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« on: May 18, 2012, 12:29:56 pm »
Your hybrid with good racks, and low gears would prob be just fine I rode the Trans Am in 2010 with people who had all kinds of bikes,and most made it across in fine shape. Those who didn't had some physical issues, or were so put off by the weather, and bugs that they weren't having enough fun. But the bikes they used were not the main problem. One English woman we rode with was on an old junker she had ridden for thousands of miles.
Those things said, however, I prefer a bike that will take fenders and wide tough tires with lots of clearance. A Kona Sutra, for example, would not fit this criteria.
I just acquired a Surly Troll. It has upright bars, 26" wheels with lots of room for fenders, low gears and disc brakes. So far, so gut. Going on a little noodle up into the San Juan Islands in a few days on it's maiden voyage. Timo