Cycling tourism with teammates for 10 years, beginning on holidays for a two-day jaunt away often 100-200 one hundred kilometers. After the use of annual leave for a long road trip. For Hangzhou - Huangshan - Nanjing - Shanghai ring road km 1200 to test their strength. Select the ring has a further advantage in case the road something happens, one or two days you can go home. Since 1200 km ring is successful, then Zhejiang to Beijing 1500 km away can not be overemphasized. May bang ride 3000 kilometers straight Harbin. So the 2000 cycling tour to Harbin. 2001 cycling 4200 kilometers to reach Urumqi. The next goal is to Tibet. Following some experience and lessons learned to talk about riding a eletric bike to travel, to exchange views with the faithful car, and also as a reference for the beginning of the road riders detours.

The preparatory work of bicycle travel

In order to bicycle travel smoothly, and must be fully prepared.

The preparation of the first body. Want to bicycle travel, first understand their own physical health, physical and how? Such as the original disease, it is best to ask the doctor to conduct a comprehensive inspection before considering whether suitable for bicycle travel. Middle-aged riders should measure blood pressure is normal, such as mild to moderate hypertension, it should be controlled by medication blood pressure to normal and then be considered for bicycle travel, and the road should not be too far away to avoid going to the highlands, and to bring enough drugs, and with a small blood pressure control on the road. There are other diseases also to make preparations. Followed by Hugh can train, starting some time ago for physical exercise to accommodate bike travel.

Second is to understand the geography and climate of the selected route can understand from the newspapers, magazines, books, Internet (online data up to) information. To develop a preliminary plan a preliminary understanding of the mileage between the selected route the total distance, and the station from the map.

And then bring the journey of useful items, in principle, be less surface fine.

One each with documents such as identity cards, travel, a letter of introduction, bicycle cards and other useful documents.

Funds, and are familiar with the riders learned, general bicycle travel costs of $ 1.0-1.2 per kilometer (including food, housing, daily fee, along the way travel, buy a few souvenirs and other basic consumer), along small hotels everywhere, about an average of about 10 yuan per hostel. Best with less cash, and separately placed, we recommend using a credit card, it is safer. Of course, can prepare some funding to cope with the road may get sick, accidents happen and other expenses is better.

3. Clothing, jackets and trousers sets of enough underwear can bring some to generous better, I like the clothes the color depth, wear a few days and does not feel dirty. Another lesson is worn underwear to be thrown away, such as vests, shorts, socks and more with some wear few days, throw one, to save and no place to wash clothes (no local or drying time the sun dry).

Bike repair tools and accessories: such as wrench, screwdriver, pliers, tubes and various fragile spare parts, such as ball, car bar, tube, valve core, brake shoes, screws, Luo cap and so on. Best to learn to repair and tire repair technology, the road must need them.

5 original drug disease should bring enough drugs. The average person with some cold medicine, diarrhea medicine, antibiotics, injury medication such as bandage, pain relief ointment can. Some people like to bring crack prevention cream, sunscreen, essential balm are also useful.

Photographic equipment, camera and film with good quality (I was afraid of the earthquake to bad good camera, and brought a poor camera, photo quality is not high and lost a lot of valuable information, I really regret it a bit), camera better.

Map (road traffic, topographic maps) are also sure to bring.

Water bottle to use, filled with water to 1000ml above, into the desert needs coupled with the kettle or mineral water, once with water at least more than 2000ml (and riders in western Gansu due to water less and the case against the wind, nor the road local supply, hungry, thirsty, tired all day, before reaching the destination Hongliuyuan) to 21:30.

Towel, toothbrush, toothpaste, sun hat, sunglasses, raincoats, bike packs.

Also useful for other phones, tents, sports shoes, needles and thread, pen, book, paper, envelopes, stamps, rope, compass, knife, toilet paper, flashlights, batteries, plastic sheeting, plastic bags, watches, etc., whether to take the Travel custom, some things on the road fill (my bike in April 2000 by the Shenyang case in the snow at a local bought two cotton sweaters, a pair of leather gloves, put all the clothes to keep warm).

