The first step is to decide your destination.
Make a riding plan. If you don't have a teammate, think about whether to find a teammate. How many teammates do you want to find? It is not recommended to go on the road alone, and it is not recommended to have a redundant team with more than 10. Riding to find a teammate can publish the information of his partner in the cycling circle, and the success rate is extremely high.
The second step is to prepare the necessary equipment.
Personal equipment: various clothes, backpacks, helmets, glasses, gloves, etc.
Vehicle tools: repair tools, air pump, spare tire, wearing parts, etc.
Documents: ID card, accident insurance, etc.
Drugs: cold medicine, diarrhea medicine, heatstroke medicine, band-aid, etc.
These contents have detailed introduction documents in the QQ group of cycling village, so you can go and have a look at them specially.
The third step is to decide the daily itinerary and the time spent.
First of all, look at the map to find the route, calculate the approximate distance, and look at the distance between the big villages and towns that pass by on the road, which determines your rest, hydration and dining. Ordinary people ride 80km- 120km every day. Please decide which road to ride every day through Baidu map in advance. How long is this road? The daily schedule should be arranged reasonably, so as to avoid that high goals can't be ridden, and that low goals are too easy to ride without a sense of accomplishment. If it is a mountainous area, it is best to look at the landform with Google Earth. It is not easy to ride 100km every day in hilly areas. There is a famous saying in the cycling circle that "going uphill is like eating shit", which is really tiring. If you plan to challenge 120km in a single day, you'd better make a good plan. For example, if you haven't finished halfway at 2 pm, you need to give up the challenge and choose a new foothold.
The fourth step is to decide the budget. Generally speaking, riding only costs money for food and shelter.
One day in a big city 150 yuan. If you go to a remote area without traffic lights, such as the Sichuan-Tibet line, it will probably not exceed 100 yuan a day. If you want to go to some scenic spots or eat local specialties, please consider what to eat in advance through public comments/watercress/donkey mother, so as not to be slaughtered and waste time choosing what to eat. It is suggested to choose a bed in a youth hostel, which can not only save a lot of money, but also have the opportunity to meet friends all over the world. Local tyrants can skip this step.
The fifth step is to further think about personnel and division of labor.
Someone in the team has to be able to repair cars. If someone can't get on the road, it is obviously better to have technicians in the team than not to wait for rescue at the roadside. Some people are good at communicating with local people on the road. They can ask for directions, bargain and get all kinds of help. Some people have good physical strength and can share other people's luggage, which can improve the overall speed of the team. Some people are more appealing, can control the overall situation when something goes wrong, and give players a sense of spiritual security. These are quite necessary. If you think it over before you leave, you can easily cope with all kinds of situations.
The sixth step is to understand the human history of this route.
Travel should contain many humanistic ideas. This should include many elements such as history, culture and historic sites. Before you leave, you should have a general understanding, and you won't know his history until you meet some historic sites on the road, instead of just taking a photo of your visit here.
Do the above six points and you can start. Of course, there is no essential difference between making a cycling plan and making various plans in daily life. Therefore, it is also very important to reserve flexible planning space and improvise.