Adventure Cycling Across America?

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Date: 26 Jan 2006 10:48:46
From: NYC XYZ
Subject: Adventure Cycling Across America?

Hi, All:

Any one ever go on one of these?

Not too bad...48 days this year and totally supported...I'd be
interested in hearing about your experiences.

TIA!!

Date: 06 Feb 2006 19:53:46
From: Nif
Subject: Re: Adventure Cycling Across America?

>> We ran into an Adventure Cycling led group somewhere in Colorado and
>> camped with them for an evening. They were having difficulty with one
>> of the group leaders and had taken over some of the duties themselves.
>> Also they had split up into riding levels and preferred groups all
>> meeting at the end of the day.

>Now that's interesting! What was that difficulty, exactly, involving
>that group leader, I wonder?

>From what I remember - and this was about 10 years ago - was that this
leader, whom I believe was a woman, was just difficult to get along
with and there was some mention of her not pulling her weight. They
all seemed to be enjoying the ride nonetheless.

Date: 06 Feb 2006 08:42:43
From: NYC XYZ
Subject: Re: Adventure Cycling Across America?

Nif wrote:
> A friend and I used the Adventure Cycling maps on a 1996 trip across
> the country and into Canada. The maps are great and keep you, for the
> most part off of the main highways and put you in the smaller towns.

Thanks! Just as an interesting FYI -- did you know that you can
sponsor a whole official Adventure Cycling map for $25,000? Or $2,000
for a section thereof, or however much $$$ for one-mile increments.

Cute! Just imagine some of our more illustrious posters adopting parts
of the trail....

> There are occasionally changes or errors, but it's not to difficult to
> ferret out the correct route. The changes can be things like "turn
> left at the white church" and the curch has since burned down or can be
> due to traffic construction in larger areas. I guess you can check on
> their website for route corrections ahead of time too.

Ah, I figured as much. BTW, they're still trying to create a National
Bike Greenway or something like it...in their latest club 'zine they
reported over $2 BILLION in federal, state, and local support!!!!! No
details, exactly, so I'm not sure what the deal is, really....

> We ran into an Adventure Cycling led group somewhere in Colorado and
> camped with them for an evening. They were having difficulty with one
> of the group leaders and had taken over some of the duties themselves.
> Also they had split up into riding levels and preferred groups all
> meeting at the end of the day.

Now that's interesting! What was that difficulty, exactly, involving
that group leader, I wonder?

> Hope this helps.
>
> Nif

Date: 05 Feb 2006 21:18:05
From: mike.a.schwab@gmail.com
Subject: Re: Adventure Cycling Across America?

Lots of unsupported ride reports on http://www.crazyguyonabike.com/

Date: 05 Feb 2006 20:12:05
From:
Subject: Re: Adventure Cycling Across America?

Nif wrote:
> A friend and I used the Adventure Cycling maps on a 1996 trip across
> the country and into Canada. The maps are great and keep you, for the
> most part off of the main highways and put you in the smaller towns.
>
> There are occasionally changes or errors, but it's not to difficult to
> ferret out the correct route. The changes can be things like "turn
> left at the white church" and the curch has since burned down or can be
> due to traffic construction in larger areas.

We found some fairly serious errors in the route profiles. Serious as
in: one of us was just dead, dead tired and wanted a rest day. But the
map showed no signicant hills before the next town, 30 miles away, so
we decided to push on and rest there. When we pushed on, our granny
gears told us the maps lied.

But overall, the maps really are excellent. There's nothing better,
AFAIK.

- Frank Krygowski

Date: 05 Feb 2006 20:06:39
From: Nif
Subject: Re: Adventure Cycling Across America?

A friend and I used the Adventure Cycling maps on a 1996 trip across
the country and into Canada. The maps are great and keep you, for the
most part off of the main highways and put you in the smaller towns.

There are occasionally changes or errors, but it's not to difficult to
ferret out the correct route. The changes can be things like "turn
left at the white church" and the curch has since burned down or can be
due to traffic construction in larger areas. I guess you can check on
their website for route corrections ahead of time too.

