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Conference noted::bicycle

Title: Bicycling
Notice:Bicycling for Fun
Moderator:JAMIN::WASSER
Created:Mon Apr 14 1986
Last Modified:Fri Jun 06 1997
Last Successful Update:Fri Jun 06 1997
Number of topics:3214
Total number of notes:31946

1760.0. "Cycling X-country is GREAT!" by SWSEIS::DESANTIS () Wed Oct 10 1990 13:58

    Hi,
    
    Just wanted to say that I just completed a solo cross-country bike
    trip of 7200 miles.  Went thru states of NH, VT, NY, Ohio, PA, Ind,
    Illinois, Missouri, Kansas (Gee, TOTO, I'm glad I am no longer in
    Kansas), Colorado, WY, Montana, Idaho, Oregon, and Calif coast to
    San Diego.
    
    It was wonderful.  If anyone wants to tour or needs advice, send
    me mail.
    
    deb
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1760.1nice!SHALOT::ELLISJohn Lee Ellis - assembly requiredWed Oct 10 1990 14:207
    
    Could you honor us with some tales of the trip, or would that
    be too monumental?  
    
    How long did it take?  Why did you choose east-to-west?
    
    -john
1760.2EDIT::CRITZLeMond Wins '86,'89,'90 TdFWed Oct 10 1990 14:258
    	Deb,
    
    	I agree with John Lee. You gave us a teaser, but no trip
    	report. That'll never do (I'm just kidding).
    
    	What kinda bike did you use?
    
    	Scott (Maybe some day I'll do it)
1760.3Want 2 hear about coast to coastNHASAD::LEBLANCWed Oct 10 1990 15:1710
    DEB,
     Maybe in my next decade with Dec i'll run into you again; and
    you can tell me bits and pieces...
    
    I heard you were written up in the Nashua Telegraph....Glad you
    survived o.k.
    
    maybe see on the MKO campus routes..Time for you to do some
    noon runs with Lance/I.
    Lata, D
1760.4Tell us more!!!TOOK::FAIRBANKSWynonna WannabeWed Oct 10 1990 15:546
    
    I second all the previous--more details, please!!!!!!
    
    I want to attempt this someday, too ...
    
    Laurie
1760.5GREAT!!!BUFFER::ALUSICWed Oct 10 1990 21:302
    ok, I'm impressed as well as inspired!!       \VA
    
1760.6Look for "Deb's Guide to Transcontinental Cycling!"STAFF::ERICKSONJohn Erickson, DTN 232-2590Fri Oct 12 1990 08:5014
        Congratulations, Deb!
        
        I don't  expect  to  see your _trip_report_ here --- after such a
        trip,    I'd    expect  to    read    about    your    ride    in
        _National_Geographic_!
        
        Seriously,  you  are  now  our   resident  conference  expert  on
        transcontinental rides --- perhaps you could  give  us  bits  and
        pieces  about  topics  such  as  EQUIPMENT,  LODGING, PYSCHOLOGY,
        SAFETY, etc.  I'm sure you have enough to write a book!
        
        Have a GREAT one!
        
        John
1760.7The only way to fly X-country!SMURF::COHENFri Oct 12 1990 11:116
The only way to see the country!  Congratulations.

My former girl friend (now wife!) biked X-country but only one way though.
That was 10 years ago but still remains the most enjoyable experience of
my life.  I hope to do it again sometime.   
-Larry Cohen
1760.8Congrats to allthat makes the effort...IAMOK::FREREEllas Danzan SolasFri Oct 12 1990 16:329
    Re: .7  I AGREE!!  It is the only way to see a country.  When I was 17,
    I put myself and my bike on a plane to St. John's Newfoundland and rode
    back to Ottawa (~1800 miles).  Not only you get to see more than in a
    car, you can stop anywhere you want and talk to the locals.  Many time,
    I was invited in for breakfast by locals.
    
    Eric_who_would_like...
    
    No, Eric_who_WILL_tour_the_world_before_the_knees_give_in
1760.9EDIT::CRITZLeMond Wins '86,'89,'90 TdFFri Oct 12 1990 17:1311
    	RE: 1760.8
    
    	See note 947.4.
    
    	Barbara and Larry Savage road around the world. She wrote a
    	book about the experience. Some of it is somewhat comical;
    	some of it is awful.
    
    	Sadly, Barbara Savage was killed training for a triathlon.
    
    	Scott
1760.10Need Route Advice LA to San DiegoRGB::LAWRENCEMon Oct 22 1990 18:487
    Hi Deb,
    I will be riding from LA (San Pedro) to Del Mar (north of San Diego) in
    three weeks (see how I save the company money? - no rental car!) and I
    could sure use any information you have about preferred routes over
    that stretch, if you went that way. I'll send MAIL> separately in case
    you don't see this. Thanks,
                                Dick Lawrence