Registration is required - $10. Have you ever considered bicycle touring? Rick, a Bike Co-Op volunteer, is back from a 6-week tour from Munich to Budapest (and back). He’s toured in the Northeast along three major US cycle trails (the Erie Canalway, the Great Allegheny Passage, and the C&O Towpath), as well as a substantial part of the East Coast Greenway, as well as New Zealand and most of Europe.
We'll talk about:
Touring Style (Panniers vs Trailer vs. Bikepacking // Credit Card vs.
Camping vs. Wild)
The Bicycle
A Brief Look at Gear (and Packing!)
Transporting the Bicycle
Finding Your Way
Where to Stay
How Much Does It Cost?
Training
Q&A
Bio: Rick Steeves began cycle touring in 1989 with a Gap Year three-month trip across Europe and back. Subsequent (mostly) biannual ~3-week cycling trips throughout Europe to include 34 different countries in addition to the US. In 2015, Rick quit his job and made an epic 16-week ride from Istanbul to Ireland (and yes, there’s a boat in there somewhere). On the East Coast Rick has cycled the Erie Canalway, C&O Towpath, and the Great Allegheny Passage, as well as parts of the East Coast Greenway. Rick lives in Durham, NC with his two poodles of unusual size. With a background in IT, he regularly volunteers with the Durham Bike Coop, the Carolina Canoe Club, and the Red Cross International IT Emergency Response Unit.