yes or no (for the purposes of this poll, a vacation is defined as being in an area for 5 or more days w/ the expressed purpose of bike riding (ie, long weekends don't count).
have you ever been on a bike-centric vacation?
- Thread starter narlus
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4 days has been my max, so no.
HELL YES wasn't option so I just picked yes. In fact, I leave tomorrow for one! WOOT WOOT
Not yet, but we will...
the 5day minimum ruled me out...
get some great chocolate over there.Heidi said:
and pictures, too.
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btw, the reason i put this poll up was the argument BV and i were having over proprietary parts and failures...i guess if you don't take any trips, the risk of not being able to use yr bike isn't a big deal. so this is a very unscientific survey.
for the record, i've been on a bunch, at least once a year prior to kids but am ramping back to that rate.
2 weeks... NM and CO...
MizN8 went for a 5 day bike trip back at the beginning of the summer.
MizN8 went for a 5 day bike trip back at the beginning of the summer.
Moab. Several times. Even though it's only ~5 hours, it's still counts! 
Yep, longest so far was 10 days.
d'oh!
I should read the thread before voting. Never for more than 5 days, but I voted yes. Poll skewed.
I should read the thread before voting. Never for more than 5 days, but I voted yes. Poll skewed.
I voted yes even though it was only a 4 day trip, because we flew halfway across the country for the sole purpose of riding bikes. Details ... flew to Boston, drove to New Hampshire, 1 day of DH at Attitash for me (while my wife did other stuff), 3 days of riding road in the White Mtns. We road 50ish miles each day to a B-n-B while a van took our luggage.
It was one of the best trips we've ever taken.
It was one of the best trips we've ever taken.
ski-centric first!I Are Baboon said:
Yes, my whole next summer is going to be bike-centric. I have also had a few trips where we only rode bikes, ate, and slept.
and drink :love:dhbuilder said:
Yup. For the last three years I've gone out to Whistler and Vancouver with a motley group of goons for about week to ride, ride, ride.
Whistler 2003 Whistler 2004 Whistler 2005
This summer a Whistler trip didn't come together for a variety of reasons so instead my friend Mark and I will take his Airstream up through NJ and NY for a week to hit Diablo, Plattekill, and Whiteface.
Whistler 2003 Whistler 2004 Whistler 2005
This summer a Whistler trip didn't come together for a variety of reasons so instead my friend Mark and I will take his Airstream up through NJ and NY for a week to hit Diablo, Plattekill, and Whiteface.
dhbuilder said:
there are other things to do than that?
Like offend teh locals!ThePriceSeliger said:
It's like a video game, man.dhbuilder said:
took a trip to Sedona in March '02, and had a problem with one set of hayes hydros. thankfully the second shop we went to did have a set of Hayes lines, but if it wasn't for them we would've been screwed. being able to get replacement parts halfway across the country is huge...narlus said:
now I miss Sedona...
Just stay in the house, and don't let anyone see you, B.S. Things will be o.k.BurlyShirley said:
Our annual Crested Butte / Moab trip usually lasts between 9 and 14 days.
I am guessing that narlus thinks if he had a bike with high-end proprietary parts he'd be way too afraid to go anyplace??
yeah, that's it. let's list the places i've flown w/ any one of my bikes, shall we?:N8 said:I am guessing that narlus thinks if he had a bike with high-end proprietary parts he'd be way too afraid to go anyplace??
sedona/flagstaff
front range, CO
sedona
tahoe
brian head
santa fe/durango
bend
moab
morzine/les gets
north star
pisgah
next up: whistler '07
My longest is/was 4 days of riding, but 5 days overall.
Santa Cruz>Berkeley>Novato>San Fran>Berkeley>Mountain View>Santa Cruz.
It's amazing how hard the final 100 mile day is after drinking every night and not eating anything but Gu is...
Santa Cruz>Berkeley>Novato>San Fran>Berkeley>Mountain View>Santa Cruz.
It's amazing how hard the final 100 mile day is after drinking every night and not eating anything but Gu is...
Wow!! Have fun!!Jozz said:Is there any other kind of vacations??
T minus 13 days before BC & PNW 30 days vacation!
The only bike-centric vacation I ever went on that met the 5-day- minimum rule was a 9-dayer to Vancouver's North Shore and Whistler. Because I broke my frame during my last run on A-line, though, my bike-centric vacation turned into one more kind-centric vacation. My B&B accommodations were first rate(see link) and certainly there are worse things that can happen to a man then herb-touring B.C. from there in a rental Eddie Bauer SUV with a half OZ of Golden Haze and a glass steamroller in the center console.
link==> http://www.theamsterdam.com/bedandbreakfast.html
link==> http://www.theamsterdam.com/bedandbreakfast.html
I have taken a bikecentric vacation of at least a week long 6 of the last 7 years.
pisgah
big bend
pisgah
whistler
durango
*Crested Butte (leaving saturday)
pisgah
big bend
pisgah
whistler
durango
*Crested Butte (leaving saturday)
CB is a place i've wanted to get to...a friend of mine has been a couple of times and always raves about it. have a great time, tony.
Thank's i'm REALLY looking forward to it. I missed my snowboard vacation because of my broken collarbone. So it's been exactly a year since i've had a vacation. There is a large group of us Texicans invading TexasJr (aka Colorado.) There's 7 in my group and 4 in the other group.narlus said:
I have a couple of things slated for next year and i'm hoping to get at least on of those in. CopperCanyon (little espensive so early in the year) and Europe (no destination yet just a dream.)
CB is awesome. We're thinking about heading out for a red-eye 3-day weekend this fall and linking together all our favorite trails to try to get as much in as possible in 72 hours. (talk about biting off too much)
Sea level to 8000 feet base and then ride some monster rides for 3 days. Sounds like a plan.
oh, and have fun, toninator.
Sea level to 8000 feet base and then ride some monster rides for 3 days. Sounds like a plan.
oh, and have fun, toninator.
i met a guy today in fomba who is doing a 9 day tour of new england riding spots. i believe he said he was on day 5.
hahhhahah, the altitude didnt bother me too bad last year in the dgo. that meaning i could do 3mph at 91% of hrm on the climbspeter6061 said:Sea level to 8000 feet base and then ride some monster rides for 3 days. Sounds like a plan.
oh, and have fun, toninator.
but hey i could do it.this year i'm a little nervous but it'll be ok.
we're going to try to hit all of the bada$$ trails and then work down this list. we'll see how long the group lasts.
My office is 35 above sea level but thats just because Im on the 7th floor.
two days until I disappear into BC for two weeks.
In 2000 I lived in a tent in pisgah for two weeks, then did the continental divide ride with a BOB trailer for 2.5 months, got back, bought a truck and drove west over a month stopping in colorado, utah and then tahoe. 5 months with never missing more than one day of riding.
Beat that b1tches.
In 2000 I lived in a tent in pisgah for two weeks, then did the continental divide ride with a BOB trailer for 2.5 months, got back, bought a truck and drove west over a month stopping in colorado, utah and then tahoe. 5 months with never missing more than one day of riding.
Beat that b1tches.
Kidwoo, i reported your post to the mod's.
kidwoo wins for sure, until deyv or isa post here.
I'm not sure my summer counts as a vacation though..........more like "unemployed".