David, Hello, This is Ron, I just met you in Torrey, UT at the Wonderland RV Park. It was great to meet you and my wife and I will follow you on your trip. I enjoy technology, and adventures. Mainly hiking, backpacking and canoeing. I wish you the best of experiences and good luck. Sincerely Ron
I’m so happy I found do your channel, David!! I am planning to ride the very same route (western express to transamerica) summer of 2025! Excited to watch your videos and learn from your experience - Pat
Way back in 1976, The Bike Centennial trail was mapped. It started in Astoria Oregon and finished up on the East Coast, not sure where, it's been awhile. I guess the middle trail, follows some of the old 1976 trail. That's the one I would do. I am also a bike rider, due to having vision just bad enough I cannot drive. I hope you have a good trip. Guess you will be starting soon. Stay safe, and please wear a Helmet.
As Me and my sister plan our 4 border tour for march of next year leaving Las Vegas going south to the southern route, I can say the west is the worst for distance between towns. My only advantage is I’ll be doing this on electric trikes I built with a solar recharge and towing trailers with plenty of supplies. Anyway have fun and happy riding!😊😊😊
@@davidweber9065 it's all plug and play.. high quality solar panels with 25%+ efficiency rating, connected to the correct voltage Boost/Charge controller connect to the battery with the correct charge port cable/plug. I called Genasun for the controller, and SunPoweredYachts for the correct panel.. I charge the battery i'm using to keep the volts high. and a second battery as a backup.. And i bring a GrinTech CycleSatiator charger to charge when i stop near power. I keep the motor spinning fast with small chainring, so i don't lug it down and keep it cool. low gear, higher power level gives longer range
I'll have capacity for 4.2L of water on my bike between 2 Camelbak Podium Ice 21oz bottles and 3L of Platypus bladders. Thank you for the encouragement!
Hi, greetings from Germany. Please excuse my terrible English but I hope you can understand me. This fantastic adventure which you are planning is my dream for about 20 years now. Because the kids are grown up now, my adventure will hopefully start in about 3 years. So, I'm very excited for you to make this journey already this year. I'm eager to see your plannings, preperations, packaging list and of course your travel report! Good luck and take care!
Interesting! That was a lot of research. Did you contemplate using Komoot to plot your route? It can include stores, bike shops, etc automatically along your route?
"Fear is ugly" Great statement! I'm not going to claim to be immune to having fears about other things in life (I do and wish I didn't), but setting out to cycle across America isn't one of them at this point in my life.
I understand that GPS is not from satellites.. it is a 3 ping system off towers.. So that is why we cannot rely on GPS where there are no cell towers.. :). That is why they don't use GPS to navigate across oceans..they use a different system that actually connects to weather balloons in the upper atmosphere.. Make sure you have adventure maps on hand. and possibly a satellite phone for texting.
Hi , sorry to interject but this is wrong info. GPS is from satellites … and GPS antennas are avail in all cell phones and you can navigate via GPS without worry , including on oceans using a simple phone or Garmin etc. Some apps however lock you out of GPS navigation unless you pay a fee. They let you navigate while on cell service as you mentioned but not via satellites. Trailforks, is an example of such an app Hope this helps -)
Btw , the signal from a GPS satellite is actually a time signal and by using several satellites and knowing the delay in time from each , one can define their location in 3 dimensions
@@raymarks7430 all cell phones with mapping, GPS are connected to a 3 ping network.. it measures the distance from all three to determine your location.. I called Garmin and asked why my Garmin Edge was not providing location in remote locations.. They told me you have to be in range of a cell tower. Maybe Garmin cannot be trusted..? Komoot also is connected to your cell phone network. Luckily, cell phone towers are in most locations.. but in the middle of a large desert/forest, they will not work because they are too far away from the required towers.. well established fact.. The mapping on your cell phone requires you to have cell service (network connection) to work because of that reason. maybe you just have not ventured out of cell tower range..? Phones for talking need a much stronger signal and it takes 3 to determine location.. There are videos on how it works.. PEACE
David,
Hello,
This is Ron, I just met you in Torrey, UT at the Wonderland RV Park. It was great to meet you and my wife and I will follow you on your trip. I enjoy technology, and adventures. Mainly hiking, backpacking and canoeing. I wish you the best of experiences and good luck.
Sincerely
Ron
Good to meet you and your wife today! Thank you for following our adventures!
I’m so happy I found do your channel, David!! I am planning to ride the very same route (western express to transamerica) summer of 2025! Excited to watch your videos and learn from your experience
- Pat
Thanks for reaching out! I hope my videos help you know what to expect. Best wishes in your preparation.
Way back in 1976, The Bike Centennial trail was mapped. It started in Astoria Oregon and finished up on the East Coast, not sure where, it's been awhile. I guess the middle trail, follows some of the old 1976 trail. That's the one I would do. I am also a bike rider, due to having vision just bad enough I cannot drive. I hope you have a good trip. Guess you will be starting soon. Stay safe, and please wear a Helmet.
