I helped lead a scout troop on a self-contained tour from DC to Cumberland. The scouts ranged from 11 - 17. Since I was the 'bike expert', it was my job to...
There is a stretch of several miles right in the middle of the canal?where you have to go on local roads because the towpath itself ?was destroyed in a flood a...
I have biked the canal with many children in the past and have many good experiences with it. we also have camped along the way. It is sometimes hard to cary...
Troop 74 Chelmsford Mass did the canal bike ride last August (100 degrees) and we had a great time. We are probably not a typical troop, we allow all ages and...
For each of the past 5 years, I have taken my Boy Scout Troop on a self- contained trip of the entire towpath. We averaged 30-45 miles a day depending on...
depending on on many things... we averaged around 20 to 40 miles per day. If I have youngers( i have taken as young as 6) we do less. Gepends on waht we like...
Department store bikes, like those from a Wal-Mart, etc. are cheap in price and that is what you will get, a cheap massed produced throwaway bike. Mike Marmer...
Well, okay, fair enough, but a department store bike will get you 184.5 miles down a cinder paved path; throw it away then. I think the idea that a 13-year-old...
I used to think people making fun of department store bikes were elitest. I have been on a bunch of bike trips and almost always the department store bikes...
I have used both bikes on the canal and haven't had any problems with them other than my wrecking them. I used a friends bike that cost well over 1000.00 and...
As far as bicicyle choices goes I have to laugh because just this past week I was looking at my copy of the "Images Of America The Cheasapeake And Ohio Canal"...
I' m at that time of life when the Doc says to give up my diamond frame and consider a recumbent for my longer distance rides. I have 2 self contained through...
... Do you have something organically wrong, or is this just a matter of pains in the neck? If so, have you tried raising your stem so that your bars are...
Jim, Go to Bent Rider Online http://www.bentrideronline.com/ and look at their "buyers guide". I have two Vision recumbents (no longer made), one long and one...
My wife and I did 100 miles on the GAP last spring. I rode my EZ-1 low-end recumbent towing a BOB single-wheel trailer with all my wife's and my stuff....
I've owned two recumbents over the years, the last one being a Rans Tailwind. I basically bought them to try something different, as I'm comfortable when...
I think you can tell from this discussion that the type of bike isn't important, it's the tires that are important. The wider, the better. And if using a...
... I know it's not touring, but a long distance ride - I've seen them in the RAAM, cross the country race - 2400+ miles (in a week(?)! ) -- Mike Vore ...
I have a LWB "bent" from Lightfoot Cycles (made in the USA). I have the Explorer model http://www.lightfootcycles.com/exmodel.htm . It has semi-smooth...
Well - I decided to forward the q. regarding 'bents on the C and O to the WHIRL list (http://www.recumbents.com/whirl/) and got a few answers which I have...
Coming back from Gettysburg PA I stopped in to see if I could find Bill's Place, well I did find it and lo and behold Bill was outside and I got a chance to...
Jim, I rode the C&O and the GAP from DC to Pittsburgh self-supported camping last fall on a RANS V-Rex pulling a BOB trailer. The V-Rex is a 26/20 SWB...
Mile 140.8 A picture of Bill's is on a rotating slide show at: http://bikewashington.org/canal/canal_k.php <http://bikewashington.org/canal/canal_k.php> and a...
Bill's Place is a local landmark along the C&O Canal, similar to Barron's Store, only with an attitude. Bill could best be described as "a character" and is...
It's at Little Orleans, around mile 140. If you are in a car up on 68, get off at the Little Orleans exit, go south down the mountain about 10 miles, it's...
I've never been by Bill's when he wasn't open, and I've never been by Barron's when it wasn't closed, and I've been up and down the C&O a bunch of times. DD...
Actually, If you're driving, it's considerably shorter, and much more scenic to go from route 144 (main drag) in Handcock, assuming you're coming from the...
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