Re: [RBW] Bike Tour Stuff.

2011-04-24 Thread Jack Warman
I can't speak to average, but for a 3-4 day trip, I typically roll out of
the house with 50-55 lbs.

My biggest weight splurges are my coffee setup (I'm a bit of a snob in that
area).  I carry a grinder, filters a filter cone, scoop and several pounds
of coffee - for my spring group tour, enough for a half dozen guys for 4
days.  All this probably accounts for 10% of my weight.

Other splurge is my camp chair. It has not provided the value I wanted, as
I've always found myself in places with ample picnic table seating. But I
was told early in my touring adventures that it's worth having a chair
around after a good long day on the saddle. The chair gets one last chance
this spring.  :-)  It, too, accounts for about 10%.

Everything else is a little heavier than it would be were I hiking. I figure
it's worth taking advantage of the fact that I'm on wheels rather than feet.

Jack
 On Apr 24, 2011 1:21 AM, manueljohnacosta manueljohnaco...@hotmail.com
wrote:
 As I get ready to pack for my third bike tour. I start doing my
 traditional pre-bike tour rituals.
 I shave my mustache. (Something I'm not quite fond of doing. Because
 it makes me look younger than I really I am.)
 I lay out all my gear and take a picture. ( Because if you don't take
 a picture of it. It never really happened)
 Then I upload the picture. ( Because I'm vain.)

 As I look at my previous pre-bike tour pictures I see the evolution of
 gear as the time goes by. Starting from not knowing what to pack, to
 packing too much and then not really caring what to pack. Not having a
 scale but being a darn good guess-a-mater I'm putting the weight
 between twenty to a hundred pounds.(Remember I'm a PE teacher not a
 math teacher.)
 Curious whats the average weight for packing for a nice tour?
 -Manny

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Re: [RBW] Bike Tour Stuff.

2011-04-24 Thread robert zeidler
And where are we headed my friend?

On Sun, Apr 24, 2011 at 1:21 AM, manueljohnacosta
manueljohnaco...@hotmail.com wrote:
 As I get ready to pack for my third bike tour. I start doing my
 traditional pre-bike tour rituals.
 I shave my mustache. (Something I'm not quite fond of doing. Because
 it makes me look younger than I really I am.)
 I lay out all my gear and take a picture. ( Because if you don't take
 a picture of it. It never really happened)
 Then I upload the picture. ( Because I'm vain.)

 As I look at my previous pre-bike tour pictures I see the evolution of
 gear as the time goes by. Starting from not knowing what to pack, to
 packing too much and then not really caring what to pack. Not having a
 scale but being a darn good guess-a-mater I'm putting the weight
 between twenty to a hundred pounds.(Remember I'm a PE teacher not a
 math teacher.)
 Curious whats the average weight for packing for a nice tour?
 -Manny

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[RBW] Bike Tour Stuff.

2011-04-23 Thread manueljohnacosta
As I get ready to pack for my third bike tour. I start doing my
traditional pre-bike tour rituals.
I shave my mustache. (Something I'm not quite fond of doing. Because
it makes me look younger than I really I am.)
I lay out all my gear and take a picture. ( Because if you don't take
a picture of it. It never really happened)
Then I upload the picture. ( Because I'm vain.)

As I look at my previous pre-bike tour pictures I see the evolution of
gear as the time goes by. Starting from not knowing what to pack, to
packing too much and then not really caring what to pack. Not having a
scale but being a darn good guess-a-mater I'm putting the weight
between twenty to a hundred pounds.(Remember I'm a PE teacher not a
math teacher.)
Curious whats the average weight for packing for a nice tour?
-Manny

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