thinking...
Feb. 23rd, 2012 07:56 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
curmugeonFirst, my close friend Steve is taking on a big bike trip this summer... he's going to meander down the Pacific Coast from Washington State to California...
That got me thinking.. if he can do that at 67.. I shoud be able to work up to some longer trips. I need to ride my bike more, and I need those rides to be more challenging. I was thinking today, that what is for me a one day trip to the beach, would be a two day one way trip, so a round trip would be 5 days or more... I'm not up to that yet, but with oil getting scarce and prices getting high, I'm looking at starting with local trips of a day maybe two. I want to use camping and hostels when available.
Anyway, bicycle travel will be part of my future,, camping gear on board and prepared to spend the night out... I might start in mid April. In the meantime, physical conditioning and preparation are going to take place.I'll test the gear, and myself to find the formula that works. Oh, these trips will also use other forms of public transit, like bus and train; as public transit is bike friendly.
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That got me thinking.. if he can do that at 67.. I shoud be able to work up to some longer trips. I need to ride my bike more, and I need those rides to be more challenging. I was thinking today, that what is for me a one day trip to the beach, would be a two day one way trip, so a round trip would be 5 days or more... I'm not up to that yet, but with oil getting scarce and prices getting high, I'm looking at starting with local trips of a day maybe two. I want to use camping and hostels when available.
Anyway, bicycle travel will be part of my future,, camping gear on board and prepared to spend the night out... I might start in mid April. In the meantime, physical conditioning and preparation are going to take place.I'll test the gear, and myself to find the formula that works. Oh, these trips will also use other forms of public transit, like bus and train; as public transit is bike friendly.
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