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300 mile bicycle journey around Long Island begins Sunday!

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Re: 300 mile bicycle journey around Long Island begins Sunda

Unread postby joeltrout » Fri 06 Jun 2008, 13:02:59

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('xerces', ' ') Through this trip, I am going to explore the feasibility of long range personal transport without the use of non-renewable fossil fuels.


Are you sure???

No asphalt, no adhesives/glues on your bike or clothing, no plastic water bottles, no gloves, no cellphone, no deodorant, no shoes, no dyes, no contact/eye glass lenses, no shampoo/conditioner, no Spandex/Nylon/Polyester/Lycra/Acrylic, no food preservatives, no synthetic rubber, no credit cards,....and so on. :oops:

I am just giving you a hard time because people don't know what all oil is in.

Seriously though, I think what you are doing is a great idea not only to test yourself physically but also a solution to the rising problems in automotive transportation. I will check in on your website because I am curious how much long-range biking can help.

Good luck.

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Re: 300 mile bicycle journey around Long Island begins Sunda

Unread postby SILENTTODD » Fri 06 Jun 2008, 21:01:24

Wish you well! Will look forward to viewing your reports.

I believe short of some nuclear holocaust scenario, bicycles can and will play a significant roll in local transportation. China proved this at the time of Nixon's visit in 1972; the streets of Beijing were filled with bicycles.

Unfortunately China chose to emulate the U.S., instead of we them!
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Re: 300 mile bicycle journey around Long Island begins Sunda

Unread postby 3aidlillahi » Fri 06 Jun 2008, 21:14:26

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')I am just giving you a hard time because people don't know what all oil is in.


He never said he wasn't going to use petroleum-based products, but just that he wouldn't use non-renewable fossil fuels:

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')Through this trip, I am going to explore the feasibility of long range personal transport without the use of non-renewable fossil fuels.


Best of luck. If I have time this coming week, I'll try to check it out. Although I have to say that I'm not so sure about the conference calls with the locals. They might not be so enthusiastic about something like that with strangers.
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Re: 300 mile bicycle journey around Long Island begins Sunda

Unread postby eastbay » Fri 06 Jun 2008, 21:22:36

Best of luck. I don't have to tell you to drink lots of water and eat well.


You plan to sleep along the road as other solo trekkers have sometimes done in the past?
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Re: 300 mile bicycle journey around Long Island begins Sunda

Unread postby skyemoor » Sat 07 Jun 2008, 06:28:39

Good to hear you are so highly motivated. What's the weather forecast for those 4 days? Here in Virginia, we will have 97 degrees (105 apparent degrees due to humidity), so make sure you are biking in weather that is suitable for such.
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Re: Planning a long range bicycle trip

Unread postby skyemoor » Sun 15 Jun 2008, 07:13:12

Did I miss your post about how your bike trip went?
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Re: Planning a long range bicycle trip

Unread postby some_guy282 » Sun 15 Jun 2008, 08:48:23

I'd really recommend the Touring forum at www.bikeforums.net for discussions about these long distance bike rides. I think I'll try one this summer myself.

Be careful on long distance rides though, and listen to your body. Back in September of 05 I was going the NYC century and pushed myself too hard. Been paying ever since in the form of a permanent hip injury.
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Re: Planning a long range bicycle trip

Unread postby xerces » Sun 15 Jun 2008, 11:57:31

I had finished the trip. Only did 200 miles though, before my body forced me to bail. You can read about it on: http://backtowilderness.blogspot.com
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Re: Planning a long range bicycle trip

Unread postby drew » Sun 15 Jun 2008, 18:35:24

Wow, she told her kid not to become a bum like you?

Unbelievable!


And a kid in a beemer chucked pop at you?

What the hell!!


Your epic ride sounds a little scary, from what little I've read of your blog so far!

What the hell is wrong with people?

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Re: Planning a long range bicycle trip

Unread postby some_guy282 » Sun 15 Jun 2008, 19:15:32

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('drew', 'W')ow, she told her kid not to become a bum like you?

Unbelievable!


And a kid in a beemer chucked pop at you?

What the hell!!


Your epic ride sounds a little scary, from what little I've read of your blog so far!

What the hell is wrong with people?

Drew


I ride in NYC all the time and I have very rarely encountered that kind of behavior towards me. However, from what I can gather in my time on bikeforums.net for the past few years that stuff is very, very common in some parts of the US. In the upscale areas of Long Island he was riding through cyclists are less than second class citizens. That woman who called him a bum had more than enough room to pass him but still had to make it a point to lay on the horn...

I'm afraid that this kind of thing is going to get more common as gas prices rise. To angry drivers, seeing more cyclists on the road is a reminder of just how low they themselves might fall at some point...
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