Actually,Norm I had a great ride to the Kingdom planned for late September/early October with a good friend from Sonoma, but he couldn't make it back East. We even planned a stop at the Hill Farmstead in Greensboro Bend, where Shaun Hill is brewing up some world-class beers, *(and we all know beer and bike culture go together so well)*. I also planned to take advantage of the great snowmobile trails; it's such a gorgeous area, definitely future Riv Rally territory... For now I'll have to experience it (vicariously) through Matt B. Thanks for sharing the great photos, Matt!!!
It hasn't been a total bust, however... I did make it up to Grand Isle 2 weeks ago, where I enjoyed some great riding and had the pleasure of attending a beer event at my brother's house, co-hosted by local beer hero Sean Lawson (Lawson's Finest Liquids)... *a most righteous brewer is he...* Peace, Bobby On Wednesday, September 25, 2013 2:38:27 PM UTC-4, Norman R wrote: > > Thanks for the report and photos. I rode in that area for about a week > 20-25 years ago and it was/is a perfect bike riding location. Perhaps > Montclair Bobby B. or someone else more local could think about putting > together a Riv.RideEast? > Norman > > On Tuesday, September 24, 2013 10:02:17 AM UTC-4, Matt Beebe wrote: >> >> Hi All, just thought I'd share some photos from a recent ride to Vermont. >> I went to the Northeast Kingdom to visit friends not far from the >> Canadian border, and took a nice route to get there and back. >> >> http://www.flickr.com/photos/43029278@N07/sets/72157635839369194/ >> >> There are many, many miles of dirt road and snowmobile/ATV trails on the >> way up there, some smooth, some rocky, but all fun. Even the paved roads >> are nice. The scenery was gorgeous, and the leaves had begun to change >> already, especially north of White River Junction. The small towns and >> nice people in Vermont are the best. >> >> The bike handled perfectly, and the only thing that rattled loose was my >> mudflap(!) toward the end of the trip on a particularly bumpy section. >> You may notice I only have one water bottle, but that's because I prefer >> dromedary bags for carrying most of my water- the bottle is just a more >> convenient vessel to drink from :) >> >> This was my first fully loaded ride using moustache bars and the Nitto >> Large back rack, which I bought from Riv a while ago- I had been using a >> Tubus Cargo prior to this. I found the M-bars to be fantastic for >> all-day riding. I had used them before for ~2 hour rides on my QB and >> reckoned they'd be good for touring, but have always just stuck with >> Noodles since I know they work well for me. This ride convinced me that >> M-bars give plenty of hand positions for comfort and work well on bumpy >> terrain when riding somewhat heavily loaded. You do need a short stem >> with M-bars though. >> >> My only (minor) complaint about the Nitto rack is that platform is much >> too far back behind the rear axle, and it is difficult to get weight far >> enough forward with it due to the tombstone being so far back. Sliding >> the mounting points forward at the top results in the rack tilting forward >> at an odd angle. This is strange to me since I ride relatively large >> frames, and most racks (especially non-adjustable ones) end up tilting >> backward because of the steep angle of my seat-stays. The Nitto seems more >> geared toward frames with ultra-short chainstays, or super-tall frames. >> BUT it is still a ridiculously nice rack though, and I have like 5 inches >> of heel clearance with it (size 10's) so if you have large feet/ heel >> clearance issues with your rack it would be a good option. I may go back >> to the Tubus for future loaded riding, as it seems ideally suited to frames >> in my size in terms of where the platform is located. I also really like >> an R14 with the large saddlesack when not riding with panniers. >> >> Anyway hope you enjoy the photos. >> >> Matt >> > -- 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 http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
