Durham Bike Co-op

Have you ever considered bicycle touring?

For the DBC BikeBike! 2020 event I was scheduled to present on self-supported bicycle touring. For obvious reasons BikeBike! 2020 was canceled.

I'm back from a 22-day, 2100 km bike tour 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.

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 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). 

Rick lives in Durham, NC with his wife and two poodles of unusual size. He regularly volunteers with the Durham Bike Coop, the Carolina Canoe Club, and the Red Cross International IT Emergency Response Unit.