What kind of bike would you recommend for traversing the country?

David AM: What kind of bike would you recommend for traversing the country?
Me and my girlfriend are taking some time off from school and looking to bike across country for a year or so. I was just wondering what bike would be best? We’re probably gonna have packs between the both of us and we’ll probably be on both pavement and dirt, gravel, hills and such. We’re gonna do a whole year and it’s gonna be biking on and off it’s not strictly biking across. So any ideas, tips, advice? Something cheap and efficient would be nice.

Answers and Views:

Answer by the awesomenator
use an RV with a bike rack!!!
and stop and bike around then return to your “home base”

Answer by Sanezaa H
You can see the kind of bike here :

Lucky!!!!

Answer by Christian G
You are looking for a hybrid bike. It will have t shaped handle bars great for climbing up hills, and a comfortable seat for the way back down. It will have some suspension,not made for jumping but to go off curbs,etc. They have a sturdy frame for good control, and versatile wheels for roads and grass,dirt,hills,pavement and such.

I would check with your local bike shop about getting a good bike, or the internet (make sure its a trustful-site site) a good bike would be between $ 100 to $ 300 dollars. I would not be checking at walmart, they may look like good bikes but the parts are cheep and not durable.