a couple of people who signed up for this ride did not. LOL Anne! Please be careful and have fun out there. I hope you are riding your purple Atlantis. I'm wearing a Purple Soccer Jersey today (that my wife brought back from Spain), and when I pulled it on, I thought of your Purple-tlantis, with Camel Back
http://www.flickr.com/photos/45758191@N04/7274186958/in/photostream On Friday, June 1, 2012 11:32:51 AM UTC-7, Anne Paulson wrote: > > I'm writing from a library in the desert, as I ride from Mexico to > Canada on the ACA Sierra Cascades route. You bet I use a Camelbak. > I'm not wild about weight on my back, but I became a convert when I > rode with a Camelbak in the heat of Denver summer last year. It was > hot, it was dry, and when I took a drink I got coooold water. I also > like being able to drink easily on long climbs, of which there are > plenty on the Sierra Cascades route. The Sierra and the Cascades are > mountain ranges, as you may know but apparently a couple of people > who signed up for this ride did not. > > On Thu, May 31, 2012 at 12:10 PM, PATRICK MOORE <[email protected]> > wrote: > > I made the mistake of setting out just now with just one 28 oz water > > bottle (my Joe has only one set of braze ons -- a big regret -- and I > > forgot the nifty Minoura clamp-on cage mount thingie) and by the > > halfway point (only 22 m rt) I was wishing I had twice as much water. > > So, a few questions about Camelbacks or whatever they are called. I've > > never used one. > > > > My main concerns are, (1) do they feel icky (that's a technical term) > > on your back on a hot day? > > > > 2). Do they mold up? How do you clean them to prevent mold? > > > > 3) What brand and model do y'all recommend, if any? > > > > Gnashbar has several on sale (tho' they're damn'd expensive compared > > to water bottles). Is the cheapest, at $40, the "Camelback Fairfax" > > fer God's sake, 50 oz, decent? Or the (gad) "Blowfish" 70 oz at $60? I > > can't see carrying more than half a gallon on my back. > > > > Or am I just better off putting a second bottle in my rear pocket? > > > > -- > > "Push back against the age as hard as it pushes against you." > > > > Flannery O'Connor > > > > ------------------------- > > Patrick Moore, Albuquerque, NM, USA > > For professional resumes, contact Patrick Moore, ACRW > > http://resumespecialties.com/index.html > > ------------------------- > > > > -- > > 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. > > > > > > -- > -- Anne Paulson > > My hovercraft is full of eels > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msg/rbw-owners-bunch/-/NH46aKywglsJ. 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.
