Well, we are in the "hundreds" now, I've gone thousands of miles on bikes and never seen a "compadre", and have seen two homemade bike setups (chainsaw engines/washing machine belts) while in the car.
(This doesn't count all the local folks I've built bikes for).
This winter, as the forum grows, if folks will list their location, we can start to regionalize, think about get togethers like Cookie is talking about in Louisiana next June.
I'm telling you folks, a 3-4 day solo jaunt into the wilderness is about as close to "cowboy independence" as you can get, take your shoestring off and just see if you can start a fire without a match, it feels good when the smoke starts and you have that "survivor" moment.
I invited passers through to camp down at the creekbottom in the middle of my place on treks through the area. Or have suggestions for the best parks/towns that offer better than average hospitality. "Trip tips" is a topic when somebody it thinking about taking a medium to long jaunt.
If I'm going through a town that someone else has already dined in, and say "I heard about this place from Motor-bicycle forum" everybody wins, and the locals will make sure I don't get too lost looking for the next destination.
Link up with the nearest members, connect the dots, meet at "halfway points", visit small town newspapers with "happy stories".
The forum about legalities pretty much points to "there is no standard, everyman/woman for themselves" but that's a good thing.
The main thing is be prepared if $4-5 gas becomes reality, because a flood of folks will arrive on the forum without a clue. What was that Costner madmaxtype movie about the "Postman"?
