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• Hot Buy: Cycling in Quebec, 5th Edition

  A new edition of Cycling in Quebec: Official Guide, 5th Edition in English is coming out very soon and can be ordered now. This is the best guide available for La Route Verde and cycling around Montreal and Quebec City. The English version is hard to... Posted Apr 18 2008, 09:24 AM by eBent Recumbent Cycling Filed under: Tour Planning, Hot Buys

• Finding a Parking Place for your Car while Bicycle Touring

  Finding a parking place for your car while you are off on your bicycle tour is a major part of planning a bicycle tour. Each of my tours has had its own answer. Some of the places I have used in the past are: 1. Ferry Terminals - bicycle and ferries make... Posted Feb 25 2008, 09:38 AM by eBent Recumbent Cycling Filed under: Tour Planning

• Crossing the Canadian Border on a Bicycle

  The Route I have been laying out crosses the border from the US into Canada and returns. So what do I need to do to be prepared for that crossing? I have crossed the US-Canadian Border on a bicycle in Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont and New York and it... Posted Feb 22 2008, 10:55 AM by eBent Recumbent Cycling Filed under: Tour Planning, Trip Planning, Tips, Travel

• Planning your own Bicycle Tour - Part 6 - First Route Map

  We have a route concept and rough idea where we would like to spend the nights, Chambly and Saint Jean sur Richelieu. Using the Lake Champlain Bikeways Maps and Cycling in Quebec, I have laid out a preliminary one way route using Google Maps. This first... Posted Feb 21 2008, 09:40 AM by eBent Recumbent Cycling Filed under: Tour Planning, Trip Planning

• Planning your own Bicycle Tour - Part 5 - The Process

  So we have our trip concept set, a week long ride from Vermont to Montreal and back. An evening in Chambly is desired and days should be around 40 miles to make the ride enjoyable for my wife. Information has arrived, maps of the bicycle routes in Vermont... Posted Feb 20 2008, 03:25 PM by eBent Recumbent Cycling Filed under: Tour Planning, Trip Planning

• PLanning your own Bicycle Tour - Part 4 - Information Found

  So I have a trip concept ride the Richelieu River from Vermont to Montreal with an aside to Chambly possible. I did my web search for trip information and here is what I found: 1. There is a bicycle map and information site for the Vermont Area where... Posted Feb 13 2008, 02:26 PM by eBent Recumbent Cycling Filed under: Tour Planning, Trip Planning

• Planning your own Bicycle Tour - Part 3 - Route Information Sources

  Before I dig into how to gather information for your trip, a few tips on evaluating information on bicycling that you will find and receive from people you talk with. Let me give you a few examples of why you should be skeptical about any information... Posted Feb 12 2008, 10:05 AM by eBent Recumbent Cycling Filed under: Tour Planning, Trip Planning

• Planning your own Bicycle Tour - Part 2 - Trip Concept

  I am going to use my own planning for this summer as an example. Since I haven’t work out all the details yet, I am not quite sure where this will take me but I expect it to be fun and a clarifying process. Lets start by determining what we want... Posted Feb 11 2008, 11:35 AM by eBent Recumbent Cycling Filed under: Tour Planning, Trip Planning

• PLanning your own Bicycle Tour - Part 1 - First Thoughts and Tips

  I am starting my planning for a bicycle tour with my wife in June or July and thought writing about the process might be interesting. I am going to aim this discussion at less experienced Bicycle Tourist, the experienced tourist have their own system... Posted Feb 06 2008, 01:22 PM by eBent Recumbent Cycling Filed under: Tour Planning, Trip Planning

• LightLoad Towels

  A handy item for your next bike tour: Lightload Towels These aren’t the towels you will want to take to the shower but they weigh almost nothing, take no space, and are very handy. I like them a lot more than I ever though I would, they work fine... Posted Jan 04 2008, 08:07 AM by eBent Recumbent Cycling Filed under: Tour Planning, Tips