Trigirl, did you end up getting a DeVinci? I was looking at them (from discovering them on that touring web site), and they look nice. I have exceeded my bike allowance for the year, and now I'm shopping for dbfWe are hoping to do a short tour in the Spring of Yellowstone before the park opens to cars, and I need to get him set up with a touring bike before then...
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09-26-2008, 01:03 PM #1
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09-26-2008, 03:16 PM #2
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Yup, I'm the proud new owner of a 2004 Devinci Destination. I got it on eBay for $400 and I LOVE it! No tours with it yet, but I hope to take one very soon (although it'll only be an overnighter somewhere).
I hope you can find dbf a used one. They seem like really well-built bikes. All the reviews that I read online seemed to be favorable to them. Yellowstone in the spring sounds wonderful...
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09-26-2008, 07:38 PM #3
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This is a very cool site thanks for the link!
I got the touring bug when reading Miles From Nowhere, by Barbara Savage. Anyone else read that book? Cool read and they made it seem perfectly doable. Some day........Life is like a 10 speed bike, we all have gears we never use.
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04-13-2010, 09:56 PM #4
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yes LOVED that book..
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04-14-2010, 06:22 AM #5
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I sent a picture of my bike (from the C&O trip maybe) to that site, but haven't seen it posted there. Maybe my destination wasn't exotic enough.
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06-22-2010, 06:05 AM #6
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I loved the book Miles from Nowhere! That book has inspired so many people to take up bicycle touring.
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08-24-2010, 10:02 PM #7
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Just curious: is Miles from Nowhere illustrated? I'm thinking about getting the e-book version, but if it has good pictures I'd rather buy the real book. Amazon and the publisher, bless them, don't say.
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08-25-2010, 03:26 PM #8
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just ordered a used copy from Amazon...but I think you can "look inside" the new copy.
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08-25-2010, 05:10 PM #9
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I don't remember it being illustrated, but it's been years since I read it. There may have been some photos, but they weren't a major part of the book. It was the narrative that drew you in and kept you reading.
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08-25-2010, 05:21 PM #10
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There were some photos in it.
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