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  1. pcflvly

    Bike ride from Florida to Montreal and on to Minneapolis

    Making progress on my next book, "Pipe Carrier" where I ride from St. Mary's, Georgia through Montreal to Minneapolis. It was part of a mostly penniless journey through eight countries and 48 US states. Three of the books are already published in a series called "Travels as Peaceful Valley...
  2. Theturk47

    Question How to upgrade your bike in the snowy winter?

    I got a mountain bike I'm needing to upgrade it from the upstate NYs winter season anyone's ideas and upgrades for it would help and how much gear can I carry with my bike weight
  3. Shit Beetle

    Travelogue On My First Bike Tour and Why You Should Too

    Hey nomads! I bought a used Trek 7000 that's pushing 20 years old for $250. I got a new seat, new tires (Schwalbe Marathons), and a Garmin 350 Edge, plus some lights and minimalist tool kit. All-in-all, I've got a great set-up for less than $700! I'm currently in Berea, KY after leaving...
  4. TERRYtorial88

    Question Texas to Arkansas

    I'm planning a bikepacking tour from East Texas to Arkansas and back. I'm just curious if anyone would want to join
  5. Schnitzel

    Photos Over 700km (435 miles) through Germany on a fixed gear bike

    This is a little story I got about my first bike trip I did back in July. It took me 4 days and 1 night and I went from Düsseldorf to Munich, around 720km (447 miles for you Americans :). I'm not that great at planing trips so I just packed my bike and went for it. I followed the Rhine river...
  6. RiverRat

    Question Have you ever used a bicycle trailer

    Found a bicycle cargo trailer that looks rugged. It would greatly increase the amount of gear I could take with me. Have you used a trailer before? How did it work out?
  7. ali

    Featured First bike tour, US edition, heading south

    Even though theoretically i am still on my first bike tour, the fact i had about 5 days break and flew across the border makes this feel like a new chapter. In my previous thread (First tour, heading out of Kamloops) you will find my story of starting out with this form of travel and cycling...
  8. A zed

    Question Bike route from Cleveland to Portland

    Tomorrow I'll be heading out on my bike leaving from about the Cleveland area hoping to make it to Portland by October 9th for the anarchist bookfair there. I'm fairly confident, though still not 100 percent set, I'm gonna try and catch a ferry up in Michigan across lake mich, instead of going...
  9. biketramp

    Hi. Bike Hobo in the UK

    I lurked on here a few years back. Been using r/vagabond for a while on and off with different accounts. Don't like who's moderating that sub so needed somewhere else. I'm currently in Birmingham, UK. I travel and work (hobo) but I've been trying to become a normal society citizen over the past...
  10. A zed

    Question Foldable bikes, what's the trade off of the smaller body and wheels? (and other questions about foldable bikes)

    I'm thinking about getting a foldable bike. So far I've mainly been seeing two different varieties, ones with small bodies and wheels that have seats and handlebars that extend high and what I would call more of a "normal" body (though the ones I've found are almost exclusively mountain bikes)...
  11. A zed

    Question World's shortest bike tour.

    About a year ago now I first delved into traveling and vagabonding by setting out from a homeless camp I had been bumming it at into the great unknown. I had spent the past few months there cooking with the local food not bombs and getting accustomed to life outdoors (I had been homeless before...
  12. V

    Bike Punky (Season 3 Thread)

    Howdy, y’all. Long time no post since I hit something like 10k miles in saddle during the last tour. I took time off in Tucson, the Slabs, and then started a job. I’m down to four shifts at work and a little over a week housed up. I’ve been building a new bike, hustling to sell off my old...
  13. MetalBryan

    Question Bike Tour & Camping during Covid - SE US

    Covid got my old cycling & mechanic skill set back into action. I'm in a good place to prepare for a bike tour, so this isn't so much about the HOW or the WHERE, but the WHY. I'm in Miami and I have a place to stay until late January or early February. I've been giving serious consideration to...
  14. ThreadsInNeedles

    Question Do you guys find that the bike is too much of an issue for stealth camping/trainhopping etc?

    Interested in bike touring but I'd be homeless still you know?
  15. nivoldoog

    Motor bike anyone?

    I have the engine I do not have the bike right for a bike right now. Question anyone traveled with a motor bike and how difficult was it for you? Did you have to drain every jump?
  16. coyotecure

    Just starting out bike touring and looking for advice.

    (hii i don't use forums much, so please forgive me if it isn't done right. admins feel free to delete) So a friend just gifted me a Miyata 610. I'm helping another friend get down to NOLA from Portland at the end of next month and I want to ride my bike back home I think. Currently I don't...
  17. PukingPelican

    Bicycle Karma

    Most of us who have cycled have at one point had our bikes stolen.I rode bmx street all the way until my mid/late 20's then my body started feeling as jank as my bike.I recently found a pretty damn good bike on my block.I instantly knew it was stolen.I knew the bike parts and company names.It...
  18. Desperado Deluxe

    Locks and bicycle security.

