What are you using to support the panniers? I currently don't have a low
rack up front and am looking at options.
I'm now considering if I should build my trip around the Wisconsin Sheep &
Wool festival in Jefferson County. It's probably a good thing that I'm on
an Atlantis and not a
Thanks for the thoughtful writeup and ideas. We have cats. They prefer the
expensive litter. They make us happy, so it’s all good. Probably less risky
than our (empty) whisky bottle collection.
Lynn
> On May 9, 2022, at 12:29 PM, aeroperf wrote:
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> So my advice is to find a friend with
How do y'all prefer to distribute weight on your Rivendells for stability?
I'm planning my first self-supported tour on my MUSA Atlantis. Health
permitting I'll be riding from my home in Iowa up to Door County WI in
September. I enjoy camping, so I'll be packing my hammock and all that.
In the
I've synched everything through Strava for years. I'm a big fan of the
Strava Metro program and I like contributing to that dataset.
Lynn
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Rack and panniers. You want a pannier that is easy to remove and carry
around for when you stop to run an errand on your way home. Double check to
make sure your chosen panniers are compatible with the rack; Tubus and
Nitto racks have larger diameter tubing and not all panniers will fit. Get
a
There are no better reasons :)
I went to the LBS and they are ordering in some RH tires. It’s only three
blocks to the shop, but I have some mobility problems and rode instead of
(painfully) walking. It was 10 degree today so that was a bit of an adventure.
It was so very nice to get outside
I have. They look nice. Are they $148 nice?
Lynn
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> Have you looked at Rene Herse?
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I moved to Iowa this year, and am experiencing my first Iowa winter. I
never expected to spend this much time on a trainer. I even signed up for
Zwift. Why is there a bike path inside a volcano?
Anyway, my Panaracer Paselas have a weird spot where the casing joins that
goes thunk-thunk-thunk
I have a honey colored Brooks Imperial saddle that I bought in 2018. It has
about 2,000 miles on it, and it looks and feels like new... in the worst
possible way.
I've doused it in leather dressing, stored it in a hot garage for a summer,
and put way more miles on it than I want to
I usually remove the fenders, wheels, rear derailleur, drop the saddle/seat
post, wrap a plastic grocery bag around the drivechain, and turn the
handlebars. At that point the bike(s) will stand on its head in a very
small space and I can pack other stuff around it. Takes about an hour to
put
I rode the HHH in 2016 on a Surly LHT. I got a lot of second looks, but at the
end of the day I was still relatively fresh and free of aches & pains. A steel
bike with a relaxed fit is fantastic for a century. I wanted to do it again
this year but the pandemic conspired against me.
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That photo of downtown Dallas is beautiful.
I'm in Austin and we're OK. The "rolling blackouts" never really rolled
anywhere; they just turned off power for 40% of town. The other 60% never
lost power at all. For most of us, it's been more annoying than anything
else. Some of our hospitals are
Based on driver behavior, my most high-viz outfit is a black dress suit and
heels.
I have a Cycliq 6 (and a 12 up front) and I could swear that daytime
drivers behind me know that that thing is a camera. I don't turn on the
light, just the camera, and it has a rotating indicator light.
We had a Civic sedan from 2007 until 2018. I could fit my 52 cm Surly LHT
in with fenders but no front wheel with the stock handlebars (cheapo drop
bars). It was an easy two-person job with practice, but more difficult by
myself. When I switched to Nitto Noodles, I suddenly couldn't fit the
SPDs here, usually M520s, although right now I have some dual-sided ones
because I had romantic visions of hopping on my bike to run short errands
in sneakers. Turns out, I rarely run short errands via bike and switching
shoes is not a problem. The flat side of the pedal is further down than
I bought a new car last year, and the salesperson said that he had seen an
amazing variety of things brought in to check for fit. The Honda dealer
even knew what models would fit a bike standing on the front fork.
We can get two bikes, camping/roadtrip gear, our dog + her bed and crate,
and
I knit and spin (with a spinning wheel, not an indoor bike-type thing) and
make a few kinds of lace. Great hobby because it has astonishing depth, but
you can also keep it as simple as you want. It can be cheap or expensive,
although I suggest budgeting maybe $100 for startup so you can begin
On university campuses, I personally worry the most about damage from other
bikes. Sometimes they get tangled up and get damaged when the owners try to
separate them. Once I saw a young man get frustrated and go straight down
the rack, kicking every bike as hard as he could. It was a huge mess
I've seen too many upside-down bikes missing both wheels to trust locking
skewers.
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I didn't know those barrel-key locks were even around anymore! Be aware
that combination cable locks are also super easy to open. Any lock can be
defeated with the right tools and a little time. I've heard it said that
the easiest way to steal a bike is to go in broad daylight with an orange
My absolutely favorite form of harassment is when I am yelled at for
blowing a stop sign that isn't there, usually at a 2-way stop. It's
happened a few times. Once it was a cop.
The simplest (definitely not the easiest) way to de-escalate is to ignore
them. If you are in danger, remember that
I'm sending you a backup PM on the R14 in case it won't work out for Dave.
Lynn
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I test rode a Yuba Spicy Curry a few years ago. If we ever go back down to
one car (unlikely) that's what I would go for.
Definitely get something with a throttle. eBikes are super heavy and uphill
starts suck.
Looks like you know what to look for, but I'll add the mention anyway -
with
In answer to questions:
The stem is Nitto, it's what Riv put on it. I'll probably pull it in favor
of something with a removable faceplate at some point. I'd prefer to have
short reach/shallow drop bars but they won't slide through that
non-removable faceplate.
Tires are Schwalbe Marathon
It's a 53cm MUSA, so a slightly shorter wheelbase, but mine has been great
with drop bars. I'm not particularly confident on gravel (I have some
vision problems) and this is the best of any bike I've ridden on local
crushed stone trails. It took a bit to get everything dialed in, but that
was
I've used the onX app in the past and was able to download detailed maps
prior to my trip. It was a little fiddly to get set up, but worth it
because it shows land ownership boundaries (very nice in areas where people
really do shoot first and ask later) and as long as I had the correct maps
I have about a million nice family-friendly transportation-oriented casual
ride photos because we put on a lot of those rides at my job. I'll email
you one or two but definitely let me know if you need more diversity,
little kids on balance bikes, etc.
Lynn
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Hi, I'm Lynn, and I'm de-lurking to raise my hand and say that if a back-up
charity is needed, I've put out a feeler to a suitable blind and visually
impaired stoker group here in Austin, Texas. If they are interested (and I
can't imagine they wouldn't be!) I can make the introduction. The
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