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General Discussion / Re: Novice looking for basic advise

« on: February 23, 2011, 03:14:07 pm »

I was thinking of that Northern route. Do people know is it much of it off road just so i can decided on appropriate tires and pressure. Motels average at about $50 a night right? From what i have read it doesn't common place for attacks to happen. Also what kind of climbs should I be expecting?

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General Discussion / Novice looking for basic advise

« on: February 23, 2011, 10:03:53 am »

Hey guys I'm from Ireland and hope to cycle from the west San Fran to New York. I'll have approx 15weeks to do it. I have a road a felt road bike i'm good cyclist but i have never toured before so I am just thinking of attaching a trailer to the bike.Would this type of bike be good enough? Plus i have to do the trip during the summer months and being Irish the shear heat of the desert doesnt seem to be that appealing. So i was considering cycling through the northern states and camping out a few nights in between towns and national parks but should I be concerned with bear attacks as we dont have any predators that are capable of harming humans in Ireland i have no experience in that area. I would like to know what is the best option is for me

thanks