theres no going back now....

.......i'm going global 
house sold last week and round the world ticket booked ( on my own )
taking in 3 months across USA by train , then Hawaii ,N.Z. , Bali , Singapore , Sri Lanka and France.
Feel very excited yet apprehensive in equal measure.
in fact censored twitching as the enormity sinks in
was certain from the start to take my bike with me for the tour of USA but now not so sure...
will have opportunity to ride in some amazing places yet there'll be be an awful lot of lugging bike ( in bag ) around when travelling.
could rent as required i suppose but it won't be the same as bombing along on your bike will it ?
hmmm , gonna think on this for a while , dont go till start of oct.
what does the forum think ?

house sold last week and round the world ticket booked ( on my own )
taking in 3 months across USA by train , then Hawaii ,N.Z. , Bali , Singapore , Sri Lanka and France.
Feel very excited yet apprehensive in equal measure.
in fact censored twitching as the enormity sinks in

was certain from the start to take my bike with me for the tour of USA but now not so sure...
will have opportunity to ride in some amazing places yet there'll be be an awful lot of lugging bike ( in bag ) around when travelling.
could rent as required i suppose but it won't be the same as bombing along on your bike will it ?
hmmm , gonna think on this for a while , dont go till start of oct.
what does the forum think ?
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Parktools :?:SheldonBrown
I may have thought about taking a bike for the first stage of the trip but with the intention of selling it an say SF/LA for a bit of cash for the remainder of your trek.
F*cking Fast 29er
Rapid Rose Roady
Bionicon Beast
Rockhopper Communter
was going to ship it back to mums in the UK once i reached my final location in the USA ( San Fran )
not wanting to boast but cost isn't an issue , and i'm up for a challenge but could be a slog to far.
however you only live once
rail pass for amtrak train network.
too expensive to fly city to city , and i wouldn't want to anyway.
and no way of driving those distances without a co-driver.
in that case rent bikes as you need them and then you can have the right bike for where you are.
instead of having the same bike that, although is yours will be a compromise for many places you could visit.
try as many different bikes/styles as you can and have fun.
Parktools :?:SheldonBrown
thanks for the reasoned advice.
sometimes you just need to hear stuff from others.
I don't suppose there are many tourists nowadays after the civil war and tsunami so I'm sure you'll be well looked after.
Lots of pics on your return!
Whyte 19 steel '10