As Me and my sister plan our 4 border tour for march of next year leaving Las Vegas going south to the southern route, I can say the west is the worst for distance between towns. My only advantage is I’ll be doing this on electric trikes I built with a solar recharge and towing trailers with plenty of supplies. Anyway have fun and happy riding!😊😊😊
That sounds great! You must be a skilled engineer. Safe and fun travels on the Southern Tier. You'll have plenty of sun to fuel those solare panels!
@@davidweber9065 it's all plug and play.. high quality solar panels with 25%+ efficiency rating, connected to the correct voltage Boost/Charge controller connect to the battery with the correct charge port cable/plug. I called Genasun for the controller, and SunPoweredYachts for the correct panel.. I charge the battery i'm using to keep the volts high. and a second battery as a backup.. And i bring a GrinTech CycleSatiator charger to charge when i stop near power.
I keep the motor spinning fast with small chainring, so i don't lug it down and keep it cool. low gear, higher power level gives longer range
As long as you manage your water, you will be OK. Excited for you! You will have so many memories…
I'll have capacity for 4.2L of water on my bike between 2 Camelbak Podium Ice 21oz bottles and 3L of Platypus bladders. Thank you for the encouragement!
Hi, greetings from Germany. Please excuse my terrible English but I hope you can understand me. This fantastic adventure which you are planning is my dream for about 20 years now. Because the kids are grown up now, my adventure will hopefully start in about 3 years.
So, I'm very excited for you to make this journey already this year. I'm eager to see your plannings, preperations, packaging list and of course your travel report!
Good luck and take care!
Guten tag. Danka for your support and encouragement! I hope everything works out for your own Transamerica adventure to happen in a few years.
Thank you very much for your warm words! And well done, your German is pretty good. Have a nice Weekend!
Your English is excellent, don't sweat it.
The gaps in Nevada are just a way of life. There are great places to camp and awesome gravel roads to explore.☺️
You’ll like biking in the Napa Valley. I used to take my daughter over there and bike the Silverado bike trail on the east side of Napa.
Thank you for the comment! I'm happyto hear you used to enjoy that scenery with your daughter.
Interesting! That was a lot of research. Did you contemplate using Komoot to plot your route? It can include stores, bike shops, etc automatically along your route?
Thank you. I was unaware of those Komoot features. I'll load up one of my route segments into Komoot and see what I can find.
I want to go so bad.
How do you just set your mind, and it’s done?
I’m afraid, fear is ugly.
"Fear is ugly" Great statement! I'm not going to claim to be immune to having fears about other things in life (I do and wish I didn't), but setting out to cycle across America isn't one of them at this point in my life.
Yo i got my MotorizedBicycle an going to take a trail i plan on .
Im thinking i can cover arpund 200 to 300 miles a day on my bike
Nice! At that pace, you should compete in the Transamerica Bike Race!
@davidweber9065 I'm not sure if I can compete with a motorizedbicycle but would be fun for sure
I understand that GPS is not from satellites.. it is a 3 ping system off towers.. So that is why we cannot rely on GPS where there are no cell towers.. :). That is why they don't use GPS to navigate across oceans..they use a different system that actually connects to weather balloons in the upper atmosphere.. Make sure you have adventure maps on hand. and possibly a satellite phone for texting.
Hi , sorry to interject but this is wrong info. GPS is from satellites … and GPS antennas are avail in all cell phones and you can navigate via GPS without worry , including on oceans using a simple phone or Garmin etc. Some apps however lock you out of GPS navigation unless you pay a fee. They let you navigate while on cell service as you mentioned but not via satellites. Trailforks, is an example of such an app
Hope this helps -)
Btw , the signal from a GPS satellite is actually a time signal and by using several satellites and knowing the delay in time from each , one can define their location in 3 dimensions
@@raymarks7430 all cell phones with mapping, GPS are connected to a 3 ping network.. it measures the distance from all three to determine your location.. I called Garmin and asked why my Garmin Edge was not providing location in remote locations.. They told me you have to be in range of a cell tower. Maybe Garmin cannot be trusted..? Komoot also is connected to your cell phone network. Luckily, cell phone towers are in most locations.. but in the middle of a large desert/forest, they will not work because they are too far away from the required towers.. well established fact..
The mapping on your cell phone requires you to have cell service (network connection) to work because of that reason. maybe you just have not ventured out of cell tower range..? Phones for talking need a much stronger signal and it takes 3 to determine location.. There are videos on how it works.. PEACE
Yo i got a water backpack has like a tube that would be good in the desert
Sounds like a camelbak. I’m debating bringing one of those myself.
@davidweber9065 yeah I'm sure it's going to be great got lucky one day I was ridding my bike an seen it brand new in the package on side of the road