Believe me this year, we are not at all minimal. I had to carry a cpap machine, which took up a huge amount of space. Roberto even carried a spare chain because he had chain trouble last year (http://www.geocities.com/choonpiaw/alps2007) I think it's any American thing to want all the comforts of home with you. With 3 sets of clothing and a set of tools, you don't need anything else.
On 10/14/08, Doug Peterson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Maybe the support car is parked just out of the photos? Seems unlikely, > with only 3 on the tour. > > I noticed that too, & also lots of overcast skies. Would any of the tour > participants care to list what they took for bike gear, street clothes, etc? > If you got everything into the luggage shown in the photos, you've raised > the bar for minimalist packing. > > dougP > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of tdusky > Sent: Tuesday, October 14, 2008 12:52 PM > To: Bicycle Lifestyle > Subject: {BL} Re: Tour Across France trip report > > > These guy's must be tough as nails, They carry very little and wear > plastic clothes! > WOW! I'm impressed. > > Tom Dusky > > > > > > > > -- Sent from Gmail for mobile | mobile.google.com Piaw Na http://piaw.blogspot.com --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Bicycle Lifestyle" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/bicyclelifestyle?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
