Tom passes the 150,000-mile mark!
On a recent, solo, 8,219-mile bicycle journey from Cancun, Mexico, through the entire length of Central and South America, to Ushuaia, Argentina, Tom Snyders broke the 150,000 mile mark of bicycling touring. It happened while pedaling in the rain along a desolate gravel road about 200 miles North of Ushuaia.
10,000 Mile Perimeter Tour
Tom is planning an outrageous 10,000-mile perimeter tour of the United States this summer and fall that will garner great publicity for conferences, festivals and bike events! His performance at your event during the tour is an opportunity for positive exposure for any products or projects with which Tom is associated.
Pedaling to Hawaii
Tom finally achieved his longtime goal of pedaling his bike to all 50 states. You guessed it -- even that elusive 50th state, Hawaii!
On Sept. 24, 2003, Tom arrived in Vancouver by bicycle and boarded the cruise ship Carnival Spirit. He placed his fully-loaded touring bike on a stationary stand on deck and pedaled eight hours a day until the ship reached Maui on Sept. 30. Thus making him the first person to ever "pedal" to Hawaii.
Snyders was not a stowaway on board, he performed his comedy show for passengers in the evening.
During his 12-day stay on Maui, Snyders rode his bicycle 38 miles uphill to the 10,000-foot summit of the volcano Haleakala. "Everyone else was taking a van to the top and then coasting down on their bikes," Snyders explains. "I was the only one crazy enough to pedal a bike loaded with 100 pounds of packs to the top before enjoying the free ride back down. Maybe they had the right idea because that climb nearly killed me!"
Tom re-boarded the Carnival Spirit and pedaled back to the mainland, arriving in San Diego, Calif., on Oct. 18. From there, he pedaled up the coast to Los Angeles (on roads, not the cruise ship).
But that wasn't the end of Tom's cruise-ship crusades. Just for kicks, Tom again boarded the Carnival Spirit and pedaled through the Panama Canal! Stops on the way included Mexico, Costa Rica and Jamaica. At each port, Tom rode his bike off the ship and sought out the most remote roads, villages and beaches for cycling and exploring.
Snyders was not a stowaway on board, he performed his comedy show for passengers in the evening.
During his 12-day stay on Maui, Snyders rode his bicycle 38 miles uphill to the 10,000-foot summit of the volcano Haleakala. "Everyone else was taking a van to the top and then coasting down on their bikes," Snyders explains. "I was the only one crazy enough to pedal a bike loaded with 100 pounds of packs to the top before enjoying the free ride back down. Maybe they had the right idea because that climb nearly killed me!"
Tom re-boarded the Carnival Spirit and pedaled back to the mainland, arriving in San Diego, Calif., on Oct. 18. From there, he pedaled up the coast to Los Angeles (on roads, not the cruise ship).
But that wasn't the end of Tom's cruise-ship crusades. Just for kicks, Tom again boarded the Carnival Spirit and pedaled through the Panama Canal! Stops on the way included Mexico, Costa Rica and Jamaica. At each port, Tom rode his bike off the ship and sought out the most remote roads, villages and beaches for cycling and exploring.