If you're headed on an extended trip and the destination city has little in the way of public transportation, you may want to pack your own. Next to a skateboard, the MAS Special Signature folding bicycle is probably the smallest, most functional option out there.]]>
Bike Vermont, an outfitter in New England that's been around for more than three decades, still has plenty of availability left in October for you to enjoy one last ride before the leaf-covered trees become covered with snow.
Local guides familiar with the area lead all biking tours and you'll be followed by a support vehicle just in case you can't channel your inner Lance Armstrong. You'll stop over at historic country inns and take time to enjoy local specialties for breakfast and dinner to keep you going along the route.
Rates for a three-night trip through the Champlain Islands start at $745, but if you've got more time they have longer options as well. You'll relax on your arrival day, but after that you're looking at about thirty miles as you get underway and then about twenty miles each additional day. If biking in Vermont in the fall is a little too cliché for you, the guides also offer a weeklong biking adventure in Italy for only $2895.
Related Stories:
· Bike Vermont [Official Site]
· Active Travel coverage [Jaunted]
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We chuckled when the site Barack Obama Is Your New Bicycle poked fun at the Democratic senator's ascribed powers. But fashionistas found the presumptive presidential candidate's choice of attire for riding a bike this weekend downright bizarre. What? No one wants to see a politician in bike shorts.
To avoid the scorn of the beautiful people, make sure you have the correct gear for your next two-wheeled trek. We liked this basic but thorough list from RideThisBike.com.
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· Cheesecake Travel: Obama Skips Philly's Finest [Jaunted]
· Barack Obama Spending The Most On Hotels For His Campaign [HC]
· Celeb Travel coverage [Jaunted]
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