First Major Road Trip
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First Major Road Trip
The wife and I are taking our Street Glide from RI to Myrtle Beach for Bike Week.
First day is RI to Ocean City, MD. Leaving around 8 am to hopefully avoid too much action in NYC. Second day traveling through VA to Myrtle Beach.
Driving back we have the option for an extra day, thinking of staying over in Norfolk, then onto York, then home.
Each leg of the trip is around 500 miles. We've done 300 miles in a day before, any tips for a ride this long?
First day is RI to Ocean City, MD. Leaving around 8 am to hopefully avoid too much action in NYC. Second day traveling through VA to Myrtle Beach.
Driving back we have the option for an extra day, thinking of staying over in Norfolk, then onto York, then home.
Each leg of the trip is around 500 miles. We've done 300 miles in a day before, any tips for a ride this long?
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From: Kings Mountain, NC
500 miles a day will not leave you much time for sight seeing. No advice for you but maybe a suggestion. When we traveled up the coast to visit Maine, we went west to east across Long Island and then picked up the ferry at Orient Point and rode that across to New London. It was a nice route and allowed us to miss a lot of the congestion around NYC. Have fun.
Coming off the ferry in New London.
Coming off the ferry in New London.
Last edited by etstrine; Apr 23, 2012 at 11:44 AM.
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From: Wilmington, NC
The wife and I are taking our Street Glide from RI to Myrtle Beach for Bike Week.
First day is RI to Ocean City, MD. Leaving around 8 am to hopefully avoid too much action in NYC. Second day traveling through VA to Myrtle Beach.
Driving back we have the option for an extra day, thinking of staying over in Norfolk, then onto York, then home.
Each leg of the trip is around 500 miles. We've done 300 miles in a day before, any tips for a ride this long?
First day is RI to Ocean City, MD. Leaving around 8 am to hopefully avoid too much action in NYC. Second day traveling through VA to Myrtle Beach.
Driving back we have the option for an extra day, thinking of staying over in Norfolk, then onto York, then home.
Each leg of the trip is around 500 miles. We've done 300 miles in a day before, any tips for a ride this long?
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From: Eastern SHore Maryland
Longest single day for me was 435 miles. We stopped about every 130 miles to stretch, bathroom, etc. I've found that I ride smarter with breaks. A couple of times either from heat or not taking breaks I found myself doing dumb stuff so I try to be smarter now!
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This very good advice.
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Thanks, everybody.
We do plan on stopping every couple of hours, as well as a good long lunch stop both days. It'll take us a while but better safe than sorry.
I've also heard to stick close to the speed limit on this trip, to avoid incurring any unnecessary expenses, ifyaknowhatimean.
We do plan on stopping every couple of hours, as well as a good long lunch stop both days. It'll take us a while but better safe than sorry.
I've also heard to stick close to the speed limit on this trip, to avoid incurring any unnecessary expenses, ifyaknowhatimean.
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If you could find the time, one or all of these would be worth doing:
1) riding across the Chesapeake Bay Bridge Tunnel
2) riding Hwy 12 down the Outer Banks, catching the Ocracoke-Cedar Island ferry
3) riding the Blue Ridge Parkway
Hope you have an excellent trip! Post pics when you get back
1) riding across the Chesapeake Bay Bridge Tunnel
2) riding Hwy 12 down the Outer Banks, catching the Ocracoke-Cedar Island ferry
3) riding the Blue Ridge Parkway
Hope you have an excellent trip! Post pics when you get back
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I ride until I need gas.
We ride 1.5 hours and stop for a "potty break"!
After 400 miles, riding stops being fun and starts being work.
My longest day ever on a bike was 877 miles.
THat was a long time ago (1980)and I was a lot younger and lot dumber!
Two years ago, me ane my wife (riding two bikes) rode 715 miles in one long day. She was proud and I was proud of her but that was a one time thing, at least for me.
The main thing is to limit your breaks to 10 minutes or so.
You gotta keep those wheels turning if you're trying to make miles
We ride 1.5 hours and stop for a "potty break"!
After 400 miles, riding stops being fun and starts being work.
My longest day ever on a bike was 877 miles.
THat was a long time ago (1980)and I was a lot younger and lot dumber!
Two years ago, me ane my wife (riding two bikes) rode 715 miles in one long day. She was proud and I was proud of her but that was a one time thing, at least for me.
The main thing is to limit your breaks to 10 minutes or so.
You gotta keep those wheels turning if you're trying to make miles
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From: Knoxville
Agreed....when you stop every 100 miles or so just to step off the bike and get back on you will be amazed how much better your reaction times will be. Anything 250 to 300 without a break becomes hypnotic
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Stops
My first long trip 2 yrs ago i went to every fuel fill before i stopped.WOW,what a mistake.My *** hurt so bad that first day.Now i stop every 100 or so and that is much better for me now.I'm leaving for N.C. in two weeks going down the Blue ridge.