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Ex-hitchhiker up for a bike tour

Juerito

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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 don't drink or do hard drugs, and I'm not addicted to anything, and most of the home bums I was spending my time with were. The lowest point in my journey was watching Big Sur and the Highway 1 coast pass me by in less than a day. It sucks to be stuck in a city when the wilderness is but an hour by bike away. So that's what I'm going to do, save up some money and start to bike tour. I already bought the bike with the last of my money, no all I need is bike storage and I'm ready to go. Again, thanks y'all for the support, and any advice on bike touring would be sick af too. If I every need to get somewhere, have a few days to get there, and don't want to spend any money on transportation, I'll hitchhike, and I'm glad I got the experience to know that.
 
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I rode 5,000 miles coast to coast last summer, any questions in particular? Since you already know what the road is like I'm gonna guess you are prepared, more or less. Get in good shape and I totally recommend cycling up alpine roads in idaho, favorite place to ride a bike
 

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Hey I know of one guy tooling up for some wander @CelticWanderer - think there are more out there as well, hopefully they will see this.

Also if you check out some of the other threads in this bicycle forum you should run into me chiming in with some advice on equipment as well as websites for info (I'm a long distance bicyclist - who has sadly neglected her rides for the last few years and just commute around town). btw - this guy - although passed in 2008, is still revered in the bicycling community - sheldon brown - http://www.sheldonbrown.com/
 
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I rode 5,000 miles coast to coast last summer, any questions in particular? Since you already know what the road is like I'm gonna guess you are prepared, more or less. Get in good shape and I totally recommend cycling up alpine roads in idaho, favorite place to ride a bike
How long did it take you coast to coast?
 

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I totally know what you mean about hitchhiking. I kept going long after the point you're at and while it was fine, I learned cool stuff and made good friends, but it was tiring and I should have switched to other forms of travel.

It might not be what you're looking for, but I am currently working on a bike project. I'm building bicycle-towed mobile homes, and a system of yurts on rented land that have ports around their perimeter into which the bike homes can back into. Inside the yurts, there's a common area with an off-grid kitchen, library, and shower. The costs are collectivized, and because land rental is so cheap, between several people, a couple hubs would cost them a tenth of what they'd pay to rent a room - and they get to move around as they please in relative comfort. I'm doing this in Western MA. If it sounds cool, let me know and I'll send you more info. If not, enjoy the tour - I wish I had the time to join!
 
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Juerito I'm in the same boat just got done hitching around for two years and now got a job preparing for bike tour of the great divide this summer. Hitchhiking is great but ya it does limit your independence and places you can go. Setting up the bike is getting expensive though, trying to find a cheap/durable rack that'll carry 55+lbs. If you can get a hold of a shit bike, take that thing apart for spare parts and to learn how to fix everything when it breaks. Derailers are a pain to learn. Keep us updated though I'd love to see your progress on this project.
 
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