Make sure you have a good, lightweight road bike equipped with moderate- to high-end components. Wear lycra cycling shorts, knee- and/or arm warmers, a lightweight, brightly colored vest or jacket, cycling gloves and shoes with cleats that are compatible with your clipless pedals. Ride 20 miles, stop and eat lunch, then ride home. Total: 40 miles.
Below is an illustration of Approach No. 1, as exemplified today by Stu, me, Barbara and Dave just after a lovely lunch at Tomales Bakery.
Approach No. 2:
Find your bike. Pump up the tires. Put a rack on the back and attach a pannier-type bag to one side. Put some clothes and other stuff in it and into a couple of large, black garbage bags, which you can also attach to the rack. Put on a sweatshirt and a pair of pants and some shoes. Gloves can be of any description. Start riding in Olympia, Wash., sometime around the first of October and head south to San Francisco. Total miles: 750.
Below is an illustration of Approach No. 2 as demonstrated by Kate, riding solo from Olympia. (Not her first such trip; this past summer, she rode to Chicago.)
Conclusion: Stop reading all those cycling magazines and just get on your bike and ride. (Disregard if you are older than 25.)
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Or, there's always get on your bike in the Yukon and ride 10,000 miles till you get to Florida, seeing as many bird species as possible along the way and eschewing all forms of fossil fuel in order to get there: see http://www.birdyear.blogspot.com/
:)
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