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We are pretty much flat-lander bicyclists. I cycle around the campground (flat) and sometimes use it to run my Brittany (he wants to run about 20 miles but all he gets is less than one or two!!)
DH and I are trying to decide whether to bring the bicycles on our Alaska trip. I'm thinking not. He is thinking maybe.
Did you take yours? Was it worth taking them? Being flatlanders and all ....
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bobandvicki
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We have driven there twice and neither time did we bring bikes - not serious riders plus too hilly and too many wild animals - there is a book called "Alaskan Camping" by Mike Church (about $14 on Amazon) that we feel is just as informative as "The Milepost" that answers about any question an rver would have - also get a copy of the Milepost - have a great trip - Bob and Vicki
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skipnchar
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there is a whole lot of Alaska that is flat. I didn't take mine because I had a different agenda but no reason NOT to if you want to ride. We didn't stay in RV Parks and very FEW campgrounds while we were there.
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There's endless excellent cycling (even flat-land cycling), but I've seen a lot of bikes hanging from the back of RVs with so much dirt/mud on them that I doubt they ever get used. By the time I got the thing cleaned I would have lost interest and moved on to the beer...
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joe b.
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The urban areas of Alaska have great bike trails put in by the state. I don't take mine, since I don't have the room to transport it inside the RV where it would stay reasonably clean. Lots of glacieral silt in the north country that would get into every moving part if hauled on the outside of the RV. There is always road construction each summer on the Alaska hwy and they love to water the work surface to keep down the dust. Lots of mud. By the time most RVs get to Alaska, they are all the same color, dirt brown.
Wile animals are just not a problem. You are about as likely to get hit by a meterorite as to get bear got. Carry bear spray if it makes you feel more secure. There are miles and miles of good trails in Anchorage, Fairbanks, some place on the Kenai and in SE towns in Alaska. Some people have commented that they didn't find the time to use their bikes much as they were so busy doing other things. If I had the room, I would throw my Jamis in an haul it along. If I didn't use it a time, it deserves a vacation as well. LOL
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joe b. wrote:The urban areas of Alaska have great bike trails put in by the state. I don't take mine, since I don't have the room to transport it inside the RV where it would stay reasonably clean. Lots of glacieral silt in the north country that would get into every moving part if hauled on the outside of the RV. There is always road construction each summer on the Alaska hwy and they love to water the work surface to keep down the dust. Lots of mud. By the time most RVs get to Alaska, they are all the same color, dirt brown.
Wile animals are just not a problem. You are about as likely to get hit by a meterorite as to get bear got. Carry bear spray if it makes you feel more secure. There are miles and miles of good trails in Anchorage, Fairbanks, some place on the Kenai and in SE towns in Alaska. Some people have commented that they didn't find the time to use their bikes much as they were so busy doing other things. If I had the room, I would throw my Jamis in an haul it along. If I didn't use it a time, it deserves a vacation as well. LOL
Thanks Joe.
I could have not said it better myself The area around the hope turnoff on the Seward highway has about 10 miles or more of paved path.
North of nikiski towards captain cook state park more paved trail.
You emphasize being a flatlander bike rider. I know what that means to me and these two places are like biking in central illinois.
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Steeljag
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Take the bikes! If you take them to other camping areas, take them to Alaska. Bikes are good exercise / fun and a good way to see the camp grounds and surrounding areas.
Stay in shape, ride the bike !
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I would guess you wouldn't use the bikes at all. Campgrounds are small enough to walk around and if you're flat-landers with not doing many miles you'll be able to find better exercise in hiking a trail. If they would hang off the rear of your RV they are going to get cacked in mud. Have a good trip.
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Hi - I hauled mine 15k miles there and back in '08. Since we have a 'B' inside storage isn't an option! I did ride it several times - not so much for "fun", but it is our "toad" - so would go to grocery stores, etc once we were parked. Most of the places we camped weren't set up like "Lower 48" CG's, meaning not many loop roads in the CG. Exception being at Denali. '08 was a very wet summer, so we had quite a bit of rain, which limited my interest in pedaling. Bought a gas grill cover which worked very well to cover it on the rear rack. If we were to return I would likely bring it along again. We found we had more interest in visiting places in AK that DIDN'T have paved bike paths! So, it didn't get a lot of use, but I was glad I had it when I wanted it. Have a good trip! ST
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We used our bikes a lot to tour most of the coastal towns. Narrow streets, crowded parking. Not a problem with a bike, always room for parking. Most of the towns are small and fairly flat, you'll run into a small "hill" here or there, but they are easy to avoid. I can't remember ours ever getting so dirty we didn't want to use them.
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