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06-19-2019, 09:34 AM
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Rail biking
For those who love railroads and biking, a unique combination
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06-19-2019, 02:09 PM
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Stunning! How physically demanding was it?
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06-19-2019, 03:33 PM
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I watched the whole video, I don’t regret my age very often but I did think while watching it that I wished I was younger and had better knees. We walked many miles of railroad tracks as kids and always had a dream/vision to build something like these guys used. We figured with a rig like that and a .22 rifle we could feed the world with the rabbits we’d shoot and cloth ourselves with the fur we could catch. Born 100 years too late but still had a great growing up.
Iowa Dave
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06-19-2019, 03:40 PM
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Thank you for sharing.
What a great form of adventure.
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06-19-2019, 05:01 PM
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Dave, there is always an electric bike, solar powered. Those men were not spring chickens either, but that looked so neat. Another rail option no longer offered was the Copper Canyon rv trip. They loaded your camper on it's own rr car, 2 per car and you toured Mexico's Copper Canyon via rail, while staying inside your own trailer. Supposedly, Copper Canyon is 3 times larger than the Grand Canyon? I have not verified that fact.
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06-19-2019, 06:09 PM
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I've seen a similar railbike rig where two bikes were lashed together side by side, so both were pedalling and contributing to the forward motive...
as railroads have very gentle grades, the only time it would be hard work would be maintaining a decent speed in a stiff headwind. as long as you use a low enough gear to keep your cadence (RPM of the bicycle crank/pedals) up, bicycling is quite easy on the knees and joints, more so than walking.
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06-19-2019, 07:26 PM
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Thank you for sharing! That is a journey.
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06-19-2019, 11:35 PM
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Looks like great fun. I could see myself doing that, although maybe not for quite that distance.
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06-20-2019, 06:51 AM
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Interesting for a try or two, but I really like mountain bike single tracks for fun the best. Well, not right now, but when the back heals that is.
I do like touring around on a road or trail to see things and get places too.
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