Good advice from 1984
by Matt
We’re going for a week…but what about the longer trips?
Here’s a post with “10 bicycle touring tips gleaned from [a] cross country trip”. Gene Bisbee shares wisdom that is relevant to every trip of more than one day, even though it was won through his experience on a trip 22 years ago. (Yes, I was bicycling then, and yes, I know most of you weren’t born then. 
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What would I commend to you? Carry some way of documenting what we’ll be doing — camera, notebook, pen, whatever. Make whatever you carry sparse and lightweight. Stay hydrated. Learn something about how to fix the basics on your bike.
