-paid debit card with just enough on it to check out the bike; then keep it for 'awhile'. I wouldn't keep one: theyre dorky and...