Val... without photos we can't really tell if this trip exists or you just dreamed it! :-)
Glad you had such a great experience! René On Tue, Jun 14, 2016 at 7:34 AM, Valerie Yates <vya...@gmail.com> wrote: > I just completed a credit card tour with my Joe Appaloosa and wanted to > share my experience. I did the San Juan Skyway going clockwise from Durango > CO. I loved the low gears, which made climbing easy, and the upright > position, from which I could enjoy the spectacular scenery. I swapped the > stock saddle, which I like on a different bike, for a Brooks B67. I think I > may have preferred my Flyer Imperial on this route for the climbs. I also > swapped the very decent stock tires for Marathon Supremes 50-584. I wanted > something wide, smooth, and puncture resistant and these performed great on > pavement, chipseal, loose gravel, and over bumps and seams in the road and > on bridges. I liked the stock pedals, which were perfectly comfortable > over long distances because they were grippy but I could move my feet > around as needed. I had front and rear panniers and a front basket for a > total of 22 pounds of gear for the week. I didn't even notice the extra > weight. The bike was very stable both on slow uphills and fast descents and > was very fun to ride because I was so comfortable. I also really loved the > German mirror for keeping track of vehicles and riders behind me. The bike > performed exactly as I had hoped and I am excited to think about where else > I will go with it. > > > I'd love to hear about trips others have done or plan to do on your Joes. > I highly recommend the San Juan Skyway. The views are amazing and the > mountain towns are fun to visit. Every overnight stop has its own brewery. > . . > > Val in Boulder, CO > > -- > 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 https://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > -- 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 https://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
