Hi all, Thanks for the positive responses. It was truly an amazing trip. I'll attempt to answer everyone's questions and comments in this one post.
Doug, Yes, I loved having the kickstand. Although, I did joke about the extra weight on a few occasions! ;) John, stopping in Hatch was a treat and a delicious one at that. Patrick, Desert Solitaire is a favorite book which I reread every few years. Brad, the AWC merchandise is just high quality! :) The closet bed was my room at the B&B that served as a homebase. It was cozy. We averaged about 7.5 mph so I guess we were riding/hiking for about 6-7 hours a day. We'd go to sleep at sunset which was about 8pm and be up about 7am and on the road between 8 and 9 am. The route on bikepacking.com has cattle tanks and restaurants well marked so we only had to carry enough water to cover those distances. I think we tried to have 4 liters each to get us between most points. I carried coffee and oatmeal for breakfast along with snacks for days when we were not in a town for lunch and/or dinner. John, The loop is not friendly to tires with tubes. I had a tubeless wheelset built for this trip and other trips I hope will follow. I picked up lots of goatheads, but I never saw evidence of leaked sealant. The bikepacking.com description states that tubeless is a necessity. We both ran tubeless and had no issues. On Friday, April 1, 2022 at 11:25:33 PM UTC-4 John Rinker wrote: > That looks like near-perfect terrain for the Hunq, and that blue sky! Wow, > that was worth the price of admission! Is the Loop friendly to tires with > tubes in 'em? > > Cheers, > John > > On Saturday, April 2, 2022 at 6:09:54 AM UTC+9 Bob Ehrenbeck wrote: > >> Excellent pics from what looks like a fantastic adventure -- so remote! >> >> Bob E >> Cranford, NJ >> >> On Friday, April 1, 2022 at 9:32:41 AM UTC-4 WETH wrote: >> >>> I spent a few days with a friend exploring Las Cruces, NM and the >>> northern half of the Monument Loop 2.0 ( >>> https://bikepacking.com/routes/monumental-loop/). I rode my >>> Hunqapillar and found it equal to the task. The Monumental Loop contains >>> paved roads, paved bike paths, gravel paths, dirt roads of varying quality, >>> single track, and sections of hike-a-bike trails. I find the desert >>> therapeutic, especially in early spring! The camping spots we found were >>> beautiful and remote. We divided the northern half of the loop into three >>> 45ish mile days, which was the perfect pace at which to enjoy the scenery, >>> to eat meals in a few of towns we passed through, and to insure remote >>> camping spots. >>> >>> Photo of the Hunqapillar here: >>> https://erlhouston.smugmug.com/Family/2022/Monumental-Loop--March/i-JwThrQ3/A >>> >>> More highlight photos of the trip here on Instagram: >>> >>> https://www.instagram.com/p/CbuahSlu6FA/?utm_medium=copy_link >>> >>> https://www.instagram.com/p/CbxCEBbuTbw/?utm_medium=copy_link >>> >>> All the photos from the trip here on SmugMug: >>> >>> https://erlhouston.smugmug.com/Family/2022/Monumental-Loop--March >>> >>> Hoping everyone can enjoy their favorite type of riding in 2022! >>> >>> Erl >>> >>> Kensington, MD >>> >>> -- 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 [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/3d058fd3-9501-4aec-8096-cae454f7e5e7n%40googlegroups.com.
