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Description of the Grand Illinois Trail from a thrubikers perspective. ABOUT
What kind of a guy takes a multi-day non-assisted
wilderness bike ride? CHALLENGE
Anybody can do a thrubikers ride, what can
you do to add a challenge? RULES
a thrubikers credo. Keep it simple,
carry your own stuff. Minimize cost and wake. T-SHIRT
A Detailed description (with pictures) of the
t-shirt for sale. LINKS
A list of a few dear links and suggested
books (referenced in this website in some way.) CONTACT
An easy method for contacting the author of
GITride.com SITE MAP
This page, a description of pages available for
public view.
PLANNING
The Dutch get a little credit for the planning
since this is where I first saw thrubikers: Cyclists who ride their bikes on
multi-day excursions PLAN EQUIP
Equipment goes obsolete pretty quick these days.
Start here to get a comprehensive gear guide to use as a Thrubiker on the
Grand Illinois Trail. EQUIP LIST
Use this comprehensive Thrubiker's equipment list
when planning your Grand Illinois Trail ride. EQUIP BIKE
This is detail with just about every piece of kit
you will need on a Thrubike. EQUIP CAMP
This contains a description of just about every
piece of kit you would need on a long distance hike or bicycle ride. Water
filter not included. EQUIP FOOD
This is a list of the food and how to use the food
on a multi day hike, climb, or bicycle trip. EQUIP OTHER
This lists some optional equipment to use on a
multi day bike ride. PLAN MEALS
This takes the food equipment list and explains
how to organize the food into meals. PLAN SLEEP
Finding a good sleeping location is difficult
on the Grand Illinois Trail if you intend to camp out.
T-SHIRT
A Detailed description (with pictures) of
the high quality t-shirt for sale. Destined to become a thrubikers
identification card.
THE RIDE
Taking a Ride on the Grand Illinois Trail? This
intro will allow you to read all about my experience. DAY 1
Day one on the Grand Illinois trail leaving from
Joliet, IL on the Illinois and Michigan Canal Trail. DAY 2
Day two of the Grand Illinois trail through
Bureau, IL and the Hennepin Trail. DAY 3
Day Three on the Grand Illinois Trail traveling up
to Moline and sleeping at a ballpark. DAY 4
Day four on the Grand Illinois trail
sleeping with the music of progress. DAY 5
Day five on the Grand Illinois Trail and the Hills of Jo Davies County. DAY 6 Day six
on the Grand Illinois Trail sleeping under a bridge with the trolls. DAY 7
Day seven on the Grand Illinois Trail pushing through to the end with video
of the -GITride wheel rub- DAY 8 Day
eight on the Grand Illinois Trail with a new wheel. DAY 9 Day nine
on the Grand Illinois Trail and the morning camping routine. DAY 10
Day ten on the Grand Illinois Trail and the End of the
line. RESULTS
What is the payoff? What was accomplished? Did
the rules work?
