In the main triangle along with the bottle cages? Guess it pays to ride a big frame.
On Sunday, November 23, 2014 6:07:56 PM UTC-8, Deacon Patrick wrote: > > I strap the 100oz bladder to the frame. > > With abandon, > Patrick > > On Sunday, November 23, 2014 7:00:11 PM UTC-7, ted wrote: >> >> Deacon and Anne, thanks for the info. >> Do you put the 100oz hydro pack/blader in a bike mounted bag or are you >> wearing those on your back? >> Anne, sounds like you plan to go with well under 2gal of water storage. >> Have I got that right? >> I get that somebody stoping to sleep/camp needs a bunch of gear that a >> nonstop rider doesn't, but the 2gal that site mentions seems like a whole >> lot more than I thought folks usually carry on a day (or two) ride. Are the >> water needs for the fast movers that much less than for those going at a >> more leisurely pace? >> >> thnks >> Ted >> >> >> On Saturday, November 22, 2014 10:34:15 AM UTC-8, Anne Paulson wrote: >>> >>> Because I'm taking the slow route, I'm going to carry way more stuff >>> than Jan. I'll have >>> >>> tent >>> sleeping bag >>> pad >>> wool t shirt and lycra shorts for riding >>> wool jersey and wool legwarmers for riding when it's cold >>> off-bike clothes (I can't sit around in wet cycling clothing; I get >>> immediately chilled) >>> second pair of shorts (I know you guys can wear the same shorts two >>> days in a row, but that does not work for me at all) >>> wool hat >>> puffy jacket >>> rain clothes >>> little cookset of Trangia burner, titanium pot, Westwind pot stand, cup, >>> spork >>> food >>> Ursack food bag to protect food from marauders >>> 100 oz hydration pack >>> couple of 1 liter bladders for no-water section >>> water filter >>> food >>> tools, spare tubes >>> soap >>> first aid kit >>> bandannas, 1001 uses >>> meds & toiletries >>> probably my Tilley hat with a brim, for sun >>> probably some Crocs >>> >>> The hydration pack plus the two bladders is about 5 liters. I might >>> also in the no-water section carry more water, not sure. I'm going to >>> have to camp dry one night. >>> >>> On Sat, Nov 22, 2014 at 9:55 AM, ted <ted....@comcast.net> wrote: >>> > I am intrigued by the route but hough the trip sounds very appealing, >>> it >>> > also sounds very daunting. >>> > For example this from http://velodirt.com/the-oregon-outback/: >>> > ... At the longest no-water section we each carried 2+ gallons of >>> water. >>> > ... >>> > >>> > Yet Jan Heine did it on a rando bike, and several riders did it in >>> about a >>> > day and a half. >>> > >>> > In another thread several posters say they are planing to do the ride >>> next >>> > season. If some of them would comment on how much stuff they plan to >>> carry >>> > and how they deal with water I would appreciate it. I am not sure how >>> I >>> > would go about hauling 2+ gallons on my bike. Grocery panniers and a >>> milk >>> > jug on either side? >>> > >>> > -- >>> > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >>> Groups >>> > "RBW Owners Bunch" group. >>> > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send >>> an >>> > email to rbw-owners-bun...@googlegroups.com. >>> > To post to this group, send email to rbw-owne...@googlegroups.com. >>> > Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. >>> > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. >>> >>> >>> >>> -- >>> -- Anne Paulson >>> >>> It isn't a contest. Enjoy the ride. >>> >> -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
