I would like to rent 2 bikes and pick them up in Washington, D.C and return them in Pittsburgh later this year (late July -early August) Any suggestions?...
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Mary Shaw
shaw5131
May 24, 2012 8:42 pm
There are lists of outfitters and shops that rent bikes in Linking Up, http://linkup.shaw-Weil.com. You may find the book useful for trip planning. The new...
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paul g Wiegman
paul_g_wiegman
May 25, 2012 12:29 am
Check the Great Allegheny Passage website, specifically the Bike Trips/Tours/and Tour operators page at http://www.atatrail.org/pv/touroperators.cfm Go down...
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brucestemplewski
brucestemple...
May 25, 2012 3:09 am
Renting 2 bikes for that period of time is going to be enormously expensive. It would be far cheaper to buy a used bike and then sell it or just donate it...
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John Fry
johnefryjr
May 25, 2012 10:03 am
Check Cumberland Trail Connections - in Cumberland MD.  We used them to shuttle us last year to get to Pittsburgh when we rode our own bikes Pitts to DC. I...
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tcknoerzer
May 26, 2012 1:07 pm
Return of rental bikes after a one-way ride has always been a trick on this trail. The problem for one-way trail users smaller than a group of 4 or 5 is the...
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chriss723@...
chriss723...
May 30, 2012 8:52 pm
Hi all.. My wife and I are considering coming to ride the trial in 3 weeks> Are most of the stores that sell food ect in the small towns still in business or...
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Daniel Ciccarelli
djcvdc
May 31, 2012 12:10 pm
Hi in paw paw Liberty and anthony's pizza and dollar general are still open ... From: chriss723@... <chriss723@...> Subject: [coTowpath] Coming...
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John Fry
johnefryjr
May 31, 2012 12:10 pm
Chriss,     There are stores several places to buy food and more importantly water.  The water from the wells they have tastes pretty bad - but is...
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Tracey Kaplan
traceyk73
May 31, 2012 12:10 pm
I recently participated in a ride from Cumberland into DC. It was wonderful. There were several places along the way to stop for food, as long as we planned...
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Steve Palincsar
palincss
May 31, 2012 12:17 pm
... Well, that's debatable. There are plenty of places where it's quite easy to have an accident. I hit a root on an eroded section, went off the towpath...
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gldnlvr@...
traceyk73
May 31, 2012 1:00 pm
Steve, What an awful going to happen. I'm so sorry that you had that experience. I'm curious how long ago you were riding on the towpath and had this accident?...
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gldnlvr@...
traceyk73
May 31, 2012 1:03 pm
The reason I asked when & where is because there are currently two sections under construction, hence the detours I spoke of. I wonder if either of those spots...
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Steve Palincsar
palincss
May 31, 2012 1:12 pm
... 2003. It rained all spring that year, and some parts of the towpath were a sea of mud with 6" deep ruts full of water, others had eroded down to roots and...
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Steve Palincsar
palincss
May 31, 2012 1:13 pm
... No....
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Joe
joeoutdoors5...
Jun 1, 2012 12:31 am
Hello Chris. This will be my second ride on the GAP/C&O Trail. The first time I rode in '09 it was on a LeMond Etape' Touring bike. The tires were 700x28...
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John Fry
johnefryjr
Jun 1, 2012 12:31 am
I was thinking of safe - from human conflict. Â Yes the trail is not as nice as others and can be difficult to traverse and is about as safe as mountain bike...
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Mike
pmmeckley
Jun 1, 2012 2:36 pm
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bjing1553@...
bjing1553...
Jun 1, 2012 5:38 pm
3 cyclists starting @ Boston, PA (on GAP) and riding to DC from 8/15 to 8/21 looking for a more convenient return option. We have thought that renting a one...
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iambeeps
Jun 1, 2012 9:00 pm
Trying to find a good phone number for this place. Bike Washington lists one but its not right. Anyone know if its still in business? and is there anyplace...
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Gail Hall
mountainside...
Jun 1, 2012 9:18 pm
out of business ... -- Save the life of a companion animal today Spay/Neuter/Foster/Adopt Please help us fight the war against animal abuse & cruelty For the...
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Chris S
chriss723...
Jun 2, 2012 10:50 am
Thanks Tracey!! Â Your letter certainly helped me a lot> I have heard that it is very hot there, so we are preparing by carring a lot of water. I am a bit of...
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gldnlvr@...
traceyk73
Jun 2, 2012 11:42 am
Chris, Lyme disease is prevalent in our area due to the deer ticks. They will be more prevalent in grassy areas, particularly where there is a large population...
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Daniel Ciccarelli
djcvdc
Jun 2, 2012 12:35 pm
Hi no it went to forcloser and has not reopned yet I know because I live in paw paw wv ... From: iambeeps <pjonatandem@...> Subject: [coTowpath]...
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half_fast_biker
Jun 2, 2012 3:35 pm
I've ridden the C&O the past 20 years and never had to worry about Lime Disease, but unless you're wastin' away in Margaritaville I wouldn't let it concern you...
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Chris S
chriss723...
Jun 2, 2012 4:59 pm
Morning Tracey!! Â I called a company that specializes in shuttling bikes and gear from the end of the trial. They charge 280 dollars to transport gear and...
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Chris S
chriss723...
Jun 2, 2012 5:11 pm
Thanks so much for taking the time to email me those pics> You certainly have me stoked for doing this trip!! I gues we could get skeeters whereever we go,...
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Kevin Brooker
kevin6q
Jun 2, 2012 5:45 pm
Last June my family rode the GAP and C&O as one tour. The skeeters were pretty fierce in some of the campsites not bad in others. The poison ivy wasn't too...
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Pgwphotography
paul_g_wiegman
Jun 2, 2012 6:54 pm
Lyme is carried by deer ticks and cases have been diagnosed in MD & PA. However it's relative uncommon. Don't worry, but keep and eye out for a bulls-eye...
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half_fast_biker
Jun 2, 2012 10:00 pm
This video will give you a better idea what the C&O is like, it's in 6 parts though.... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wXuZus5YyiE&feature=related...