    So I was wondering what y'all use in terms of keeping your bike locked up. I started out with a simple master lock brand combination cable lock to keep my vintage crappy trek antelope 820 safe. It worked fine while I had it but I recently got a new bike (a trek ST 820) and figured I'd go with...
  19. Syntaxerror

    Tulsa Hub Earn a bike program

    Just found this... Adult Cycling Empowerment A.C.E. is our signature Adult Earn-A-Bike Program. The only program of its kind in the state of Oklahoma, A.C.E. has helped over 800 adults gain reliable transportation, human powered. We provide 1000+ additional low-or-no-cost repair services...
  20. MxEx

    bike trip through florida next month

    Heading from North Florida south possibly all the way to Keys, probably ride down the east coast but haven't decided actual routes or destinations yet, but plan to leave around feb 16th. If anybody else wants to join, company may be enjoyed and if anyone is posted up somewhere cool in the state...
  21. texastraveler

    locking bikes up in the slabs?

    anyone know if there's a good place/method of locking a bike up in the slabs? usually i lock the seatpost down, put the front tire next to the rear and lock thru the tires and frame. are there any signs/trees/whatever i can put a U-lock to out there? also i was curious if anyone's had an issue...
  22. superphoenix

    Hopped on my bike, went 3,360 miles

    This summer, I flew to Vancouver, BC with the intention of cycling to Tijuana (which was accomplished). However, I was not interested in a direct route from A to B. I wanted to pass through every major city (300,000+ people and not a suburb), as well as other spots that piqued my interest...
  23. Vance Lee

    News & Blogs Man Embarks Bicycle Journey from Sebastian to Las Vegas for Charity

    this is an article that was published about a project I've been working on lately. Man Embarks Bicycle Journey from Sebastian to Las Vegas for Charity July 30, 2019 Andy Hodges Community 0 Vance Lee is currently riding his bicycle from Sebastian to Las Vegas. Vance Lee, a country music...
  24. Dunedrifter

    Bike Traveler Jamboree?

    Is there such a thing? There should be! No offense towards the Dirty Scout Jamboree, but I was just reading the changes to the 2019 DSJ, and it appears to be automobile-centric this year since it will involve meeting at Slab City, then driving further into the desert, and requiring lots of water...
  25. Omightydarkone

    Across America bike trail

    A coast-to-coast bike trail is coming to the U.S. - https://www.curbed.com/2019/2/6/18213958/bike-trails-great-american-rail-trail. I would deff bike this trail with a 2nd thought.
  26. Matt Derrick

    If you had to live on a bike the rest of your life?

    Ok bike nerds, I'm looking at buying a new bike, ideally for bike touring. I want something that is going to last me damn near forever and confortable enough that I can spend days/weeks riding at a decent speed. not interested in mountain bikes, i want a road/hybrid bike. my budget is around...
  27. Tommythecat

    Bike touring as a beginer

    So i have no experiance bike touring but im look into it.. Im looking into building a decent roadbike and saving up for some decent gear.. Ive hitch hiked alittle bit and rubber tramped but i really want to bike tour.. Im currently in denver colorado but have been thinking about biking back to...
  28. ResistMuchObeyLittle

    Bike touring Mexico

    I've been researching bike touring in Mexico and I'm looking for any info from people that have toured down there. I came across this which is pretty helpful. I know a few members have spent quite a bit of time south of the border. I'd actually consider staying down there for quite awhile if the...
  29. D

    Average daily distance with loaded touring bike

    So maybe Im just old and out of shape, or lazy... But this dude on facebook told me, his daily average on a 6 week 2200 mile bike tour, was 87 miles... A DAY!!! But he didnt just do it with a loaded bike, front and back panniers... He was pulling a two wheel trailer, and a 30 LB dog... He...
  30. V

    FIRST EVER BIKE TOUR (PICS)

    I've gone about 500 miles total on the California coast so far on an old rigid steel mountain bike I converted for touring. Here's some pictures. I need to start remembering to take more. I converted my bike for touring at a local bike nonprofit for less than $100 with used parts. I got used...
  31. D

    2019 Bike tour ideas

    Does anyone have any big plans for 2019 bike touring? How hard is it to find a touring partner or small group to ride with? Ill tell you what happenned last year. First of all, I took off and decided to live off my motorcycle. I ended up in California and I had my old Honda Motorcycle, a small...
  32. THE REAL SCAVENGER

    Bicycle touring as a spiritual practice

    It's been a good little while since I've been on here. Mostly because I have an iPhone 4 and this website doesn't work well with this my phone I use or wifi. Anyways, I've got 5,000+ miles in. I don't use money usually. The clothes I got I either got out of thrift store dumpsters or thrift...
  33. THE REAL SCAVENGER

    3,500+ miles into a bicycle tour

    I left eugene Oregon on August 5th. I went to Seattle, then started heading east. Missoula, Idaho falls, salt lake city, moab, grand junction, boulder, then rode through Kansas and Missouri, now I am in Kentucky. I'm going to post pictures soon, once i figure out how. I was locked out of this...
  34. thegrapsman

    Gas bikes in Cali?

