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Routes / Florida Connector - Map D
« on: March 30, 2018, 09:46:44 am »
I'm not sure where I should post this.  If it belongs somewhere else, feel free to move it.  I've also submitted this on the form.

On the Florida Connector, Map D has been affected (for the better?) by the Volusia County Spring to Spring trail (https://www.volusia.org/services/community-services/parks-recreation-and-culture/parks-and-trails/trails/spring-to-spring.stml) and the St. Johns River to Sea Loop (http://www.sjr2c.org/).  Both of these trails share a section on the Florida Connector Map D, which isn't on the latest published map.  This is not a proposed re-routing, just a "get off the car lanes when you have a chance to avoid messing up the front of someone's car".

On Map D, most of the route between markers B and C can now be ridden on either multiuse trails that parallel Grand Avenue or on five foot wide dedicated bike lanes on the road surface itself.  (Actually, the ribbon cutting for the dedicated bike lanes isn't scheduled until April 10.  I'm not sure what happens if you ride on those lanes before the politicians cut the ribbon.) Here's the news story about the new section - http://www.sjr2c.org/ribbon-cutting-grand-avenue-deland-april-10

I've created a Google Map indicating the old, on road routing and the new, mostly on trail routing.  Unfortunately, I can't change the color of some of the segments.  (Or at least I haven't figured out how.)  But if you're interested, go to https://drive.google.com/open?id=1WqKwRkmZIlG0iULwKNOBBI_ttf_nSYn-&usp=sharing  You'll need to zoom in to see the off road segments.  Google knows the southern trail segment exists, but it does not know that the northern trail segment exists.

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General Discussion / Bike Store - Rome (Italy)
« on: March 25, 2018, 04:17:12 pm »
I'm going on a cruise this summer from Rome to Barcellona.  On my last cruise (on the Rhine River), we docked basically either in or very near town at almost every port.  I often walked off the boat on my own and straight into town.

A couple days ago I had an epiphany.  One of those small folding bicycles would probably be very useful.  However, airlines are charging through the nose for checked bags.

I'm landing in Rome around nine in the morning, but the ship doesn't leave the port until eleven that night.  So I have plenty of time to go to a bike store and buy a cheap folding bike.  Assuming I know where to go.  So does anyone have any recommendations for a bike store that will sell a cheap folding bike in Rome?  My plan would be to leave the bike on the boat for the crew at the end of the cruise.  If the price were similar to the cheap ones on Amazon, it would probably cost little more than the baggage fee in both directions.  I'm not looking for a durable bike (obviously), just something cheap.

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Gear Talk / Recumbents and TDA Routes
« on: March 20, 2018, 03:00:21 pm »
I haven't done an exhaustive search of the internet.  However, from what I've seen recumbent touring bikes can be used on most of the Adventure Cycling routes.  However, they don't work as well (if at all) on the routes of TDA Global Cycling.  It appears that America is the land of reasonably well paved roads, while the rest of the world (especially the TDA routes) require bikes that are lighter and better able to go on dirt and gravel for long periods of time.

Do you concur?  If not, what recumbent bikes would you recommend for a TDA tour (as opposed to an Adventure Cycling tour which would probably be fine for most touring recumbents).

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