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Building Sale Discussion Area / Love is Blind

« on: January 20, 2026, 07:59:27 am »

Many of us members, I am guessing, are not members because of the value of the membership.   Just as parents do not look at their own newborn child and think "Is this a keeper?", I joined the ACA near the time it took that name because I love bicycling.   What alternative does one have if one values bicycle touring the planet?   This club stands for something important, vital, and it is a part of me as I consider myself a part of it.   I would probably work for it for free.   

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Building Sale Discussion Area / Re: thoughts, more in sadness

« on: January 20, 2026, 07:55:40 am »

Yes, the League of American Bicyclists does a lot of advocacy work, but I was alarmed by its total lack of responsiveness, even to hand written letters, in addition to emails. No apparent community at LAB.   This experience of mine was '23-'25.  Respectfully, Peter in Vermont

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General Discussion / Re: Learning a Foreign Language

« on: September 09, 2023, 02:33:38 pm »

Thank you for your responses. 

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General Discussion / Learning a Foreign Language

« on: September 05, 2023, 06:41:48 pm »

Is there a foreign language instruction source that focuses on the dialogue commonly used during a bicycle tour?  I am planning to spend several weeks in Japan in seven months, and I hope not to waste a great deal of time trying to learn, in vain, terms that are not likely to be used. 

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Food Talk / Tour of Bike.Camp.Cook

« on: November 30, 2017, 04:36:11 pm »

Might there be interest in forming a team of bicycle tourists who are as committed to working its way efficiently through an entire cook book, such as Tara Allen's Bike.Camp.Cook, as it is committed to traversing any particular geography?   

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GPS & Digital Data Discussion / Re: How to maximize ease of staying on course of an ACA route

« on: February 03, 2016, 12:07:50 am »

Thank you all for your replies.  I am inclined to follow HD Thoreau's advice thanks to you.  A man's wealth is directly proportional to the number of things he can leave alone.  Getting lost will be part of the journey, however welcome.   

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GPS & Digital Data Discussion / How to maximize ease of staying on course of an ACA route

« on: February 01, 2016, 08:29:09 pm »

I am planning to ride across the US this coming summer.   Last summer, while traveling east in Maine on the northern tier, I found that I needed to look at my map every mile or three, which was tiresome.  Might the eTrex 30 or another GPS unit make map checking less frequent/cumbersome?   
With thanks,  PH