Doing the distance.... Just how far do people ride their bikes anyway?

This is a high level map outlining the route I followed around Lake Huron. Notice that some days I travelled a long way and others I just kind of pedalled along. A tour is all about finding the rhythm that suits you!
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A tour can be anything from a short and laid back two day, 50 km (or less) adventure right through to a multiple week, month or year journey encompassing thousands or tens of thousands of kilometers.

Crazyguyonabike is a website that focuses on giving bicycling tourists an easy way to share their journeys with others. Currently there are over 425 journals residing on the website about tours in all different parts of the world.

By looking around at the journals on crazyguyonabike.com you will quickly discover weekend trips and cross country adventures all sharing the same peaceful web space.

Here's a link to a journal index page for touring journals covering from six to twelve months of time on the road:

http://www.crazyguyonabike.com/journal/?category_id=225

One of my personal favourites from this group is the journal by Heidi Domeisen called North to Alaska and Back Again.

Here's another link with journals lasting for even longer periods of time:

http://www.crazyguyonabike.com/journal/?category_id=185

A little bit more searching on the internet will reveal cycling tourists who have been out circling the world for tens of thousands of kilometers and 30+ years. Here's one example:

http://www.bikechina.com/heinzstucke1z.html

And another one!

Bicycle Touring Around the World - The 7 Year Budget Travel Bike Tour

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