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Vacationing by bicycle: Vacationing by bicycle: a Puffer’s guide a Puffer’s guide
Doug JohnsonDoug Johnson
Created…Created…
November 15, 2004November 15, 2004
What’s a Puffer?What’s a Puffer?
Casual bikerCasual biker No spandexNo spandex Bike less than $500Bike less than $500 Has another lifeHas another life Not too proud to Not too proud to
walk up hillswalk up hills
Why bike?Why bike?
Low stress exerciseLow stress exercise All agesAll ages Relatively inexpensiveRelatively inexpensive Scenery in slow Scenery in slow
motionmotion Meet people, not just Meet people, not just
see thingssee things
To travel by bicycle is To travel by bicycle is a humble, non-a humble, non-aggressive way to get aggressive way to get close to people. It is a close to people. It is a way of saying we are way of saying we are passing through with passing through with no thought of invasion no thought of invasion or conquest, only the or conquest, only the simple will to share simple will to share part of the road. part of the road. Claude Claude HerveHerve
My experienceMy experience
IC-MSP - 1980IC-MSP - 1980
360 miles360 miles 10 days10 days 1 biker1 biker
ScenesScenes
Trails - 1997Trails - 1997
290 miles290 miles 6 days6 days 7 bikers7 bikers
ScenesScenes
ScenesScenes
ScenesScenes
SE Iowa - 1998SE Iowa - 1998
200 miles200 miles 5 days5 days 2 bikers2 bikers
ScenesScenes
ScenesScenes
GRABAAWR-2000GRABAAWR-2000
500 miles500 miles 5 days5 days 1100 bikers1100 bikers
ScenesScenes
ScenesScenes
Provence - 2002Provence - 2002
260 miles260 miles 12 days12 days 35 bikers35 bikers
ScenesScenes
ScenesScenes
ScenesScenes
ScenesScenes
SAGBRAW - 2004SAGBRAW - 2004
300 miles300 miles 6 days6 days 1100 bikers1100 bikers
ScenesScenes
ScenesScenes
ScenesScenes
EquipmentEquipment Multi-speed bikeMulti-speed bike
Cross/good tiresCross/good tires BagsBags Water bottlesWater bottles ComputerComputer
PersonalPersonal HelmetHelmet GlovesGloves Padded shortsPadded shorts Bike shoes?Bike shoes?
Keys to enjoymentKeys to enjoyment
Train yourselfTrain yourself Maintain your bikeMaintain your bike Make your bike do Make your bike do
the workthe work Go with friendsGo with friends Stop to smell the rosesStop to smell the roses
It’s a ride, It’s a ride, not a race.not a race.
Nearby weekend ridesNearby weekend rides
Red Jacket TrailRed Jacket Trail Sakata TrailSakata Trail Cannon Falls TrailCannon Falls Trail Root River TrailRoot River Trail Sparta-Elroy TrailSparta-Elroy Trail Twin Cities trailsTwin Cities trails
ResourcesResources PrintPrint
Biking in VikinglandBiking in Vikingland Bicycle Vacation Guide Bicycle Vacation Guide
-MN & WI-MN & WI Explore MN Biking GuideExplore MN Biking Guide
ClubsClubs Bike WisconsinBike Wisconsin UWSP UWSP
- Biking and Hiking Tours- Biking and Hiking Tours
Questions?Questions?
Cycle tracks Cycle tracks will abound in will abound in Utopia. Utopia. H.G. WellsH.G. Wells