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Current Featured Journal:

Bicycland in Iceland

Bicycle-Camping Near Iceland's Golden Circle
By Erica Dreisbach
#488 - posted Sunday January 22, 2012 by Neil Gunton

"When people have asked, "why Iceland? Why three weeks?" I usually answer, "if you don't already understand, I can't explain it to you." But the truth is as simple as: to see rare sights at the top of the world and to have a glorious extended adventure..."

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Journal: "2007 Southern Tier Adventure" by Anne Cowan

Journal: "Into the Wind: Bob & Dick’s Most Excellent Adventure" by Bob Lake

Journal: "Saigon to Shangri-La" by Sander Van de Moortel

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Latest journal updates:

Journal

Author

Updated

Status

Four Months Later *

Rich Haubert

16:05

Completed Jan 2009

Three Day Florida Tour *

15:08

Completed Jan 2012

Inching Around the World - Again! *

Zoe Vaflo-Bakilo

13:19

474 of ??? days

Cuba: Santiago to Havana........by bike *

12:22

Work in progress

Southern Tier-May 2012 *

Ron Volkmar

11:22

95 days until start

France in Two Parts *

Al Walters and Eva Walters

10:43

Work in progress

Meandering the Donau/Duna *

Brent Irvine

10:34

Work in progress

I thought Idli was a country in Southern Europe *

David Lomax

09:41

4 days until start

Houston or San Antonio to Kansas 2012 -- including OKFreeWheel *

Dave Grisham, Jennifer Wurl and David Duncan

09:33

125 days until start

CyclingWest - From Washington DC to the Grand Canyon *

Luigi Laraia

09:28

Completed Aug 2011

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Latest article updates:

Article

Author

Updated

Status

Loaded Bicycles *

Kelly Iniguez and Jonathan Voelz

11:49

Work in progress

Solar battery charging for long tours *

Wayne Estes

Wed 25

Completed Aug 2011

It's ALL about the bike *

Leo Woodland

Wed 25

Completed Nov 2008

Advice from an "Old China Hand" *

marian rosenberg

Mon 23

Completed Jan 2012

Computer Mapping for an eTrex Vista GPS *

Jerry Harp

Sun 22

Completed Feb 2011

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Latest forum posts:

Forum	Subject	Name	Posted	Replies	Last post
Components	Is The Rohloff A Good Choice For A Bicycle Tour?	Loretta Henderson	Wed 25	39	15:27
Wheels & Tires	Checking tire Pressure while touring	Nathan Walker	10:11	11	15:26
Tents & Shelters	What tent for the Pacific Northwest	Peter McLaren	Mon 23	20	15:21
Clothing	windy rides early mornings	Ron Marcum	13:27	2	15:07
Components	Dismantling Derailleur	John McIntyre	13:26	9	14:51

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Latest review posts:

Forum	Subject	Rating	Average	Votes	Name	Posted	Replies	Last post
Tools	Leatherman skeletool			4	Llewyn Toms	Jan 18	10	14:00
Racks (bike)	Surley front rack problems			1	Gary Hochgraf	Sun 22	21	11:13
Water bottles	Kleen Kanteen Double Wall Insulated			2	Matthew Barnes	Jan 14	8	04:49
Touring bikes (regular)	Novara Safari 2011 (steel frame)			1	Matthew Barnes	Jan 13	2	00:39
Sandals	Keen Commuter SPD Sandals			4	Matthew Barnes	Jan 14	4	23:58

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Latest classifieds:

Category	Summary	Price	Status	Author	Created
Companions	SOCIAL CYCLE HUB. Ireland and beyond*		open	mandy weaver	2012-01-27
For Sale	Keen Women's Commuter Bike Shoes size 9.5/EU40*	$55.00 US	open	Joyce Riecker	2011-09-22
Companions	2013 east to west*		open	Dan Gamble	2012-01-26
Wanted	TransAmerica Map Set Wanted*		open	Micheal Mausser	2012-01-26
For Sale	Continental Town & Country 26x1.9 touring tires*	$50 pair	open	Neil Gunton	2012-01-25

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Latest resource entries:

Summary	Link	Categories	Updated
Sunrise/sunset anywhere in the world on any specific date?*	photoephemeris.com	Website	2012-01-26
Scratching the itch to go nomad by cycling the long way home.*	amie.is	Website, Travelogue	2012-01-25
Andes by Bike - route information for mountain roads in Argentina, Chile, Bolivia and Peru*	www.andesbybike.com	Maps, Route	2012-01-24
Pedaltours--the original New Zealand bike tour company*	www.pedaltours.co.nz	Tour Operator	2012-01-24
Cycling Taiwan*	lifecyclesg.blogspot.com/2012/01...	Travelogue	2012-01-23

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Latest profile updates:

Name	Username	Updated	Joined
francis, scott	windconspiracy	27 Jan 2012	27 Aug 2007
Matyas, Nick	nick	26 Jan 2012	23 Oct 2006
Lomax, David	YesMadNomad	26 Jan 2012	31 Jan 2011
Drynan, Peter	NoWorries	25 Jan 2012	25 Jan 2012
caluda, matt	CycleSojourner	25 Jan 2012	3 Nov 2011

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Its Hot out here, and not much shade

Image on journal page: PiK-Dushanbe: Hot and dry with a flash of Gold in journal Afghanistan to Australia by Daniel Kerr (Completed Jun 2008)

Great pics (1)

2012-01-27 16:07

Journal image

Ax Les Thermes

Image on journal page: Riding Away To Andorra in journal Ride-away by Chris Black (Completed Jul 2011)

Great pics (1)

2012-01-27 15:50

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And now the switch backs start to apear

Image on journal page: La Farga de Moles to Ax les Thermes: Port d'Envalira 2407 m in journal 55 Cols/ Passes in Europe by Werner Fischer (Completed Dec 2011)

Inspiring (1)

2012-01-27 15:46

Journal

Kiwis on Giant Tiki Tour by Julie Williams (Completed Nov 2011)

Great read (1)

2012-01-27 15:42

Journal image

I was not immune from wheel trouble myself

Image on journal page: In to China: Team time trial and finally great food in journal Afghanistan to Australia by Daniel Kerr (Completed Jun 2008)

Great pics (1)

2012-01-27 15:37

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