The choice of a bicycle

Bicycle as the only means of transport, good or bad performance is critical to the success of the travel. To choose a bike and should vary from person to person, because long-distance travel, pick the car as a precondition of durable, speed is not major, mounts, flexible, better brakes. The best selection of models, their habits so that the road to use the more familiar and convenient, but also easy to deal with emergency situations. Do not ride the unfamiliar car, or they might bring a lot of trouble. I ride 26 inch Wing □ ordinary car, mountain bike riders ride over the mountains and into a headwind but run fast. I know a 70-year-old veteran, riding a 24-inch car still travel around the country.

Prior to departure, the mechanical parts of the bike should do a thorough check and watch their sensitive and reliable, good performance. We advise you to travel before departure overhaul, no pity in exchange for old tires and tubes in the front and rear wheels, put on good quality tires, can greatly reduce the number of road repair, road repair is to fill tires ( my cycling 4200 kilometers from Zhejiang to Xinjiang vehicle 14 times, 12 times to fill tires or even tire change, but 1500 km to Xi'an to fix the car 10 times, because this way glass, iron, Trinidad and Tobago, but road repair, do not worry; northwest China car break opportunity, but once the car break should be placed on the preparation of their own vehicle). In the assembly, if the wrong place, should be re-adjust the assembly so as to maintain the most flexible state.

Bicycle seat and handlebar adjustment

Bicycle travel, particularly long-distance travel, to master the bike technology, adjusting the bicycle seat, handlebar, brake parts, transmissions, etc. is very important purpose is to save energy, to ensure security. Recommended or put on a wide bike seat more comfortable to ride. Make the adjustment of the seat and handlebars, is an important aspect of cycling technology. I have been tested, raise the seat, lower the handlebars, the legs can pedal a strong increase speed, but increased the burden on the arm and neck, not long-distance travel; the opposite lower seat, raise the handlebar will increase the burden on the waist and legs, and will affect the speed. The battery bike seat should be adjusted to the height it? In general, the lower the seat to facilitate long-distance travel. Flexible low seat pedaling one's position relative reduction can reduce the air resistance, and make the body straight, hips uniform force, to reduce fatigue at the same time reduce the burden of the arms, to protect the wrist from the safety considerations in cases of emergency, low seat, legs straight can be ground, it can avoid the danger. Handlebar height should be based on the rider's age, height, habit adjustment, the young and physically strong person down, increase speed; middle-aged should be appropriate to increase, reduce physical exertion, driving is also more convenient and safe. In theory, so to speak, but each situation is different, it is recommended that long-distance travelers before departure of their seat and handlebars to make some debugging, adjusted to the most suitable height. So conducive to the coordination of the arms, legs, waist, neck, and have a great advantage to maintain their strength, speed, endurance, so that their long-distance cycling at its best.

The choice of the road

Bike tours on the road requirements. Tourism should choose flat, easily passable roads, our experience is to take the national highway, country road Miankuo slope is small (usually a bicycle can ride to go), more vehicles, road signs, road signs, not easy to get lost. In addition to the compelling, should be avoided to the ramp, soil Road, because of poor road car damage. Obviously only in the dirt road was copied from the near or non-must-see before considering to take the dirt road. Under normal circumstances, would rather walk a few miles, but also to avoid. I had lessons on the map looks like a shortcut, in fact, corner lot, this trail once lost, ask no place to ask often waste a lot of time. Saying: "I would rather go ten miles tanks do not go a mile Hum", is justified in terms of bicycle travel. Even on the road cycling, should also be careful not to step aside too, unless the motor vehicle to give way, one by the roadside, 50-100 cm is appropriate, it is easy to emergency, but also safer. Especially in the evening, the road not see, or the day of driving more than 100 kilometers, the people at the state of fatigue, decreased ability to control the car, accident-prone (I ride too aside, do not know to separate between the roadside and side stone into a small ditch, the results are not careful the wheels to break into this ditch, severely fall).

Cycling speed

Bicycle travel is also very important to select the appropriate speed. In general, cycling and long-distance travel, the speed should not be too fast. Ordinary bicycle, long-distance travel in the normal physical, flat road conditions, speed should be maintained at about 15 kilometers per hour, may be appropriate to accelerate the physical good. Bike tours expensive to maintain speed, select the appropriate speed, avoid unsteadiness, strong and hard ride, boring step by step to stop the phenomenon. We experience a few days after the first week of cycling the most tired, like "pole" in the long-distance running, after it much better than this, so the first few days must pay attention to riding too quickly. Headwind and uphill against the wind is not too large, the slope is not too steep, or to ride in the original effort, this time the speed will naturally come down, do not let that do not light to afterburner, not hard riding, otherwise the next day, backache, leg pain difficult road. We have been cycling, the rate of about 15 kilometers per hour in the flat road no wind so hard, then downwind and downhill naturally reach a speed of 20 kilometers per hour (we entered the Turpan Basin, the time line of 220 km), while upwind and uphill speed of 10 kilometers per hour (Spring 2000, in Hebei case of dust storms, only 80 km cycling 11 hours a day, only 7-8 kilometers per hour).

