[RBW] Re: Lil' Tour, Sam Style
DS, I figured out how to add a map. http://www.crazyguyonabike.com/doc/page/?o=Shpage_id=408968v=7 Edwin On Saturday, March 21, 2015 at 10:48:29 PM UTC-5, DS wrote: Nice! familiar territory for me, makes me a little homesick to see pictures of those rolling TN hills. I graduated from MTSU and lived in Nashville and middle TN for ~10 years. The only bike camping I did was down the Natchez Trace. Is there a link to the route map that you did on that site? Didn't see anything. Fall Creek Falls was also on my list of hikes I meant to do and never did! On Saturday, March 21, 2015 at 11:53:01 AM UTC-7, Edwin W wrote: I took my first little tour with my Sam. Mileage was a little much for my cycling condition in these TN rolling hills, but I had a good time. They wouldn't let me move the parks I wanted to go to closer. Patrick, I tied a large shop sack on my back rack. Here is a little write up: http://www.crazyguyonabike.com/doc/2015MidTN When I returned, my friend was in shock in how wasteful I was with my weight, like leaving on my trail a bike hitch and child seat attachment. What are the wasteful or luxury items you take on a tour despite the weight? My main one was the Grundens poncho: big and relatively heavy, but I enjoyed it on the way home in the rain. Got a lot of tips from this group along the way and used many riv things: Poncho, MUSA shorts and pants, riv cap, Sam Hillborne, little esbit alcohol cube stove, folding saw (didn't need that), etc... Got me hankering for a nice set of touring panniers. Edwin -- 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/d/optout.
Re: [RBW] Re: Lil' Tour, Sam Style
That was awesome! On Sun, Mar 22, 2015 at 5:34 AM, Edwin W dweenda...@hotmail.com wrote: DS, I figured out how to add a map. http://www.crazyguyonabike.com/doc/page/?o=Shpage_id=408968v=7 Edwin On Saturday, March 21, 2015 at 10:48:29 PM UTC-5, DS wrote: Nice! familiar territory for me, makes me a little homesick to see pictures of those rolling TN hills. I graduated from MTSU and lived in Nashville and middle TN for ~10 years. The only bike camping I did was down the Natchez Trace. Is there a link to the route map that you did on that site? Didn't see anything. Fall Creek Falls was also on my list of hikes I meant to do and never did! On Saturday, March 21, 2015 at 11:53:01 AM UTC-7, Edwin W wrote: I took my first little tour with my Sam. Mileage was a little much for my cycling condition in these TN rolling hills, but I had a good time. They wouldn't let me move the parks I wanted to go to closer. Patrick, I tied a large shop sack on my back rack. Here is a little write up: http://www.crazyguyonabike.com/doc/2015MidTN When I returned, my friend was in shock in how wasteful I was with my weight, like leaving on my trail a bike hitch and child seat attachment. What are the wasteful or luxury items you take on a tour despite the weight? My main one was the Grundens poncho: big and relatively heavy, but I enjoyed it on the way home in the rain. Got a lot of tips from this group along the way and used many riv things: Poncho, MUSA shorts and pants, riv cap, Sam Hillborne, little esbit alcohol cube stove, folding saw (didn't need that), etc... Got me hankering for a nice set of touring panniers. Edwin -- 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/d/optout. -- 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/d/optout.
[RBW] Re: Lil' Tour, Sam Style
Edwin: Your hodge-podge of luggage seemed to work out all right. Good on you for not being held back by not knowing what you need. The best lessons are the ones we learn by doing. No doubt you found things you didn't need and others that you'd like to have had. The important things is you know you can go out for a few days enjoy yourself with what you had. If you're thinking of a front rack, look at the Tubus Tara. Tubus makes all sorts of adapters so it may be possible to bolt it on even though your fork doesn't have enough eyelets. The Nitto big front rack that Rivendell sells can also be fitted up with clamps. dougP On Saturday, March 21, 2015 at 11:53:01 AM UTC-7, Edwin W wrote: I took my first little tour with my Sam. Mileage was a little much for my cycling condition in these TN rolling hills, but I had a good time. They wouldn't let me move the parks I wanted to go to closer. Patrick, I tied a large shop sack on my back rack. Here is a little write up: http://www.crazyguyonabike.com/doc/2015MidTN When I returned, my friend was in shock in how wasteful I was with my weight, like leaving on my trail a bike hitch and child seat attachment. What are the wasteful or luxury items you take on a tour despite the weight? My main one was the Grundens poncho: big and relatively heavy, but I enjoyed it on the way home in the rain. Got a lot of tips from this group along the way and used many riv things: Poncho, MUSA shorts and pants, riv cap, Sam Hillborne, little esbit alcohol cube stove, folding saw (didn't need that), etc... Got me hankering for a nice set of touring panniers. Edwin -- 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/d/optout.
[RBW] Re: Lil' Tour, Sam Style
Doug, Thanks for the kind words and advice! I've gotten much of both from this group, which made the trip possible. Edwin -- 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/d/optout.
[RBW] Re: Lil' Tour, Sam Style
Awesome time, Edwin! That Shopsack is handy, aye? I just posted on my own shopping adventure with it in that thread (which may be why you mentioned it in the first place?). Too steep for cows? That's pretty steep! With abandon, Patrick -- 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/d/optout.
[RBW] Re: Lil' Tour, Sam Style
Nice! familiar territory for me, makes me a little homesick to see pictures of those rolling TN hills. I graduated from MTSU and lived in Nashville and middle TN for ~10 years. The only bike camping I did was down the Natchez Trace. Is there a link to the route map that you did on that site? Didn't see anything. Fall Creek Falls was also on my list of hikes I meant to do and never did! On Saturday, March 21, 2015 at 11:53:01 AM UTC-7, Edwin W wrote: I took my first little tour with my Sam. Mileage was a little much for my cycling condition in these TN rolling hills, but I had a good time. They wouldn't let me move the parks I wanted to go to closer. Patrick, I tied a large shop sack on my back rack. Here is a little write up: http://www.crazyguyonabike.com/doc/2015MidTN When I returned, my friend was in shock in how wasteful I was with my weight, like leaving on my trail a bike hitch and child seat attachment. What are the wasteful or luxury items you take on a tour despite the weight? My main one was the Grundens poncho: big and relatively heavy, but I enjoyed it on the way home in the rain. Got a lot of tips from this group along the way and used many riv things: Poncho, MUSA shorts and pants, riv cap, Sam Hillborne, little esbit alcohol cube stove, folding saw (didn't need that), etc... Got me hankering for a nice set of touring panniers. Edwin -- 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/d/optout.
[RBW] Re: Lil' Tour, Sam Style
Edwin, I enjoyed your journal and photographs. Thanks for sharing; your experience has me eager to get in an over night or two this spring. Many thanks. -- 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/d/optout.
