No. Wilderness regulations forbid any wheeled or motorized vehicles from entering the Wilderness Area.

We do not stipulate any brand of bike, and indeed many types of bikes have been used to do this journey, including Harleys, scooters, small enduro bikes etc. However, the bike you use determines the pace of travel and how comfortable you will be. In order to get the most from the expedition, we advise you to use a capable "dual-purpose"-type motorcycle, with sturdy, lockable panniers.

A hard cover travel case costs about $275 from Bike Nashbar or Performance Bicycle mail order companies. Your local bike shop may rent cases, if you prefer to use one, but don’t want to purchase it. For tours that do not begin and end in the same city, there will be a US$30 bike travel case transfer fee. Boxing is inexpensive, but there is some risk of damage to your bike. The most susceptible parts are the front and rear dropouts where the wheel axles attach to the bike.

You can bring your own bike if you like. However, unless you are on an extended bike trip, it's much easier to rent our Cannondale F800 CAAD-3 bikes. We do not rent our bikes for use off the Anse Mamin site because we don't recommend riding on the roads for your own safety. If you like, and you are accustomed to riding trails with them, bring your own shoes with SPD cleats and we can put the clipless pedals on for you at no extra charge.

Students are encouraged to bring bikes to explore the 17 mile Wilderness bike trail as well as for trips around the Itasca Campus.

We spend a lot of time choosing bikes that combine comfort and performance, so you enjoy your cycling with us. However, after riding our own bikes through Africa for twenty months, we understand how attached you can be to your own steed! So of course you are welcome to ride your own bike on one of our tours, and we even offer a 10% discount if you do.

Some interesting terms come up when people inquire about recumbent bicycles - we've seen & heard names like Incumbent Bikes, Recumbant Bikes, Human Powered Vehicles or HPVs and some aficionados refer to them as 'bents. It's called a 'recumbent' bicycle. My dictionary says recumbent means "leaning, reclining, lying - as in the recumbent position of the Romans while they ate their meals." We use it to name bikes that allow riding in a seated position.

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Certainly! We have many guests who come along by themselves. Most make new friends along the way and find things in common (including biking speed) with other guests. Of course, you're always free to go at your own pace and decide when and where you want to stop. If you agree to share a room with another single (of the same sex) we will not charge you a supplement for a single room. If you prefer to have your own room, we suggest you pay the single supplement. The fee is based on the tour cost.

The Bombardier sets are limited to 16 bike spaces and the gallery sets are limited to 32 bike spaces. On the rare occasion, a second bike car might be available on a gallery set. To change this, Caltrain would have to either remove seats or add cars. Removing seats: Caltrain's equipment can be assigned to any run, so to the degree possible train sets must provide similar capacity.

When a trailer car has a mechanical problem, it must be replaced by spare units. Many times, those units are cab cars, which do have bike capacity. So sometimes you will see a second bike car go into service while the trailer car is being repaired.

Caltrain and its municipal partners offer many wayside bicycle amenities. Bike lockers, offered at 27 stations, can be rented in six-month increments for $5.50 per month. For information on renting a bicycle locker call Caltrain at 650.508.6350 or e-mail JJBrown@Amtrak.com for specific location availability before submitting an application (PDF, 23.81 KB). Tamien and southern Santa Clara County stations lockers are handled by the Valley Transportation Authority. Call 408.321.7520 for details.

A Postie bike is a Honda CT110 or CT90. These bikes are used by Australia Post as mail delivery vehicles hence the name "Postie bike". There are several models and versions available. The CT's used by Australia Post are made to order and are therefore different to the standard model that went out of production in the late 1980's. Since then they have been made exclusively for Australia Post by Honda Japan and are still made today.

Generally, any bike- a road bike, a mountain bike, a hybrid- can be used in a triathlon. In fact, some courses (many turns, lot's of climbs and descents, are slightly better suited for a classic road bike. However, the bike-leg of a triathlon is basically a time trial. You want to go as fast as you can, using as little energy as possible. A triathlon frame has slightly different geometry.