Re: [RBW] Bike Tour Stuff.
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 -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups RBW Owners Bunch group. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups RBW Owners Bunch group. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en.
Re: [RBW] Bike Tour Stuff.
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 -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups RBW Owners Bunch group. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups RBW Owners Bunch group. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en.
[RBW] Bike Tour Stuff.
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 -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups RBW Owners Bunch group. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en.