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Anonymous Fri 21 Mar 2014 19:38:00 No.290373 View View Reply Original Report

Quoted By: >>290630

hello /out. Im from /b and I love bikes. I am going to ride mine across USA (west to east.) anyone got tips and tricks. plus general bike thread. yay.

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Anonymous Fri 21 Mar 2014 19:43:24 No.290379 Report

Quoted By: >>290479 >>290534 >>290621

try these guys
>>>/n/

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Anonymous Fri 21 Mar 2014 19:53:19 No.290383 Report

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thanks /out

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Anonymous Fri 21 Mar 2014 19:56:29 No.290386 Report

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I'm soon to buy a Koga world traveler
The same one used by this guy
>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8kBMGbHanLU
and another guy who did hte same thing but not in record time.

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Anonymous Sat 22 Mar 2014 00:26:55 No.290479 Report

Quoted By: >>290494

>>290379

Touring is /out/ too.

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Anonymous Sat 22 Mar 2014 01:14:52 No.290494 Report

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>>290479
this

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Anonymous Sat 22 Mar 2014 01:16:52 No.290496 Report

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Yeah touring is fine here, bikepacking too. :3

Pretty much any bike is OK for touring, as long as it has some semblance of quality. A good starting point is the travellingtwo website, which gave me some good pointers.

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Anonymous Sat 22 Mar 2014 01:25:25 No.290502 Report

Quoted By: >>290529 >>290664

-build your own bike, learn how everything goes together.
-start small, do weekend trips. refine your gear.
-touring is not a race.
-find a way to make money while touring.

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Anonymous Sat 22 Mar 2014 02:44:27 No.290529 Report

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>>290502
also
-don't blindly follow ACA maps across country.

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Anonymous Sat 22 Mar 2014 02:49:41 No.290531 Report

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Anyone know of good single track places in the Chicago/Milwaukee area?

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Anonymous Sat 22 Mar 2014 02:58:22 No.290534 Report

Quoted By: >>290641

>>290379
/n/ sucks, /out/ actually rides.

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Anonymous Sat 22 Mar 2014 07:50:37 No.290621 Report

Quoted By: >>290641

>>290379

>/n/
>/n/ot riding

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Anonymous Sat 22 Mar 2014 09:13:10 No.290630 Report

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>>290373
Make sure that it fit's you well. That cost of a proper fit from a shop will help hugely, more comfy and faster.

Also SPD pedals are wonderful if you haven't given them a try.

I'm going touring in the outer Hebrides with a mate in the summer. Have a great trip OP!

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Anonymous Sat 22 Mar 2014 10:58:10 No.290641 Report

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>>290534
>>290621

Both true.

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Anonymous Sat 22 Mar 2014 11:04:37 No.290644 Report

Quoted By: >>290646

Inside.

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Anonymous Sat 22 Mar 2014 11:05:50 No.290645 Report

Quoted By: >>290646

Outside.

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Anonymous Sat 22 Mar 2014 11:13:13 No.290646 Report

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>>290644
>>290645

Been using it for gravel grinding and stuff like that, plan to go touring this summer if I get a job so I can afford it.

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Anonymous Sat 22 Mar 2014 12:08:29 No.290664 Report

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>>290502
While knowing how to fix your bike can be very useful, buying the pieces of a bike is often significantly more expensive than buying a premade bike.

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Anonymous Sat 22 Mar 2014 13:52:52 No.290680 Report

Quoted By: >>290755

Just get on your bike and ride, man. I got all this shit for free, slept on the side of the road and had almost no.money. you'll be fine.

Lessons learned:
You don't need much gear. Eat, sleep, tools.
Have a bike that fits you. My knees hurt constantly after a while.
Carry a map and ask for.directions everywhere you go. If you can talk, people will buy you things and give you money.

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Anonymous Sat 22 Mar 2014 17:39:07 No.290755 Report

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>>290680
how far did you go?

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