dicksc
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Went in 09 and took bikes on the back of 5er. Yes they got dirty from the road construction, but we used them a few times. Fairbanks and Ankorage both have bike trails in the cities and we found nice path along the highway in the Kenai Penn. We did find a cow moose with calf in Ankorage and had to stop to let them mosey across the bike path. I would definitely take them again even though they did get dirty.
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profdant139
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Best bike tour I ever did was in Alaska -- Anchorage to Denali to Glenallen to Valdez. Sounds tough but it wasn't. The roads were mostly flat, with wide shoulders and little traffic -- the roads followed the river valleys, with glaciers hanging overhead. The bike trails in Anchorage were fantastic -- lots of wildlife.
Bottom line -- if you like to ride, bring your bikes. If you don't enjoy riding, don't. But there is no comparison between seeing the mountains from a motor vehicle and seeing them from a bike -- it is like the difference between an ordinary movie and an IMAX or 3-D.
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junmy3
Warner Robins GA
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Glad your asked this question. DW and I are also trying to decide if we want to take our bikes. Like you we are mostly flatlanders when it comes to biking. We just loved biking in Destin Florida this past January. Have a great trip.
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Veebyes
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Been to AK twice. Took the bikes twice. Never took them out of the truck in AK however they were used a few times at a few locations on the way to & returning so I guess they were worthwhile. Our bikes are folding types not suited for off pavement trails
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sue.t
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Bikes in Alaska = Meals on Wheels ?? 
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PackerBacker
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sue.t wrote:Bikes in Alaska = Meals on Wheels ??
Yeah, that is too funny!
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Raymon
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Took 2 bikes on the back of our 5ver in 2006; used a very good quality bike cover, but the bikes still got very dirty. Hauled the bikes 13,500 miles and never took them off the back of the 5ver. We boondocked mostly; used very few campgrounds. There were no campgrounds where we traveled. The terrain was either not suitable or the weather was cold, rainy or windy. If we went again, we would definitely not take any bikes unless we had grandchildren along; then we probably would take their bikes. Only you can decide whether or not to take your bikes. I am sure you will have a great experience no matter what your decision. Enjoy and be safe.
Ray
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DodgeVoltage
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Bikes are great in the Seward/Valdez/Homer areas. If you're military and want to stay in the Army or Air Force campgrounds near Seward, it is a nice ride into town and extremely flat. The Safeway store is close as well as downtown.
Same in Valdez but no military campgrounds there. A couple campgrounds are a couple miles out of town on a flat road. Nice ride there too with water on each side of the road part of the way with lots of birds and things to see. Don't sweat the larger animals. You just don't see that many of them and they are afraid of you if you make enough noise (most of the time). Just stay back and keep your distance.
Homer is flat once you get into town. It would be nice to ride along the spit.
Alaska really tried to keep their highway system as flat as possible. You just don't see as many steep grades as you do in the lower 48 rockies. I expected it to be worse than it was before we moved up there.
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Gjac
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I took mine and stored it in my basement storage by removing the front wheel. It was out of the elements. My wife's was stored the the trunk of the tow car. I used mine just about every day when ever we stopped for the night. She rarely used hers except around a few campground. When ever we would go into town for shopping, laundry, etc I would use hers to site see, fish or just get exercise. I probably would not have taken them if I had to hang them off the ladder outside in the rain and dirt.
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