looks like fun - biking the US (maps)

[Mouse]

http://www.adventurecycling.org/routes/maps.cfm


this looks like it'd be great for some adventures. anyone done it?


i'd have to get a lot more fit to do this... or just do it and get more fit in the process, but that seems painful.

 

[Matt Derrick]

yeah ive looked at this website as well, and it's definitely something i want to do... ive nearly just taken off and done it a few times, but it never panned out. its something id like to do in the next year or two though.

about a year and a half ago and friend and i biked from amsterdam to paris, which was both horrible and great... i had NO training whatsoever so it was kinda slow going at first, and i was very sore for the first two weeks. fortunately the netherlands are extremely flat, and have paved bike paths all the way into Belgium. so it wasn't too bad. the worst part was being in a strange place and culture and having no idea how to communicate with anyone. france was way easier though (language/culture), and i had way more fun there.

but yeah, bike tours are the shit. i desperately want to do a cross country u.s. tour.

 

[Beegod Santana]

I met a man who did a cross-country bike trip to fight cancer, and he claimed that he didn't train at all. I was once put in a situation where I went from not having ridden a bike in months to riding nearly 40 miles a day through moderate hills. Basically I just started eating more protein and drinking lots more water and the sorenes was gone within a week. I figure unless you're REALLY out of shape (i.e. have trouble walking) training isn't really all that nessecary.

 

[Matt Derrick]

although it probably WOULD be a good idea