Berry, I believe the surface is packed dirt and fine gravel. I can carry two bikes. I was thinking of carrying a cooler with extra beverages so hydration should not be a problem.
- Bebrry T Stevens <[email protected]> wrote: > Sounds like a good plan; it eliminates the need for a car shuttle. What do > you know about the trail surface? I couldn't get any info on the web site. Is > it old RR bed; compacted rock? Or paved in some way? > Berry > > > -----Original Message----- > >From: [email protected] > >Sent: Jun 29, 2010 12:24 PM > >To: [email protected] > >Subject: Re: [Gyros: 15849] New River Trail touring ride > > > >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] > > > 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]
