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The CycleCanada Guide
to Bicycle Touring
A Complete reference for a weekend club ride
or a tour across the continent
by Bud Jorgensen.

The Guide is at available at the following stores:

Mountain Equipment Co-op • 130 West Broadway • Vancouver • British Columbia
• V5Y 1P3 • (604) 872-7858

Sport Swap Inc. • 2063 Yonge Street • Toronto, Ontario • M4S 2A2 • (416) 481-0249
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Mountain Equipment Co-op • 830 -10th Avenue SW • Calgary • Alberta • T2R 0A9
• (403) 269-2420
Sport Swap Inc. • 88 Dunlop Street East • Barrie, Ontario • L4M 1A4 • (705) 733-0027
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Mountain Equipment Co-op • 12328 - 102nd Ave • Edmonton • Alberta • T5N 0L9
• (780) 488-6614
Jolley's Alternative Wheels • 939 2nd Avenue East • Owen Sound • Ontario • N4K 2H5
• 519-371-1812 e-mail
Mountain Equipment Co-op • 1550 Granville St • Halifax • Nova Scotia • B3J 1Z7
• (902) 421-2667
Mountain Equipment Co-op • 366 Richmond Road • Ottawa • Ontario • K2A 0E8
• (613) 729-2700
Mountain Equipment Co-op • 303 Portage Avenue • Winnipeg • Manitoba • R3B 2B4
• (204) 943-4202
Mountain Equipment Co-op • Marchι Central, 8989 boulevard de l'Acadie • Montreal • Quebec • H4N 3K1 • (514) 788-5878
Mountain Equipment Co-op • 400 King St. West • Toronto • Ontario • M5V 1K2
• (416) 340-2667
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Published by Discover Your Routes Press
Alliston, Ontario Canada
ISBN 0-9732456-1-1

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The CycleCanada Guide to Bicycle Touring.© 2003

Table of Contents
Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
6
Part I - A Quick Tour . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
8
  1 Choosing a Bike . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
9
2 Finding the Right Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
14
3 Memo To Women Riders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
21
Part II - What do I need? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
24
  4 A Bike . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
25
5 Clothes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
34
6 Camping Gear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
40
7 Tools and Bike Mechanics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
43
Part III Can I do it?. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
48
  8 Fitness . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
49
9 Training . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
53
10 Diet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
57
Part IV Mapping and Routes. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
62
  11 Map Basics and Cycling in Canada . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
63
12 The West . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
68
13 Central Canada . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
74
14 The Atlantic Provinces . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
80
Part V Did I Forget Anything. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
84
  15 Safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
85
16 Riding in Groups . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
88
17 Packing Tips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
93
18 Checklists . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
99
Appendix A
Tour du Canada
The Longest Annual Bike Ride in the World . . . . . . . . . . . . .
102
Appendix B
A Dictionary of Technical Stuff . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
112

 

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