I just complete a road/trail trip (WA state route 20 to Anacortes to Ferry; Kettle Valley Railtrail from Midway, BC to Hope). I used a folding 6.5 w. solar...
Hi Igor, I would like to ride from Macedonia to India next March and am all the more interested in your trip. I just saw the map of your route and am...
Also, if there is anyone interested here in joining me in riding from Macedonia to India or at least to Georgia in spring 09, please contact me! rags...
HI Rags, Tajikistan doesn't have a border with Pakistan - there is Afghanistan in between. There is a shortcut from Tajikistan to China via Kulma pass, but it...
Here it goes gang I have some questions since my project of getting organized for next year`s ride (Great Divide Trail)starts now...... I am trying to make up...
I curious if anyone uses their ultra light equipment such as bags and such for reg travel purposes as well? I went out and bought a few of the Eagle Creek Pack...
Every piece of equipment we buy is evaluated for both cycling tours and backpacking. Id say for me personally I have about 85% overlap, for my wife, more like...
... Well that's my thoughts as well... i.e to buy stuff in the future that is multi-purpose especially ultralight and for cycling as well as travel. Have any...
Hi, I'll answer a few, and hopefully others here will chime in. I've used bags from both Carousel and Epic. They both make top notch bags, so I think it'd be...
thanks ...........you said what i wanted to know.......such as the epic designs seat bag will hold more...........so maybe i go with a combination of bags from...
On 8/19/08, J M <john63401@...> wrote. ... I use zip lock plastic bags for small items. I use plastic type bags made for baking turkeys, chickens, etc....
My travel luggage has been an EastPack internal frame backpack for several years. It has well-padded and adjustable shoulder and hip straps which tuck away...
About using UL ideas in all kinds of travel---SURE! I always need to bring LESS in my car travel. In my air travel. (Hey, it makes sense now to bring it all in...
... Thanks Gary! that's actually what I'm thinking abt going BACK to using after selling the Eagle Creek stuff...even for plain old traveling. Funny..... the...
Hey Igor- Fantastic looking effort again. I was surprised at how good the Pamir Highway road was; I was always under the impression it is pretty bad. From what...
Hi Steve, Yes, the Pamir Highway road is quite good, paved about 75%, and the gravel parts are nothing special. The worst part is in fact from Dushanbe to...
If you mean by land, then the way I rode is the best - and the only - way. Of course, you don't have to do the loop through Skardu, that'll save 400 km. By air...
John, If you have access to a sewing machine, you can sew stuff sacks. Even somebody with no sewing skills can learn to make stuff sacks with a 10 minute...
Conifir1, Congrats on your decision to cycle the GDR. You'll have a blast. After riding it last year, I wrote up some advice, which you might find...
... I don't have access to a sewing machine...and no real desire to make my own... but thanks anyway! Also, I like the idea baking bags as well!! Basically I'm...
Amy.................. thank you on answering my questions with being highly allergic to wheat and dairy............i have to avoid restaurants ..........so...
Interested in doing the 2009 GDR Race. I'm 62 years old and have bycicled some but now really getting into it. Where can I find solid info to do my planning...
Jurgen, I'm not sure how much info you already have, so most of what I say might be old news. I'm not a racer but have ridden the GDR and have read the race...
... Just to pick nits, the acronym GDR usually means Great Divide Race, as you use it in the second instance. The route itself is named the Great Divide...
Scott Morris just started a forum for bike packing: http://www.bikepacking.net/forum/index.php It appears to off road only. It also looks to be pretty cool......
Thanks Gary. It definitely has an off-road slant, especially in the route info department (I don't plan on covering any paved routes myself, though if others...
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