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> You could be biking across Canada by Tuesday and $1500 later if you wanted to. No. He needs to practice riding and get in better shape for a month or three f
by xenophanes 16y ago
> You could be biking across Canada by Tuesday and $1500 later if you wanted to.
No. He needs to practice riding and get in better shape for a month or three first. But he can start doing that tomorrow.
Don't go riding cross country without some practice first, some fitness, and some knowledge of things like patching a flat tire.
- stanmancan 16y ago> He needs to practice riding and get in better shape for a month or three first. I disagree. He can bike as far as he wants each day, at whatever pace he chooses. You don't forget how to ride a bike, he may be wobbly for the first few minutes but he'll be cruising soon after. Practice and fitness aren't needed. All you need to do is be able to ride. He could start off biking 5..10...20KM per day if he wanted to and slowly build up as he gets in better shape as long as you plan your route accordingly to make sure you have a place to stay. > and some knowledge of things like patching a flat tire. This is true, but nothing you can't learn at a bike shop and a few patch repair kits can't help with.
- xenophanes 16y agoRiding when out of shape gets real uncomfortable real fast. He'll want his own bed for that at first.
- dagw 16y agoI read a book about some guy who decided to bike across the US. His entire exercise before setting off consisted of one, aborted, 20 mile ride, to try out his bike. Instead of cutting every oz. he could while packing, he packed a fifth of Jack Daniels for the evenings. Basically he just set off across the country on his own terms, and his own pace, and had a grand adventure crossing the country.