{"id":3663,"date":"2012-06-08T06:19:08","date_gmt":"2012-06-08T04:19:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.worldbiking.info\/wordpress\/?p=3663"},"modified":"2019-12-29T15:41:32","modified_gmt":"2019-12-29T20:41:32","slug":"touring-talk-cycling-south-america-with-pikes-on-bikes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.worldbiking.info\/wordpress\/2012\/06\/touring-talk-cycling-south-america-with-pikes-on-bikes\/","title":{"rendered":"Touring Talk: Cycling South America with Pikes on Bikes"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe src=\"https:\/\/podomatic.com\/embed\/html5\/episode\/4250796?autoplay=false\" width=\"504\" height=\"208\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/worldbiking.podomatic.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-3551\" title=\"Download Touring Talk Interviews\" src=\"http:\/\/www.worldbiking.info\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/Download-button-500x333.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"250\" height=\"165\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.worldbiking.info\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/Download-button-195x130.jpg 195w, http:\/\/www.worldbiking.info\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/Download-button-350x233.jpg 350w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 250px) 100vw, 250px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/touring-talk-bicycle-touring\/id510291871\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-3552 alignleft\" title=\"subscribe to the Touring Talk podcast in iTunes\" src=\"http:\/\/www.worldbiking.info\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/subscribe-with-itunes-button.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"240\" height=\"82\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/pikesonbikes.blogspot.com\">Harriet and Neil Pike <\/a>are a couple I\u2019d categorize as extreme cyclists. People who search out remote places and high passes always on the lookout for spots rarely explored by two-wheeled travelers.<br \/>\nBetween 2009 and 2011 Neil and Harriet cycled 21,000 kilometers in South America&#8211;almost half the distance on unpaved roads.<br \/>\nDuring their time cycling in Chile, Argentina, Bolivia and Peru they conquered 58 passes over 4,000 meters.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Their personal website:<a href=\"http:\/\/pikesonbikes.blogspot.com\"> PikesonBikes<\/a><br \/>\nTheir site for planning a bicycle tour through the Andes:<a href=\"http:\/\/andesbybike.com\"> AndesbyBike<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Listen to more Touring Talk Podcasts:<\/p>\n<p><object width=\"480\" height=\"360\"><param name=\"wmode\" value=\"transparent\" \/><param name=\"menu\" value=\"false\" \/><param name=\"movie\" value=\"http:\/\/worldbiking.podomatic.com\/swf\/joe_multiplayer_v12.swf\" \/><param name=\"flashvars\" value=\"jsonLocation=http%3A%2F%2Fworldbiking.podomatic.com%2Fembed%2Fmulti%2F0%3Fcolor%3D43bee7%26autoPlay%3Dfalse%26facebook%3Dfalse%26height%3D360%26objembed%3D1%26width%3D480\" \/><param name=\"allowFullScreen\" value=\"true\" \/><param name=\"allowscriptaccess\" value=\"always\" \/><embed type=\"application\/x-shockwave-flash\" width=\"480\" height=\"360\" src=\"http:\/\/worldbiking.podomatic.com\/swf\/joe_multiplayer_v12.swf\" flashvars=\"jsonLocation=http%3A%2F%2Fworldbiking.podomatic.com%2Fembed%2Fmulti%2F0%3Fcolor%3D43bee7%26autoPlay%3Dfalse%26facebook%3Dfalse%26height%3D360%26objembed%3D1%26width%3D480\" wmode=\"transparent\" menu=\"false\" allowscriptaccess=\"always\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" version=\"10.0.0\" \/><\/object><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Harriet and Neil Pike are a couple I\u2019d categorize as extreme cyclists. 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