I've been on two recumbent trike tours. About 1000 miles between the two. The second one was supported though, so I didn't have to carry any gear or stuff with me. The first tour, was my very first tour, so I was very inexperienced and carried way too much stuff. However...there's a older lady who has been on her recumbent trike tour for years! You can Google her...touring trike lady. Basically living on her recumbent trike. And she's carrying it seems, everything but the kitchen sink. Her philosophy is..."Don't try and be like ANYONE else. Be comfortable with what you feel like you need to be prepared and comfortable, and just ride!" She stressed that she isn't in any hurry to get anywhere. She rides slow 🐌 but steady. She'll get there eventually. I like that mentality and philosophy. You've got to know yourself, and be comfortable out on the road. Everyone is different, some like to be weight-weanies, and carry very little and ride fast and long distances. . Others need to have their comforts and it doesn't matter how many miles or how long it takes to get down the road. They're in in it for the long haul. That's more me. The old lady was called...the bag Lady. Google that nickname along with recumbent trike - the bag Lady. Go to images and you will see her. However she had to stop about a year ago, because she now has cancer. She still lives in her van while getting treatment for her cancer.
@tomcatt1824
6 жыл бұрын
Yup ,, carrying 2 much stuff, poor quality wheels, and getting in a hurry....
@RocRico
2 жыл бұрын
Spoken,like a True Gentleman.
@zen.passion.adventure7765
5 жыл бұрын
those are EXACTLY great tips and EXACTLY what i have experienced.
@The-GreenHornet
2 жыл бұрын
What EVERYONE needs to evaluate for themselves is... Knowing yourself and not trying to memic someone else. Also, how long will your tour be? Obviously if it's a short time then you can do without a lot of creature comforts. However, if you are one of the very few who are deciding to go on a long-term tour. Then you need to be comfortable. It no longer is a race but a marathon. Amount of miles per day and time isn't a factor anymore. If the kitty litter hits the fan in this country, then I have decided to forsake everything and live on my recumbent trike. I spent 5 years buying the best camping/bicycle touring equipment. It is all super lightweight and high quality. I wouldn't be concerned about milage and time. I figure riding at a easy pace of 7-8 miles per hour is very doable. And riding for 4-5 hours per day at that pace is also very doable. That's 28-40 miles per day easy. Multiply that every day is 210-280 per week. It wouldn't take very long to cover a lot of distance, heading wherever you go. The Bag Lady recumbent trike tourer, adopted this type of philosophy. She ended up riding all over many countries. Think of the Tortoise and the Hair... The Tortoise was carrying his home on his back. Yet he still won the race, because he was slow and steady. The Hair, ran out of energy. I've followed on social media many bicycle tourist riding across the country, as well as a few recumbent trike riders. They all burned out near the end of their tour. Pushed themselves too hard every day. Listen to your body. Rest when you are tired. Stop for the day when you are really tired. So it takes you a few more days or weeks to get where you want to go...So what. Enjoy.
@Brian136
2 жыл бұрын
Thanks for watching ")
@RobbTheHobb
7 ай бұрын
Great video. Ive been bicycle nomading for the last 16 years. Im going to start filming my adventures for my channel starting march
@thatguyonabicycleofconsurv3908
6 жыл бұрын
You are dead on with that for sure
@thatguyonabicycleofconsurv3908
6 жыл бұрын
Brian this is the maine guy , i changed my handle
@josephhaddakin7095
5 жыл бұрын
I'm doin' a little KZitem surfing & ran across your video. I totally agree. Too much shit.
@TheOutsidePerks
3 жыл бұрын
Spot on. Go Giants!
@eddiereyes1909
3 жыл бұрын
I definitely Brought to much stuff on my first trip.🤣
@Brian136
3 жыл бұрын
A common problem we did also but figured that out quickly and got rid of the unnecessary weight in the trailer. Then again in Santa Barbara we dumped the trailer in a dumpster and divided the weight between us. This was the deciding factor in making it to crater lake Or. All in all we traveled 4009 miles and learned a lot about how to do a bicycle tour and having fun instead of carrying a ton of weight over some of the highest mountains in western America. Thanks for watching bro”)
@eddiereyes1909
3 жыл бұрын
@@Brian136 no prob.. I love Bikecamping, currently on a trip myself
@clayguinard3651
5 жыл бұрын
Hey Brian are you back?
@Brian136
3 жыл бұрын
Where’ve did I go?
@thatguyonabicycleofconsurv3908
5 жыл бұрын
Hey Brian are you still doing videos
@Brian136
3 жыл бұрын
Ya trying anyway I post a few every other week or so. Right now I doing stuff on being homeless and how to survive in the big city.
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