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2h ago
Quote from: Westinghouse on April 26, 2024, 07:32:02 pm
...And when I think about it, I do not recall any motel anywhere making issues about a bicycle inside the room.
I know directly that nearly every ..read more
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14h ago
Quote from: John Nettles on January 30, 2024, 09:09:16 pm
Matt, just to clarify, I am not associated with ACA other than being a regular member like you. However, I have created routes for probably 20 years that are usually short ..read more
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1d ago
Some touring bikes are, by my economy, extremely expensive. Locking it to a railing outside is not what you want. I knew a man. He was cycling at random around the US. He stayed one night in a motel. In the morning his bicycle was gone. Smal ..read more
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1d ago
I agree it would be hopeless if only one person were trying to maintain this information.
However, if the process were crowdsourced I think you could get pretty good results. I imagine an app where anyone could drop POIs on the map and there could be ..read more
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4d ago
"I'll again make the plug for emphasizing cyclist-friendly accomodations. As an example some motels on popular bike routes will have work stands, floor pumps, some tools, and even a bike washing station. Also, not all hotels/motels have guest laundry ..read more
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6d ago
There must be somewhere, a book of quotations about bicycles. I wonder if they view the bicycle the same way in China, where it is the main form of transportation for over 300 million people. I lived in China for years. Many lived in abject poverty by ..read more
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1w ago
Thanks. I bit the bullet and purchased an AT&T e-sim from an Australian company that will be activated the day I arrive. I don’t fully understand what goes on behind the scenes,but I’ll find out when I arrive in Montana. Only 9 weeks 2 days to go. Scar ..read more
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1w ago
As far as I'm aware, US providers do not offer roaming on their prepaid plans. If you have a post-paid plan, then you get roaming. In rural US areas, the main providers are Verizon and AT&T. Look at coverage maps of each provider and see what works ..read more
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1w ago
The feeling of cleanliness is an advantage. A clean body and clean clothes feels good. The longest I went without any shower or bath was about two weeks. The one thing about long distance touring that always bugged me was too many days be ..read more
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1w ago
I tend to agree, but when creating a map with services, my thinking is that perhaps people may want the lesser used services (laundromat, showers, etc.) vs. the more readily available. Again, the only reason is it takes a LOT of time to input all the ..read more