For
baby boomers who love to ride bicycles, and that includes about 40 million or
more of you, it’s possible that you may feel the wanderlust of your youth that
still resonates in your bones.
If
it does, today, you enjoy retirement and infinite possibilities to explore this
planet via plane, boat, train and cruises. For those who enjoy physical
exertion, a bicycle journey across America or Europe may be the right ticket
for you to punch. Journeys on bicycle allow you to live “on the edge of
wonder” for days, weeks and months at a time.
How
do you prepare for such explorations? How do you become physically
fit? How do you purchase the right bike, clothing and gear?
For
those of you who dream of such an outrageously exciting adventure, you may find
the answers in three books by this author: Bicycling Around the World:
Tire Tracks for Your Imagination; How to Live a Life of Adventure: The
Art of Exploring the World; and Old Men Bicycling Across America: A Journey
Beyond Old Age.
All
three books give you several chapters on everything you need to know about
buying a touring bike, fitting it to your body, outfitting yourself with
camping gear, clothing, along with pack lists and all other points for
preparing for a long-distance bicycle adventure.
Once
you gather all the gear you need, you must train your body for the
journey. It’s a matter of starting out easy and growing your distances
until you reach your optimal conditioning for riding long distances.
