On the Road
Bicycle Tour Blogs
A number of bicycle tourists who take to the road want to share their experiences with readers on the world wide web. Here are a few bicycle tourists that I've reported on in Biking Bis who have blogs or websites.
Dan Sheret -- Ability Trek 2007
Ability Trek 2007 blog
Dan Sheret is preparing to leave on his around the world bicycle tour on June 1, 2007. Dan is an amputee who rides for raise funds and awareness for the abilities of persons who have lost a limb. Dan plans to visit rehab clinics to inspire others who are recovering from amputations. See the Biking Bis story at: Amputee prepares for around the world bicycle ride.
The Pattersons -- WorldRiders2
Pat and Catherine Patterson take off on an around the world bicycle ride in 2002. Pat has turned 62 and Catherine has recovered from a heart attack. They travel across North America, Europe, Africa and South America, encountering accidents and bandits along the way. They also makes lots of new friends. See writeup: Another around the world bicycle tour -- 2002-2006
Ditty Bops, Moon Over the Freeway tour
Amanda Barrett and Abby DeWald are the LA-based duo Ditty Bops. Known for riding around Los Angeles to concert gigs and other appointments on their bicyclies, the pair have taken off for a cross-country bicycle tour to promote their new CD, Moon Over the Freeway. They're playing concerts along the way; they also spend their time composing songs as they pedal and tallying road kill.
Website blog: Log of the Trip
David Kroodsma, A Ride for Climate
California cyclist warns about climate change through Americas
David Kroodsma, 26, is cycling from Palo Alto, California, to the tip of Argentina over the next 14 months or so to raise awareness about the effects of global warming on North and South America, specifically the tropical zones.
Website blog: A Ride for Climate.
Jason Hill, Tour Para Bien Estar
Cycling from north to south through the Americas
Jason Hill, 34, is cycling from Prudhoe Bay, Alaska, to Tierra del Fuego, Argentina. He expects the 19,000-mile trip will take him 2 years.
Website blog: Tour Para Bien Estar
Don Boehley
The 9/11 bicycle tour
What inspires Don Boehly to keep pedaling?
The 49-year-old handyman from Grayson, Ky., is cycling through all 50 states to raise awareness for the families of the victims of 9/11.
Website: 9/11 Cross Country Cycling Tour
Joe Bowen and Cliff Cantrell
Bicycle classroom begins cross-country tour
The school year started Friday for teacher Joe Bowen as the 62-year-old Kentuckian began his cross-country bicycle tour.
Bowen is recreating a 14,000-mile bicycle tour he took in 1967 from Lompoc, California, to his home in Eastern Kentucky. This time, in addition to the usual camping and bike-travel gear, he's carrying a laptop computer to teach an online class about America to about 1,000 kids back home.
Websites: American Heritage Alliance; Where's Joe?
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Pat Clements
Cycling cross-country on historic roads
Pat Clements is finding his own bicycle route across country.
Not content to stick to the main bicycling byways, Clements is seeking out the routes that tell the story of the westward expansion of the nation.
Website: Trailing Dreams of America
Byron Linthicum Jr.
Solo cross-country bike tour on a tandem
Byron Linthicum Jr. is pedaling cross-country for two this summer. The 23-year-old cyclist from Richmond, Virginia, is the sole rider on a tandem for a fund-raiser in memory of his friend, Stephan Neller.
Website: Tailwinds
Tour for Equality
Men cycling across Asia seek equality for women
Jacob Richardson and Raphael Parker are cycling across Southeast Asia to raise awareness for women's rights. Why two men? They say it's because the abuse of women can't end until men play an active role in its solution.
Website blog: Tour for Equality
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