Joel, Sounds like a great trip. There are enough trails to make that a great route. And, yeah, avoiding the weekend crowd has it's appeal. When I rode the trails down there in May it was a similar situation. Lots of times had the trail to myself.
Yup, ridden the Root River trails many times. Heard they have just been resurfaced. We spend a number of days there each spring. Also, leaf changing time can also mean rain. At least more of a chance than in summer. Jim, Thank you very much for the compliment. Very appreciated. And, yeah, just, um, corrected that description. Thanks for the heads-up. Knew it looked wrong when written. Laziness took over. Eric Platt St. Paul, MN On Jul 31, 8:31 am, JoelMatthews <[email protected]> wrote: > I am taking the bike on the Amtrak to LaCrosse this September. Then > will had east on the trails through central Wisconsin then south via > Horicon Marsh back to Illinois. Will be going just before the leaves > change. With luck I will get decent weather. It would be great to do > the trip when the leaves are changing, but the leaf peepers - bless > their hearts, can pose just a bit of a challenge to the through > biker. > > Eric: Have you ridden any of the Root River Bike trails on the > Minnesota side of LaCrosse? Depending on timing, I thought I might > take an extra day and head west before going back east. > > On Jul 31, 8:09 am, "Frederick, Steve" <[email protected]> > wrote: > > > > > The railtrail that goes east out of LaCrosse was super-nice! I think I > > read that it's the first ever... > > > Steve > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: [email protected] on behalf of EricP > > Sent: Sat 7/31/2010 8:44 AM > > To: RBW Owners Bunch > > Subject: [RBW] Re: Hillborne out of town > > > True. However, my other two bikes have tires 50mm and 60mm wide. So > > these are positively skinny for that type of riding. > > > Yes, the rail-trails are great. Ended up purchasing a season pass to > > take advantage of them. (Next on the list, lower half of Gandy Dancer > > trail.) > > > Eric Platt > > St. Paul, MN > > > On Jul 31, 5:54 am, "Frederick, Steve" <[email protected]> > > wrote: > > > Well, sure--that's just the sort of stuff these bikes were designed for! > > > The railtrails in Wisconsin are great, aren't they? Had a blast riding > > > them on the Saluki a couple of summers ago... > > > > Steve > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: [email protected] on behalf of EricP > > > Sent: Thu 7/29/2010 8:53 PM > > > To: RBW Owners Bunch > > > Subject: [RBW] Hillborne out of town > > > > Took the wife and our bikes on a short trip this weekend. Went to > > > Wisconsin to ride, eat, and relax. Had been on these trails a couple > > > of months ago, but with a different bike. This time, took the > > > Hillborne. After some misgivings, realized the bike could handle > > > these trails just fine. About perfectly, in fact. The 40mm wide > > > tires were wide enough for the gravel and less than optimum paving. > > > And the high handlebars and comfy handling of the bike combined to > > > make riding seriously fun. > > > > The only thing less than ideal was the weather, which was slightly on > > > the hot and humid side. Although not as bad as feared. At least > > > until Tuesday. A short jaunt on the trails that morning had me > > > perspiring quite freely. Didn't see any fish mistaking the air for > > > the water, but it was close. > > > > May be adding a few photos to this set in the near future. Had to get > > > a roll of film developed. And, well, we'll see what develops. > > > Otherwise, the set is here -http://tinyurl.com/2bdcrct > > > > BTW, finally have over 1,000 miles on the Hillborne. For some reason, > > > it was the last of the three main bikes to do that this year. Will > > > need to make up for that. > > > > Eric Platt > > > St. Paul, MN > > > > -- > > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > > > "RBW Owners Bunch" group. > > > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > > > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > > > [email protected]. > > > For more options, visit this group > > > athttp://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en. > > > > winmail.dat > > > 4KViewDownload- Hide quoted text - > > > > - Show quoted text - > > > -- > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > > "RBW Owners Bunch" group. > > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > > [email protected]. > > For more options, visit this group > > athttp://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en. > > > winmail.dat > > 5KViewDownload- Hide quoted text - > > - Show quoted text - -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en.
