Favorite bike tour?

[bcipam]

Depends on whether you need first class or an adventure. If you like an adventure and a challenge, check out LAGBRAU (see lagbrau.com) - it's a ride across Utah and everyday was more beautiful than the next. Not an easy ride, but no matter, just beautiful scenary, nice, clear roads with no cars and good company. You start just East of Moab and end up outside St. George.

[Triskeliongirl]

I toured with Bike Mexico. The people were great, the tour was great the cost was pretty low. You do need to carry your own luggage (cuz the leaders are cyclists too!), but the routes are planned, accomodations booked etc.

[crazycanuck]

Hello,

Have you thought about coming down our way??? Are you a mtn biker??? Just thought i might suggest doing some of the events on the south island over the summer..Then combine it with doing the Queen Charlotte track.

Here's a few links i found whilst wandering the net...I've not heard about what the rides are like....( i could have posted more but i could be here for a while...)

http://www.groundeffect.co.nz/events.php

http://www.groundeffect.co.nz/hotrides/hotride.htm#

http://www.fat-tyre.co.nz/

Road & mtn bike choices http://www.bike-nz.com/biking-new-zealand/

And the last one..Intrepid travel..[url]www.intrepidtravel.com- check out the active adventures...
The gros morne one in nfld sounds cool!

I have to get away from the intrepid site before i ruin the computer from drool...

c

[chartman64]

Have you thought about coming down our way?

Actually, I have -- I've been to Australia and New Zealand several times but always on business, and there's never been enough free time to see very much. I've been fortunate to do a few day trips out of Sydney and Melbourne and to attend conferences in Perth/Freemantle, Adelaide, Brisbane and the Gold Coast/Surfer's Paradise, and once had a free afternoon to visit the botanical gardens in Wellington. I'll have to see if I can talk Greg into the concept.

Of course it'll also depend on what time of year we wind up being available to do it. With my work, I can pretty much pick and choose, but Greg's in the movie business, so he can only take vacation time between film projects. The "when" of a long enough window between projects is not easy to nail down. Once we know the window, we'll probably plan the destination based on what part of the world is experiencing the optimal weather and travel bargain season! (We prefer going somewhere when there are as few as possible other tourists, especially our fellow Americans. I love my country and the people when they're here at home, but so many of them can be horrid, embarrassingly stupid, awful tourists.)