Europe by BicycleJohnny Lam May 7, 2016

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Hello, Bonjour, Hola, Hallo, Zdravo, Buna

o Who is Johnny?o  Last time – Bike Touring 101o Europe Highlightso Ask away! o Goal: To inspire you to go on your own bike

touro What I’ve learnedo Come tour with meo Special offers!

Who is Johnny?

o  Biking again at 2008o  Started touring in 2009o  Travel Logs

☮ Entire Pacific Coast (2014)☮ Cambridge,MA to Newport, RI (2014)☮ Across Europe – 10 countries (2015)☮ Southern California (Joshua Tree, San Luis Obispo, Santa

Barbara, Ventura, San Diego)o  Adventure Cycling Association Tour Leader

☮ 2015: Family Fun Colorado & Pacific Coast North☮ 2016: Trans Am Eastbound

o  The League Certified Instructor (LCI) for the League of American Bicyclist – Teaching bike safety

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Bike Touring 101

2014 2015

My Bicycle

2013SalsaVaya3

Europe 2015

o  10 Countries in 3 Months (April – June)1.  Spain2.  France3.  Switzerland4.  Germany5.  Austria6.  Slovakia7.  Hungary8.  Croatia9.  Serbia10.  Romania

o  First time out of the country since 1979 (not counting Canada)

My Riding Partner: Harry

Preparations

Bordeaux or Bust

The 3 Rivers

EuroVelo6:Loire,Rhine,Danube(Donau)

Germany

Austria

Eastern Europe

Home Sweet Home

Food

People We Met

More People

Side Trips

Guardian Angels

The Bad

Keys to Success

1.  Purchase quality products2.  Be prepared3.  Be humble4.  Accept life as it unfolds5.  Know your limits6.  Look up7.  Love Google Maps8.  Learn to say hello and thank you9.  Buy paper maps (preferably Michelin’s)10. Smile

Europe by the Numberso  71,937: total calories burnedo  42,040: total elevation gained

(ft)o  2890: highest elevation gained

in a day (ft)o  1903: total miles bikedo  211: hours on the saddleo  82: total days awayo  57: days on the saddleo  51: most miles ridden in a dayo  41: max speed (mph)o  33: average miles per day

o  12: number of train trips (including off days and not including light rail trips within a city)

o  10: average speed (mph)o  9: days offo  9: countries biked througho  7: country capitals visitedo  5: wine regions visitedo  5: airplane flightso  3: wild camping opportunitieso  2: jars of peanut butter

consumedo  2: Warmshowers stayo  1: flats (Johnny)

MeetUp

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•  MonthlySoCalBikeTours•  BeginnerFriendly•  Pet/FamilyFriendly•  Bike>Camp>Bike•  40mileseachway•  Mainlyonroad.Some

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•  Trainandparkingaccessible

•  $2/monthmembershiptofilterseriousbiketourists.

MeetUp

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Wait, There’s More

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o For You! ☮ 6-month memberships to Adventure Cycling

Association – random drawing for 10☮ Today’s Attendees: 1 year exemption from

MeetUp dues☮ How to Find Accommodations on a Bike Tour

guide☮ Los Angeles Bicycle Festival - Grand Park LA☮ Adventure Cycling Association swag

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