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12 Great Bicycle Touring Bikes For Women

WOW WALL Pop Quiz!!!

What Bike Do You Ride?

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‘Its called Minerva Link, its not a trekking bike per se, but it’s doing a great job’.-Gabrielle Fenton from Belgium

‘TREK 520!’  Coty Hogue from America

‘I bought my bike in Belgium and took it with me to the States. It’s a Granville Terra 3, woman trekking-bike. Granville is a Belgium cycle brand. As I said, no problems whatsoever. It has around 16.000 miles on it now and I still love him to pieces’ Fien Hill from Beligium

’80s model Specialized Stump jumper’ Lori Bell from America

‘Pelago Stavanger’ Sissy from Finland

‘Koga Miyata Traveler’  Martien Deijsselberg From The Netherlands

‘Trek 7.3 Hybrid bike and now I use a Thorn Raven Sport Tour plus rohloff’ Alison Davies from England

‘Surley long haul trucker, it has been such a champ. I bought it off a bike shop for a great deal, it was an older model that had been sitting around. Before my tour I had a fixie that was light as a feather. Sometimes I can’t believe how much me and this bike have been through together..ha!’-Leah Manning

‘I ride a first generation Salsa Fargo. She’s a tank. In fact, Tank is her name after the film “Tank Girl”. It’s a heavy steel frame’-Robin Brodsky

‘Surly Long Haul Trucker; Mr. Hank the green turtle’ Shirine Taylor from Canada

“I ride a first generation Salsa Fargo. She’s a tank. In fact, Tank is her name after the film “Tank Girl”. It’s a heavy steel frame” Robin Brodsky

“2013 Kona Sutra” Angela Zheng

 

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Travel Book Club: Cycling Route 66

In October,  I cycled Route 66 to raise money and awareness for Love Hope Strength Foundation. I did 100 miles on average a day and completed it in 28 days including a rock gig (with Taylor Hawkins from the Foo Fighters) at the end. I never had any problems from people.. in fact because i was solo and female they were more willing to chat/help/support the ride. I blogged every day and turned the blogs into a book. It’s called Putting the Metal to the Pedal: Cycling Route 66 with Love Hope and Strength. 

Solo Female Cyclist Interview: Wylie Goodman

COMING SOON…With The release of the new BIG WOW eBook:100 Women From Around The World Travel By Bike, there is so much inspiration floating around I was not sure where to start….the web’s premier resource for solo female cyclists interview series is on it’s way….

Namibia Travel Tips

Country Name: Namibia

WHERE DO I SLEEP?

Schools throughout the Caprivi strip welcome bicycle tourists. I always remembered to share my maps, stories, photos with the kids. There are several rural homes on the road south into Windhoek, the capital,  who waved me down and invited me to stay in their front yard.

TIPS TO KEEP TRAVEL SAFE, CHEAP AND FUN!

Tip 1:

Sleep With A Full Bladder! There are many large poisonous species of snakes in Namibia. Be careful where you put your tent. During a flash thunderstorm I had an enormous handful size snake under my tent.  In the dark, I couldn’t find my headlamp. Peeing outside was not on options until morning!

Tip 2:

Fatten Up!  If touring in surrounding countries prior to arriving in Namibia, the imported food options from South America will certainly put a smile on the hungry cyclists face!

Tips 3:

Hippos Rock!  There are several large meteorites on display in Windhoek, the capital. Yes, rocks the size of hippos did and still fall from the sky in Namibia! Or perhaps it’s just aliens having some fun with foul balls at their baseball games!