    So I've never actually traveled but I'm currently couch surfing in the city and am absolutely sick of it, I was thinking about getting a gas bike and touring through California. I know some gas bikes arent street legal but some are? I also read that if it doesn't go more than 20mph you don't...
  35. Django

    New bike tourer in town

    Hello my fellow whatever-we-all-are ! I started my bike tour Augost 21st in NYC, Went north to Canada (upstate NY to Vermont, then crossed at Albourgh, VT) and to Montreal. From Montreal I went up north to Val d'or and now south-west to Vancouver. I carry my tent and usually wild camp or couch...
  36. C

    N.E. Bike Touring, Charging Locations and Camping Locations.

    Providence, Ri. Behind the Jonhson and Wales University, Next to a generator. Riverwalk, three Light Poles with a gazebo nearby to chill and watch your property. 711 @ 720 Broad st, left side in front, don't spend too long there. Campsite, Woods by Old Bridge Trail. Marblehead, Ma. Donkin...
  37. ResistMuchObeyLittle

    News & Blogs Man Bikes Around the World With $2 in Pocket

    Man Bikes Around the World With $2 in Pocket BY SARAH LANGDON IF YOU THINK riding the stationary bike at the gym is exhausting, imagine riding your bike 28,000 miles through 37 countries in eight years. Tired yet? Keiichi “Kei” Iwasaki , 36, of Japan began such an adventure when he grew...
  38. ResistMuchObeyLittle

    The Impossible task of finding a bike touring partner!

    Anyone else have this problem? I've met some cool people but it seems most people bail out of any kind of plans. There should be a way to find someone. Touring alone can be fun and exciting, but having someone to ride with is so much more enjoyable.
  39. ResistMuchObeyLittle

    Bike touring in the UP

    I really like this guy's videos. Super chill guy and doesn't look like your typical bike tourer- wears everyday clothes and boots, rides a nice Schwinn with front and back racks and stealth camps all over. Link: https://youtu.be/sqL589A8RWs
  40. KinowaGear

    Bike touring Eastern Canada - Quebec Gaspésie

    Hey everyone! I am going on a bike tour pretty soon from Montreal Canada to Gaspesie. I am leaving with my dog amd we will take it slow - camping and all that good stuff. If anyone is in the area and interested in joining, let me know! Cheers! Martin
  41. ResistMuchObeyLittle

    Video Great Bike Touring Videos

    This guy has the best Bike Touring Videos I've yet watched. He mentions roads he's on, etc. Plus, he seems like a cool guy. Beware: The videos are addictive.
  42. unrulywaunder

    Folding BIke Touring

    I just finished my first bicycle tour on a folder, and there's no going back. My traveling life first began when I took off summer to ride 3,800 miles from the Atlantic to the Pacific. I got to see the country. Urban. Rural. I saw the endless farms with GMO corn. I passed farmworkers in full...
  43. D

    how i got my touring bike

    So having become fairly proficient in hopping, hitching, and getting around in general. while at the same time becoming bored, disalusioned, and lonely, I shift myself back into meth overdrive one weekend with a 1/4 oz, new rigs, and a whore that has lost 300 lbs in 6 months on the Jenny crank...
  44. ironman

    Photos Picture of your loaded bicycle

    I really like yo see pictures of your bicycle fully loaded plus weight. Any one travelling heavy on bike
  45. ResistMuchObeyLittle

    Budget gear for a bike tour

    So, after many failed attempts at finding a reliable road dawg, I'm saying fuck it and hitting the road on my lonesome. This is greatly inspired by Gypsybones. Reading about his trips gets my blood flowing. After doing extensive research I've put together a budget setup for those broke asses...
  46. Timothy Englert

    Photos Great Air Matress for Bike Camping

    Though I posted this but I guess not. Bought and tested this air mattress. Comfy in any position and inflates with 20 breathes. It costs $60 but is worth every penny. And folds up small enough to fit in your hand. I'm 64 and it works for this aging body.
  47. Rosegarden

    Hello all, soon to travel by bike

    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...
  48. S

    Bikes on unused rails

  49. D

    That bike diesel mate?

  50. croc

    Photos You know you're in a ritzy beach town when...

    Has anyone seen these elsewhere?