When cycling uphill and upwind

Encounter uphill and upwind of how to do? Our experience is that the original press effort cycling tired rest several times, each time rest time not too long, 5 - 10 minutes. Traffic in the National Road line, the slope is relatively small, usually uphill is not a problem (I think I am fifty years old "scholar" can young people naturally easier). Encountered on the steep slopes difficult, can be "shaped lines go, this can reduce the slope. Sometimes riding on steep slope, even the car will be stepping down how to do ("gently depress the back, re-tread half circle")? Then do not be afraid, riding a variable-speed vehicles can reduce the speed slowly while on the riding ordinary cars do not worry, my experience is with both hands, pulling up the handlebars, easy legs to pedal down more forcefully, at the same time, body weight forward foot from the pedal to move forward, the site near the heel contact with the pedal, it is easy to force, then thigh-pressure leg, pedaling through the direct force of the foot roots. This can make use of the weight, thigh force, the calf, foot roots (with the toes, soles of the feet will be scattered forces, and also cause foot fatigue) will force directly pass on the bike pedal, thereby enhancing the pedaling efforts, the car will slowly on Singapore will not step down. Tianmushan Yulingguan I boarded this way, over the Qinling and Liupanshan, and almost every time faster than the riders of mountain bikes (because of the effort not save power, save power variable-speed vehicle, its speed slow). Of course, in this case, cycling is the most tired of everyone to do what. Uphill walk glyph pay attention to safety, often the steepest slope in the transition at, pay attention to passing traffic. The steep slope when riding not go up, should get off the rest, and then on the elderly and break the weak should get off the implementation. Climbing ("Every day on the Ridge a sweat"), requires the physical strength and stamina, but you can make bicycle travel more fun and memorable is tired, once boarded the top of the hill can be unique to enjoy ("laughing sonic booms mountains ").

Cycling Travel headwind is the most troublesome thing, due to uphill difficult, but the next step is downhill, makes it easy for a while against the wind sometimes is not good when going downhill ride, then lower the handlebars, or The curved arms and reliable handlebar, and bowed his head, lower body weight in order to reduce wind resistance. Bow after the narrow field of vision, we should always pay attention to safety, especially when confronted with cross-head wind, in particular, careful attention to passing traffic, because this time, whether the front car or behind the car, especially a large truck (which we are most worried about is over container cars, some fast speed of the driver, but also by Hello near), will cause the bike about Huang Dong, accident-prone. And, when often great physical exertion, fatigue, usually flexible hands and feet are prone to accidents, car faithful must pay attention to safety (I am a surgeon, often encounter this kind of traffic accident patients). General six headwind headwind can ride more than eight should consider the rest.

Downhill ride and a tailwind

Downhill and downwind, is the most comfortable bike tours to enjoy ("the downhill Happy race gods"), this time, when the uphill exertion has long been thrown to the winds. Sometimes can not kicking foot can train a series of a few kilometers, (my longest train record is 18 km). But downhill encounter steep slope, the road bends, uneven ground, or is likely to pay special attention to security ("Making the brake face change") suddenly sprang to vehicles and pedestrians. Then from the top of the hill began to grip the brake, so as not caught off guard should be at least side below evil. Encounter steep slopes, even at first glance the road is wide and flat, have to be careful. I encountered two cases, one way there may be small stones, began invisible long enough to see too late to avoid, then quickly speed, sharp turns are more dangerous; the car to the foot of the mountain, the mountain would come a burst of cross-wind, bike flapping around at high speed, it is difficult to control, and hope that the faithful car to be wary of this situation. Should always check the brake brake shoes, brake bad should promptly adjust or change to the brake shoes. My riders brake failure and fall severely Huangshan downhill. We eat a temporary, wisdom, "the hope that the new road riders do not eat a temporary wisdom.