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General Discussion / Re: america by bike

« on: March 02, 2009, 09:26:27 am »

thanks to ztmlgr for the reference to crazyguyonabike and to your journal.  these help a lot.  i agree that i could do this for a lot less cost on my own, but if i do this trip i'll pay for the support and minimize the hassles.  life is full of tradeoffs. 

There are at least 3 journals (that I know of) on crazyguyonabike.com posted by members of the ABBIKE 2008 San Francisco to New Hampshire tour.  You might want to peruse these journals to get a flavor of how the tour operates:

http://www.crazyguyonabike.com/doc/3419
http://www.crazyguyonabike.com/doc/usa08
http://www.crazyguyonabike.com/doc/3383

My journal is here (http://www.crazyguyonabike.com/doc/sftobostonbybike) and it shows every motel I stayed at on my trip, so it is possible to do it yourself without using a tour operator ans STILL sleep in a bed every night.

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General Discussion / america by bike

« on: February 26, 2009, 11:31:32 pm »

i've wanted to bike across america for many years, but also have wanted to sleep in a bed every night.  i recently discovered "america by bike" as a company that can accommodate all my dreams. 

has anybody out there used this company or known anybody who used it?  i'd appreciate any thoughts on their goodness or badness. i know enough about the route and the weather, but i don't know anything about the company and how well they support their riders. 

thanks for any info you can share.

--swimmer