We ran into an Adventure Cycling led group somewhere in Colorado and
camped with them for an evening. They were having difficulty with one
of the group leaders and had taken over some of the duties themselves.
Also they had split up into riding levels and preferred groups all
meeting at the end of the day.

Hope this helps.

Nif

Date: 27 Jan 2006 07:02:39
From: NYC XYZ
Subject: Re: Adventure Cycling Across America?

Jeff Wills wrote:
>
>
> There's probably a bunch of writeups on the crazyguyonabike site. Look
> around there. For a similar tale (not associated with Adventure
> Cycling), look at http://ER2005.crazyguyonabike.com
>
> Jeff

Thanks! I really like the site founder's philosophy....

Date: 27 Jan 2006 17:31:03
From: David Martin
Subject: Re: Adventure Cycling Across America?

I rode the America by Bicylcle Northern Tier this summer.

Excellent support, motels every night, supplied breakfast & dinner.

I would plan on spending a few nights at different restaurants, but
otherwise was a very good tour.

Approximately 50 riders in 2005. Well organized.

They offer a range of long distance tours, but you can join and leave
the group for 10 day increments if time is a factor.

abbike.com No, I don't work there.

Date: 27 Jan 2006 06:41:30
From: NYC XYZ
Subject: Re: Adventure Cycling Across America?

Ken M. wrote:
>
>
> I followed part of the southern tier on my first tour.
>
> Ken

So how was it?

This 30th Anniversary "X-Country Rally" sounds like a nice deal at $5K
for 48 days of supported riding.

Date: 27 Jan 2006 09:59:07
From: Ken M.
Subject: Re: Adventure Cycling Across America?

NYC XYZ wrote:
> Ken M. wrote:
>
>>
>>I followed part of the southern tier on my first tour.
>>
>>Ken
>
>
>
> So how was it?
>
> This 30th Anniversary "X-Country Rally" sounds like a nice deal at $5K
> for 48 days of supported riding.
>
Well a supported tour is very different from what I did. I carried all
my gear with me on the bike. I may try a lite tour next time. Just carry
a minimal amount of gear and a cc. Motels!

Ken
--
You never have the wind with you - either it is against you or you're
having a good day. ~Daniel Behrman, The Man Who Loved Bicycles

Homepage: http://kcm-home.tripod.com/

Date: 26 Jan 2006 17:03:12
From: Ken M.
Subject: Re: Adventure Cycling Across America?

Date: 26 Jan 2006 23:38:22
From: Pinky
Subject: Re: Adventure Cycling Across America?

"Ken M." <kencmjr@netzero.net > wrote in message
news:3t-dnbYMbvu52kTeRVn-ug@giganews.com...
> NYC XYZ wrote:
>> Hi, All:
>>
>> Any one ever go on one of these?
>>
>> Not too bad...48 days this year and totally supported...I'd be
>> interested in hearing about your experiences.
>>
>>
>> TIA!!
>>
> I followed part of the southern tier on my first tour.
>
> Ken
And I am cross posting just like you. Which is unforgivable but too many
NG's listed to reply separately!. Sorry!

To be polite why are you being so crass in cross posting like this.
Typically trollish!

nuff said!

Trevor A Panther
In South Yorkshire,
England, United Kingdom.

Date: 05 Feb 2006 02:08:57
From: LioNiNoiL_a t_Y a h 0 0_d 0 t_c 0 m
Subject: Re: Adventure Cycling Across America?

Pinky wrote:

> To be polite why are you being so crass in cross posting like this.
> Typically trollish!

Lighten up, Panzer.

--
"Bicycling is a healthy and manly pursuit with much
to recommend it, and, unlike other foolish crazes,
it has not died out." -- The Daily Telegraph (1877)

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Date: 26 Jan 2006 13:02:48
From: Jeff Wills
Subject: Re: Adventure Cycling Across America?

NYC XYZ wrote:
> Hi, All:
>
> Any one ever go on one of these?
>
> Not too bad...48 days this year and totally supported...I'd be
> interested in hearing about your experiences.
>
>
> TIA!!

There's probably a bunch of writeups on the crazyguyonabike site. Look
around there. For a similar tale (not associated with Adventure
Cycling), look at http://ER2005.crazyguyonabike.com

Jeff