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Power and climbing speed

I live somewhere very, very flat (bridges are the biggest hills around) and I'm planning some hilly routes for a bike holiday. I have a decent idea of how much power I can produce, but less sure how ...
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Bike touring: looking for climb per day boundaries

I am planning a trip to the balkans through the mountains. The total distance I want to travel is not a lot, but there is a lot of climbing and I am trying to get a better grasp on the limits the ...
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Do you need to change your rear derailleur if you want to upgrade your bike from 7 to 9 speed?

Well i was thinking thats is it ok if you use your stock rear derailleur if you upgrade you cogs/sproket?
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How to find routes [closed]

I've frequently travelled to school by bike in the last few years. Now I would like to start riding my bike just for fun, i.e. not only to get somewhere. The problem is that I don't know how I can ...
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Find out where long distance/endurance riders stopped to sleep, from spot trackers?

I'd like to participate in Tour divide. One of the hard part is planning where to sleep. Especially hard when you have to research those from abroad. (I'm from south korea) I realized they carry a ...
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Finding DISTANCES on longer bike/hike paths

I want to bike along the Oxford Canal for several days. I need a way to determine distances to plan for where to sleep and eat. Mapping apps tend to tell you where to go instead of telling you about ...
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Is there a route-planning tool that clearly indicates tunnels?

I'm planning a ride (Strava route) in the Alps, and I know there are some tunnels in the area. Coincidentally by taking the old road I'm planning to avoid the ones I know about. I'd like to have a ...
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Touring on meal replacements (Soylent or alternatives). Anyone tried? Thoughts, impressions?

Has anyone tried going on a bicycle tour fueled by meal replacements like Soylent or alternatives? Can you carry more food like this, could it give you more range, or open up areas of the map that ...
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Resources for finding cycling partners [closed]

I'm currently preparing to cycle the TransAmerica Trail next year, but don't have anyone to go with yet. Although I've been cycling for a couple years now, I'm still quite unknowledgeable when it ...
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Cycling into tunnels with claustrophobic person

you are cycling in pair you may need to travel through tunnels (lenght can vary from few hundreds meter to about 7 kilometers) your travelmate is claustrophobic, therefore tunnels are a challenge for ...
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Cycling into tunnels

I am planning a long trip in Japan (about 1400 km) in a hilly/mountain region. I already know there will be no cycling path and then I will have to share the road with cars. This is allowed by local ...
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Itinerary suggestions for a weeklong trip along New York and Vermont Borders

I'm starting to plan a weeklong trip in July in Northen New York/Central Vermont. I want to find a place where I could establish a basecamp: set up my tent and leave my car, and then bicycle different ...
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Is it possible to find the actual GPS coordinates of roads, rather than the surface they're on?

I'm planning to do a bike trip, and it would be useful for me to know how much of actual climbing I would have to do. I wasn't quite sure to post it on travel.se or bicycles.SE, as it's also partly ...
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What should I plan for on a sea-to-summit ride on Mauna Kea, Hawaii?

I've driven up to the visitor station but not up to the summit - what are the road conditions like beyond the visitor station, where can you refill water, and should I prepare for anything beyond a ...
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Detailed resources for planning backcountry/primitive tours?

Are there any resources out there with details for specific backcountry/primitive tours, such as water sources, itineraries, camping spots, route difficulty, etc? I'm a hiker/camper who just bought ...
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