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Current Featured Journal:

South America Mini Tour

Panamericanas on the Pan American Highway
By Cathy Colless and John Isles
#504 - posted Sunday May 13, 2012 by Neil Gunton

"Given a choice we'll always choose a quiet road over a busy highway even if the quiet road is rough, steep or longer. So we are expecting to be doing a fair bit of dirt road riding on this trip. So we have splurged, Pan and Pani are two seriously engineered full suspension expedition bikes. We reckon they will give us a pretty comfortable ride and and the bags will also be suspended so our stuff won't get shaken about as much as we ride. We're hoping to make good time with the emphasis on the good not the time..."

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Journal: "Following the Mekong" by Amanda Clarke Journal: "It's not looking like the shortest route home from Cleveland....." by Nick Evans Journal: "Around, Between, & Connecting The Philippines Islands" by Gilbert Dizon
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Latest journal updates:
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Southern Tier-May 2012 *   Ron Volkmar  21:57 
16 of 31 days
From Sea to Shining Sea *   David Dornbos III  21:34 
29 of ??? days
Cruising Across North America, Part II *   Harvey Surrena  21:32 
4 of ??? days
Going South *   Andy Peat  21:22 
184 of ??? daysFeatured Journal #492
TRANSAMerica 2010 - East2West *   Siraphon Soinak  20:54 
721 of ??? days
Rendez-vous avec le Soleil de Minuit *   Rejean Simard  20:53 
13 days until start
Lawrence Kansas to Pensacola Florida *   Tom Conroy*  20:45 
0 of ??? days
Haste makes waste *   Jan Van Overbeke  20:36 
1 of 33 days
TROPICAL NIGHTS to NORTHERN LIGHTS *   David Myers  20:22 
12 of ??? days
Sox and Sophie's Big Adventure *   Lauren Vanderlugt and Sophie Wilhoit  20:20 
50 of ??? days
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Meetings on the Road *   Jonathan Voelz and Kelly Iniguez  15:40 
Work in progress
Loaded Bicycles *   Kelly Iniguez and Jonathan Voelz  10:09 
Work in progressFeatured Journal #487
The Sewing Circle *   Robert Ewing  07:44 
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Bicycle tours in print *   Sydney Winer  03:14 
Work in progress
The Ongoing Saga of the Modified R82 Tandem *   Dale Oswald  Tue 15 
Completed Oct 2007
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Touring encounters  Dickhead Encounters   Rodney Keelan  14:04   17   21:42
Hazards & Safety  Bike Vigilante   JS Johnsen  20:38   2   21:42
Polls  How many people turned or returned onto cycle-touring by CGOAB?   Graham Smith  18:34   5   20:43
Regional: North America  Bicycling to Cali along the southern coast   maggie long*  07:40   5   20:03
Sales & Promotions  Ortlieb & Tubus 50% off   John Nettles  11:09   4   19:34
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Books  Just Ride   *****  1   Don Weinell  Tue 15   2   17:31
Groupsets  extrme low gearing with SRAM-X7 10 gear groupset   ****_  1   Val Andersen  Apr 15   6   16:11
Merchants  The Pleasures and Perils of Buying a Bike Friday   **___  ****_  4   Steve Miller  May 8   18   15:58
Tires  Panaracer Pasela Tourguard   ***__  ***__  15   David De Gruyl  Jan 2007   23   12:18
Tents & Shelters  Hilleberg "Unna" single person tent   ****_  *****  2   Chris Zacho  Nov 3   11   12:03
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Companions  Ireland to Istanbul to India, starting July 2012*   open  Laura Caulwell* 2012-05-17 
Companions  Bike, train, and ferry through British Columbia, Canada*   open  Lee Vilinsky 2012-05-16 
Companions  Cycling Safari?*   open  John Brands 2012-05-15 
Companions  Bryce, Zion, Grand Staircase, Cedar Breaks...Doin' SW Utah!*   open  Bill Brewer* 2012-05-14 
For Sale  c2002 Trek 4300 mtn bike* $245  open  judy barr* 2012-05-12 
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Cycle touring and travel blog with journal of current tour and galleries* www.cyclefar.com Travel resources, Travelogue, Website 2012-05-13 
Baltic-Baikal Bicycle Tour 2002* www.gqt.se Travelogue 2012-05-13 
Baltic Sea - Caspian Sea 2006* www.gqt.se Travelogue 2012-05-13 
6 month bicycle tour through parts of Europe. We are writing about our daily experiences, our gear, and trip resources. www.wetourbycycle.com Travelogue, Website 2012-05-01 
James Bond took a cycle the other day. www.choicevaley.com/travel/index.... Website 2012-04-22 
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Latest profile updates:
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Meinders, Mark (Hobodog) 17 May 2012  8 Mar 2012 
Soinak, Siraphon (Siraphon) 17 May 2012  2 May 2010 
Johnson, Cliff (fatman) 17 May 2012  27 Apr 2005 
Edmonston, Stephan (SteveEdmonston) 17 May 2012  12 Feb 2012 
O'Haver, David (eyeballmann) 17 May 2012  11 May 2009 
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IMG_3784.JPG Horse rides for 25 cents...I couldn't resist...

Image on journal page: On to Bear Branch: Still Can't Believe This is Illinois in journal The Just-Becauses TerraTrike TourFeatured Journal #417 by Ken Burris and Jen Ballentine (Completed Oct 2010)

 2012-05-17 20:52 
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IMG_3783.JPG Beautiful road to pedal

Image on journal page: On to Bear Branch: Still Can't Believe This is Illinois in journal The Just-Becauses TerraTrike TourFeatured Journal #417 by Ken Burris and Jen Ballentine (Completed Oct 2010)

 2012-05-17 20:52 
Forum Re: Cyclist on the road! by Bruce Gunn in forum: Touring encounters  2012-05-17 20:37 
Forum Re: The boogyman by Rodney Keelan in forum: Hazards & Safety  2012-05-17 20:22 
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358899098.986829.jpg Lunch was here in Smithton on a picnic table and this was the view.

Image on journal page: Fred Loses His Shoe And: MY ANKLE BEHAVED ITSELF in journal A Tour Of Small Town America by shary koenig (16 of 184 days)

 2012-05-17 19:43 
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