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rockermike
Trad climber
Berkeley
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Topic Author's Original Post - Dec 25, 2014 - 02:27pm PT
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New man - new bike - new adventure :)
Hopping on a plane in a few days to Thailand. Exact itinerary is still a little up in the air but something like Thailand to Laos to China.... and on westward perhaps to Iran.
By the way, I've put on 30 lbs of weight since returning from my South American ride 6 months ago. Hopefully I'll lose a bit of that with my new journeys. :)
Bike is a Surly Troll, 38.5 lbs naked. :) Built it myself including lacing up the wheels. Hopefully it will hold up.
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crankster
Trad climber
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Dec 25, 2014 - 02:54pm PT
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Send reports, rockermike. Safe travels.
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TGT
Social climber
So Cal
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Dec 25, 2014 - 02:56pm PT
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Well, 40 lb of bike will take 30 lb off the engine in a hurry! :-)
What are you using for a saddle?
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Studly
Trad climber
WA
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Dec 25, 2014 - 06:04pm PT
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What an adventure.
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thebravecowboy
climber
just banana-jam it
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Dec 25, 2014 - 06:12pm PT
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Rad dude! Keep us posted!
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SC seagoat
Trad climber
In What Time Zone Am I?
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Dec 25, 2014 - 06:28pm PT
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Can't wait for your trip reports.
Safe travels and what a beautiful bike!
Susan
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Reilly
Mountain climber
The Other Monrovia- CA
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Dec 25, 2014 - 06:29pm PT
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You crazy, man, but God speed and pass the TR ammo!
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couchmaster
climber
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Dec 26, 2014 - 01:10pm PT
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Damn -That's awesome Mike. May safe, interesting and fun journey's follow you the rest of your many days!
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Rhodo-Router
Gym climber
sawatch choss
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Dec 26, 2014 - 06:54pm PT
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YEEEEEAAAAAHHH!!!!!!!!
Keep us posted sir.
We got from Cambodia to Kunming and never had to camp. keep those bags light!
Wow. you're in for a big adventure.
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cuvvy
Sport climber
arkansas
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Dec 26, 2014 - 08:10pm PT
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Sounds like you have found a great way to really see the world. I enjoyed your last adventures pictures. Please post plenty of your new destinations.Thank you
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looks easy from here
climber
Ben Lomond, CA
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Dec 27, 2014 - 07:40pm PT
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I loved following your last adventure, looking forward to this one.
I'm glad there are people in this world as crazy as you are so I can enjoy this kind of stuff vicariously.
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nah000
climber
no/w/here
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Dec 27, 2014 - 09:19pm PT
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woot!
rock on rockermike...
looking forward to the new round of dispatches from the field...
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Mungeclimber
Trad climber
Nothing creative to say
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Dec 27, 2014 - 09:23pm PT
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when in doubt, pedal out.
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Reilly
Mountain climber
The Other Monrovia- CA
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Dec 27, 2014 - 09:53pm PT
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Just curious, how are you planning on getting through Afghanistan?
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rockermike
Trad climber
Berkeley
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Topic Author's Reply - Dec 27, 2014 - 11:15pm PT
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Afghanistan?
Well this is all theory at this point (like Piton Pete's famous armchair quarterbacks. :) ) But if I make it to the far west of China (Kashgar) I can go through Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan, and Turkmenistan to get into Iran. But a lot of my route will depend on the recommendations of other cyclists I meet on the road. You can only figure out so much searching the internet.
A big obstacle at this point is that My China visa only allows 60 day entries at any one shot. So I have to peddle real fast (not my style) or find some way to leave the country to get new entry permits every 60 days, or perhaps take a train through a large part of western China (the Gobi desert) which would be a shame to miss. Its roughly 4000 road kilometers from Chengdu in central China, to Kashgar in the far west.
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Reilly
Mountain climber
The Other Monrovia- CA
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Dec 28, 2014 - 11:21am PT
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Well, I assumed you are smart enough to do that. ;-)
If you pedaled through Yunnan you could go over the Burma Hump Rd into N Burma and then
through Assam and Bhutan to Tibet. It might be tough to pedal across Tibet to Kyrgyzstan in
60 days but I bet you could!
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NotThirsty
Boulder climber
Canaduh
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Dec 28, 2014 - 02:38pm PT
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keep us posted! i've done some sick climbs in TH and Burma. Can't even imagine what you're in for farther north.
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rockermike
Trad climber
Berkeley
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Topic Author's Reply - Dec 28, 2014 - 04:02pm PT
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Tami...yes Mongolia is another possible route for me. Also I may drop south into Burma either to re-up my China visa or cross over to north east India. Going into Sikhim/ Bhutan would be really cool. I'll have to look i to that.
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Jan
Mountain climber
Colorado, Nepal & Okinawa
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Dec 28, 2014 - 05:21pm PT
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You better check on the Indian and Bhutanese visa situations. The Indian border with China is heavily militarized and requires a special permit in addition to an Indian visa. Bhutan wants everyone to be in a group and pay at least $100 a day. Burma is a better bet I'm pretty sure.
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NutAgain!
Trad climber
South Pasadena, CA
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Dec 29, 2014 - 08:56am PT
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You are carpeting the dium out of this life. Thanks for sharing your stoke with us! Hopefully you can get some from here in case you hit any low points and want some encouragement in the future.
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