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painners, i really like mine that i got at REI they are the waterproof ones, almost like rubber a little heavy but so nice not having to worry about using ziplocks...

happy to hear you are gonna do a tour, i love to tour, it is the ONLY way... i have just packed up my bike to ship tommorow (via plane) the bike box is a carboard box from the LBS and i just padded...

thank you all so much, it has been a great help. im excited to be back in utah, however coming from north carolina sea level might be a little adjustment to my lungs. oh well pain is temporary!:o

thanks everyone for the info, im actually gonna be using just a cardboard box from the LBS, is this okay? i figure i will just secure everything so no moving around inside the box, i might even take...

hello ladies, im packing up my bike and taking it on the plane with me, i know i need to take off the peddles, handle bar, and the front tire. is there any advice for me as to what to use to pad the...

i like to have a LIGHT rain jacket, but make sure it has pit zips, if not over heating is really easy even in a breathable jacket. i don't like to wear pants unless it's really cold. REI ultra...

Garlic is a must for keeping the bugs away, no chemicals there.:D Vitamin B works really well too. However DEET is what i take everytime out camping or really buggy places, i even use 100% deet from...

bikerHen,

thanks for the post very fun reading it. i did my first bike tour last year, hadn't ridden in 8 months but just wanted to hit the road. best friend and i biked 738 miles in southern...

bperry86 walmart is the last place you should buy a bike let alone anything eles. i would try out craigslist-there seems to always be good used bikes on there each time i get on.

good luck and...

im sporting some tan lines similar to those right now, im in north carolina right now and we are hitting around 100 degrees for a week straight now. my legs and arms are dark, but man i can hardly...

hi dar

do you still have the saddle???
man im really starting to hate testing out saddles, can't seem to find the "right" one

thanks kandis

hi ACTIVEDIVA

i used to live in spokane and went to a great PT named Brad at parkside PT. he is a great athelete himslef i highly recomend him. if you go tell him i say hi.:rolleyes:

here is...

welcome to the touring world. i have to tell you i believe RECUMBENTS are amazing way to tour. my friend i have done some good long tours and she rides a upright while im on my recombent. the...

clips are the WAY TO GO!!! you wont be disapointed. start in a door way here you can hold onto the sides of the walls, if you don't have a trainer and just practice, then go to a grassy field, then...

hi to all bikers,

i have just recently got back into biking, i broke my back in a mt bike accident almost three years ago. i bought a recombent a year and a half ago and love it and forgot the...