Wow. I'm jealous. -JimD On Aug 17, 2013, at 7:08 AM, Tom Harrop <[email protected]> wrote:
> Over a couple of days last week Cat and I rode our Riv bikes (my 68 cm > Bombadil and her 54 cm Homer) along part of the Moselle Valley bike path > (Moselradweg) in Rheinland-Pfalz near the border between Germany and > Luxembourg. We rode about 200 Km from Trier to Koblenz over 2.5 days plus a > side trip or two. > > The Moselle Valley is a wine growing area and the weather was quite warm. > These factors encouraged us to make frequent refreshment stops, which > affected our overall speed somewhat, but it was definitely a > go-slow-and-enjoy type of trip. We particularly liked the cold, dry Rieslings > made from local grapes. In many cases the wineries had gardens or terraces > right on the bike path, which are obviously targeted at tourists, but were > enjoyable nonetheless. > > It was a very easy and relaxing ride—I can't remember any hills except where > we left the path to ride up into the towns along the sides of the valley—in > fact, the most highly represented demographic was probably retirees cruising > from town to town on their E-bikes. So the bikes weren't put to any strenuous > tests, but they acquitted themselves impeccably apart from a small issue with > my Phil Wood hub that I knew about beforehand. The Bombadil carried my large > self and most of the luggage without a problem—two panniers, a handlebar bag > and a large SaddleSack. I can't say I notice any detrimental handling effects > when it's fully loaded, even with (gasp) a front load—it's smooth, stable and > steers easily no matter what. One definitely appreciates the 60 mm tyres when > loaded (I mean the bike, not myself). > > We had thought about turning right along the Rhein and continuing for a > couple more days from Koblenz to Mainz, but the weather turned nasty so we > bailed. We're only an hour's train ride away so we can do that another time. > > Click here for a photo or two on Cat's flickr account. I'm afraid we didn't > really stop to pose the bikes along the way but there are a couple of snaps > taken during water breaks, but most are scenic shots so you'll have to pick > out the bike ones! > > Tom > Cologne, Germany. > > -- > 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 post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. -- 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 post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
