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Friday, January 27
RAGBRAI releases 2006 bike tour route
by
Gene Bisbee
on Fri 27 Jan 2006 09:15 AM PST
Although the sponsor, the Des Moines Register, has said it won't announce the bike route until Saturday, a route map for 2006 appeared on the RAGBRAI website Friday morning. The map shows a west to east RAGBRAI route ... more »
Charting the Underground Railroad bike route
by
Gene Bisbee
on Fri 27 Jan 2006 06:00 AM PST
The Adventure Cycling Association is researching a new bicycle route that's as much about our history and culture as it's about travelling the backroads of America. Founded as Bikecentennial back in the '70s, most of the association's routes have geographic designations -- TransAmerica, Northern Tier, Southern Tier, Atlantic Coast -- until they mapped the Lewis & Clark Trail in time ... more » Tuesday, January 17
Metal Cowboy finishes cross-country bicycle trip with sons
by
Gene Bisbee
on Tue 17 Jan 2006 10:18 AM PST
Known as the Metal Cowboy, the author finished a 4,000-mile unsupported bike tour through 17 states from Portland to Washington DC last summer towing his two sons, Quinn and Enzo. Why? He writes in the December issue ... more » Friday, January 13
Father and son's excellent cross-country bike tour
by
Gene Bisbee
on Fri 13 Jan 2006 07:42 AM PST
At the end of his short message, I followed a link to dougandryan.com, where I learned he and his 15-year-old son had ridden their bicycles 3,400 miles cross country from Oregon to Washington DC last summer ... more » Monday, January 9
Bicycle quote: Never give up!
by
Gene Bisbee
on Mon 09 Jan 2006 07:15 AM PST
"We had just realized how easy it was to just fly home and how all we had to do was get on a plane or a bus to get on with the trip, so it was really miserable riding. A lot of times, we were just wrestling [with] whether it was still worth it; whether or not we were still having fun and whether or not it was worth it to achieve our goal." ... more » Sunday, January 8
Bicycle touring with a lot of dough or on the cheap
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Gene Bisbee
on Sun 08 Jan 2006 09:58 AM PST
The Los Angeles Times travel section reports that bicycle touring companies are becoming a growing segment in the travel industry, and many of those companies are online, although ... more » Friday, January 6
Don't bicycle alone on America's loneliest highway
by
Gene Bisbee
on Fri 06 Jan 2006 09:37 AM PST
When I lived in California, I used to pass over Nevada at 30,000 feet heading back East. As I'd gaze out the window, I always wondered ... more » Thursday, January 5
New bicycle touring club in Seattle
by
Gene Bisbee
on Thu 05 Jan 2006 09:35 AM PST
Even with more than a dozen cycling clubs already in the Seattle area, there's always room for one more. About six months old and 100 members strong, the Seattle Bicycle Club sponsors at least one ride opportunity a week for beginning, social and intermediate ... more » |
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RAGBRAI organizers announced the 444 miles of Iowa asphalt that will become the route for this year's rolling bicycle party.
Having two sons, ages 5 and 7, doesn't stop cyclist Joe Kurmaskie from pedaling his bicycle cross-country; he just takes his sons along.
One of the congratulatory emails I received on the anniversary of Biking Bis last week came from Doug in Cincinnati.
Bicycle touring vacations are going to become more commonplace as the Baby Boomer generation begins to retire.
If you like bicycling the wide open spaces, but don't want to risk running out food and water in the desert, 
