Popular Post bikeman564™ Posted April 21, 2018 Popular Post Share #1 Posted April 21, 2018 I think this is a great thing and wanted to share, I hope you like it Two days ago on my evening ride w/ a friend we came upon a couple on a tandem. They asked me how to cross into Canada. I said there is no bikes allowed on the Ambassador & Blue Water Bridges in Detroit & Port Huron Respectively, & I was unsure if there was service to drive them across. By the looks of their bike which was heavily packed, that they were on a long journey (little did I know how long). They even had solar panels. I had a little bit of chit chat then went on my way as we were riding faster. Turns out they did cross in Port Huron to Sarnia via a lift from the bridge authorities. I thought was very nice to hear. I know this because; using the flyby feature on Strava I found them. Their trip started in San Diego, CA , and yet here they were in Michigan. I looked at recent history of uploads and they were riding centuries (give or take) almost every day to cross the good ol' USA. I friended them on Strava and commented on the ride that we chatted on so he would know who I was. I asked him how long of a trip they were on. Here was his response: "We are on 11000 miles. We left England 11 August and rode across Holland Germany Denmark Sweden Estonia Russia but used train Ural Mountains to Irkutsk then bike again through Mongolia, China, flew to Auckland and spent 3 months cycling around both islands before flying to San Diego then cycling to Toronto to fly home. " Holy crap, that's a long ass trip. Impressive to say the least. I wished them luck and safe travels, and I was glad to have met them. My friend and I were talking about how lucky we were to cross paths w/ these two. Amazing. I've met some cool people while riding, but these two will definitely be on the top. 6 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
donkpow Posted April 21, 2018 Share #2 Posted April 21, 2018 Amazing. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnny Come Lately Name Posted April 21, 2018 Share #3 Posted April 21, 2018 Independently wealthy? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Longjohn ★ Posted April 21, 2018 Share #4 Posted April 21, 2018 That’s impressive, I’m a fair weather rider and won’t ride dad after day in the cold. I was impressed with the girl I met last fall that was winding down a solo self supported cross country tour. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kzoo Posted April 22, 2018 Share #5 Posted April 22, 2018 Like Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sheep_herder ★ Posted April 22, 2018 Share #6 Posted April 22, 2018 3 hours ago, F_in Ray Of Sunshine said: Independently wealthy? Maybe just retired and adventurous. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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