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Originally Posted by mollydog
Many others are simply buying old Jap singles for a few pounds and going RTW. Patrick 
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I think I would much rather travel on a train or in a car or even by foot hiking if the only reason for my trip was to get to some foreign country.
The pleasure of riding a bike that is intended to deal with tough road conditions is immense and choosing a route you would normally not go down because you are not sure if you or your transport will make it through and then discovering the most incredible places still kept hidden from the harsh influence of tourism.
I guess there are two types of bike travelers, - the 1st group like the idea of going to rough places but will end up following the known routes and going to all the popular places frequented by tourists and other travelers.
The second group is much smaller and they are mostly made up of guys that want to go discover something new, they want to go down a path not because they know of the incredible places they will find on the other side but because they just don't know what they are going to find. These are the guys that want to escape from civilization and just disappear into the blackness of the uncivilised part of this planet still covering the biggest portion of its landmass. They don't care how tough it is going to be and they sometimes are not even concerned if they will make it through as long as they are busy doing it.
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