Cycle Canada Bicycle Tours

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CycleCanada Guide to Bicycle Touring

by Bud Jorgensen

Published by Discover Your Routes PressCanada ISBN 0-9732456-1-1

Table of Contents

  • Introduction 6
  • Part IA Quick Tour 8
  • Part II What do I need? 24
    • A Bike 25
    • Clothes34
    • Camping Gear40
    • Tools and Bike Mechanics43
  • Part III Can I do it?48
    • Fitness 25
    • Training34
    • Diet40
  • Part IV Mapping and Routes 62
    • Map Basics and Cycling in Canada 63
    • The West68
    • Central Canada74
    • The Atlantic Provinces74
  • Part V Did I Forget Anything 84
    • Safety 85
    • Riding in Groups88
    • Packing Tips93
    • Checklists99
  • Appendix A
  • Tour du Canada The Longest Annual Bike Ride in the World102
  • Appendix B
  • A Dictionary of Technical Stuff 112