if you could give ONE piece of advice to people hell-bent on cycling around the world, across a continent or any lengthy tour, what would it be?
my longest tour is Newfoundland, Canada which was about 10 days.
from that experience i'd offer up
- take it slow in the beginning -
liquidmonkey
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birvine
My longest tour was 5,000 km. Here.
A few ideas to pass along...
- if you're not using it, get rid of it since you have to carry it up every hill
- regularly look over your bike to make sure nothing is wearing out or falling off
Enjoy.
B Irvine
7
acanay
take it as it is :-)
don't belive in gear :-) ;-)bike without gear :-)
it's not a shame to make it much shorter that you've told your friends it will be :-)
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seattlertw2007
Gear isn't as critical as you begin to believe when you're in the planning stages.
And if you're a woman, bring a Whiz Away - it is the best invention ever. It allows you to pee standing up - I love it!
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billf
1) Test all that nice new crap on an overnight ride before you fly out somewhere to start the tour.
2) If you hear a new sound from your bike, stop and solve it immediately.
3) Learn to be easy-going. Even a 20% ýmprovement in whatever you are today will help your trip succeed!
Býll
(I,m one week into my third rýde in 23 years, 500 k southeast of Istanbul, at an ýnternet cafe... and thinking of what I,ve learned in the past week...)
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