If I am able to participate, my car can carry three bikes & 3 people, easily. Whether for the commute up, or for a car shuttle while there. Berry
-----Original Message----- >From: [email protected] >Sent: Jun 29, 2010 2:28 PM >To: [email protected] >Subject: Re: [Gyros: 15851] Re: New River Trail touring ride > >Gyros, >I will be using my Trek hybrid bike. I used it on the VA Creeper Trail in >October 2008 and it was perfect for that ride. I would expect similar terrain. > >I am not opposed to going up there and back in one day if there is enough >interest for that option. >My preference is two days though. > >I will not be at the Sunday Touring ride this week due to some family >commitments. >I will however be at the Saturday morning B ride if anybody would like to talk >more about this trip. > >Enjoy the day, David. > > > >---- "[email protected]" <[email protected]> wrote: >> I've done this but in reverse. Started from Galax. Ride to the shot >> tower and return. I can tell you that the ride from the shot tower to >> Galax is slightly uphill (remember its a rail corrider so no hills but >> a slight grade uphill). So it will be easier coming back for you. >> >> If you have wide tires you can do it on a road bike. It's mostly >> crushed gravel, a couple of bridge crossings, and some pavement. Its >> also mostly in the shade covered by trees. I used a modified MTB with >> narrow tires. >> >> It was a fun ride. Bring water. There are few places were you can get >> fluids but not a lot. >> >> louis >> >> On Jun 29, 12:24 pm, <[email protected]> wrote: >> > Gyros, >> > I am thinking of two days. Saturday and Sunday. >> > >> > It is 3 hours to Galax. Six hours in the car to ride 57 miles in one day >> > seems like too much to me for one day. >> > >> > Here is a thought: >> > Ride up on Saturday morning >> > Start at the mid-point and ride to Galax and back to the mid-point on >> > Saturday. >> > Then on Sunday, start at the mid-point and ride to Pulaski and back to the >> > mid-point. >> > Come home Sunday afternoon satisfied that you just rode 117 miles in two >> > days through beautiful terrain and now life seems a little better for it. >> > >> > Let me know your thoughts. >> > >> > ---- Berry T Stevens <[email protected]> wrote: >> > >> > > David, >> > > I have some interest, but wouldn't want you to plan around my >> > > participation. Are you thinking about doing the whole 57 miles, or just >> > > the 39 along the river? Single day, or multi-day trip? Keep me in the >> > > loop regarding your plans & I'll commit if I can. >> > > Thanks, >> > > Berry >> > >> > > -----Original Message----- >> > > >From: [email protected] >> > > >Sent: Jun 28, 2010 8:32 PM >> > > >To: [email protected] >> > > >Subject: [Gyros: 15846] New River Trail touring ride >> > >> > > >Gyros, >> > > >Would anybody be interested in a touring ride on the New River Trail >> > > >sometime in the next few months? >> > > >My name is David and some of you may know me from my appearances on >> > > >Mike's Sunday morning touring ride. >> > > >See attached website address. >> > > >plans could be developed depending on the interest generated. >> > > >Let me know if you are interested. This would be more of a hybrid / >> > > >mountain bike kinda trip. >> > > >oh yeah, there are wineries nearby too! >> > >> > > >http://www.dcr.virginia.gov/state_parks/new.shtml >> > >> > > >Enjoy the day, -David >> > >> > > >-- >> > > >You received this message because you subscribed to the Gyro email >> > > >group. >> > > >To post to this group, send an email to [email protected] >> > > >To unsubscribe, send an email to [email protected] >> > >> > > Build 'em & Ride 'em >> > > On a 29r >> > > 313 W Juniper Ave >> > > Wake Forest, NC 27587 >> > >> > > -- >> > > You received this message because you subscribed to the Gyro email group. >> > > To post to this group, send an email to [email protected] >> > > To unsubscribe, send an email to [email protected] >> > >> > >> >> -- >> You received this message because you subscribed to the Gyro email group. >> To post to this group, send an email to [email protected] >> To unsubscribe, send an email to [email protected] > >-- >You received this message because you subscribed to the Gyro email group. >To post to this group, send an email to [email protected] >To unsubscribe, send an email to [email protected] Build 'em & Ride 'em On a 29r 313 W Juniper Ave Wake Forest, NC 27587 -- You received this message because you subscribed to the Gyro email group. To post to this group, send an email to [email protected] To unsubscribe, send an email to [email protected]
