[RBW] Re: Mackinaw Island -

2013-08-30 Thread Marc Irwin
I'm not too surprised at the lack of CF on the trip.  Western Michigan is a 
huge tourist area, a lot of cyclotourists and other vacationers are around 
in the summer and most of the destinations will be populated with touring 
or hybrid/trail bikes.  I can assure you, if you stayed in one place a few 
days or looked for the local clubs you would find herds of spandex hamsters 
rocketing around the countryside on their weekly rides.

Marc

On Wednesday, August 28, 2013 12:47:33 PM UTC-4, Kelly wrote:
>
> Marc
>
> Actually,  any myself included ferry their bikes across to visit and 
> explore the island.  I mentioned the carbon fibre as reference, as in the 
> past I had mine and viewed several more.   After thinking about it though I 
> noticed a lack of carbon fibre sittings along the entire two week period.   
> Unusual compared to other trips.
>
> No statement being made just an observation.  Saw lots of bikes and people 
> however.  
>
> Kelly
>
>

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[RBW] Re: Mackinaw Island -

2013-08-29 Thread Frank Brose
We were there for three days last summer. Never locked our bikes. Great 
place to visit. Not the cheapest place we've been but it sure was fun.

On Thursday, August 29, 2013 10:45:13 AM UTC-5, Kelly wrote:

> Perry  
>
> I don't have any knowledge of theft incidents.  we didn't bother locking 
> our bikes. :)
>
>
>
> On Thursday, August 29, 2013 9:13:14 AM UTC-5, bobish wrote: 
>>
>> Kelly, really enjoyed these pics. That's a place I'd love to visit. I 
>> noticed very few bikes locked (or even carrying locks) so I imagine bike 
>> theft is not a major problem there? 
>>
>> • Perry
>
>

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[RBW] Re: Mackinaw Island -

2013-08-29 Thread Kelly
Perry 

I don't have any knowledge of theft incidents.  we didn't bother locking 
our bikes. :)



On Thursday, August 29, 2013 9:13:14 AM UTC-5, bobish wrote:
>
> Kelly, really enjoyed these pics. That's a place I'd love to visit. I 
> noticed very few bikes locked (or even carrying locks) so I imagine bike 
> theft is not a major problem there? 
>
> • Perry

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[RBW] Re: Mackinaw Island -

2013-08-28 Thread Michael

>
> Looks like a fun place to live if you like bikes.
>
 
T-t-too c-c-c-old for me in winter... 

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[RBW] Re: Mackinaw Island -

2013-08-28 Thread Kelly
Marc

Actually,  any myself included ferry their bikes across to visit and explore 
the island.  I mentioned the carbon fibre as reference, as in the past I had 
mine and viewed several more.   After thinking about it though I noticed a lack 
of carbon fibre sittings along the entire two week period.   Unusual compared 
to other trips.

No statement being made just an observation.  Saw lots of bikes and people 
however.  

Kelly

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[RBW] Re: Mackinaw Island -

2013-08-28 Thread Marc Irwin
The bikes on Mackinac Island are transportation bikes.  CF bikes would be 
kinda useless since they are made for racing.  The five mile loop might be 
a good place for a race but I haven't heard of one.

Marc

On Tuesday, August 27, 2013 2:09:21 PM UTC-4, Kelly wrote:
>
> Well I'm home and grateful for another great tour.   I'm still attempting 
> to figure out what to do with photos but that will happen in time. 
>
> One thing I found interesting was Mackinaw Island and the bicycles there 
> as well as the people riding them.   I didn't get to do a complete expose 
> on it but I did ride through town shooting photos of different bikes and 
> people on them as I rode.  
> One thing that stood out was the lack of carbon fibre bikes... though I'm 
> sure that is or would be different on weekends or other times of the year 
> maybe.. Have no idea just that on this trip we saw very few there and come 
> to think of it, very few throughout the trip. 
>
> Here is the set... 
>
> http://www.flickr.com/photos/tksleeper/sets/72157635248024906/
>
> Later
>
> Kelly
>

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[RBW] Re: Mackinaw Island -

2013-08-27 Thread Kelly
Patrick 

We camped I'm state parks almost every night.  We also had a full day to ride 
nothing but Mackinaw Island.   

We detoured a but along the way as well ending up with 645 miles over two week 
or 11 days of actual riding.  

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[RBW] Re: Mackinaw Island -

2013-08-27 Thread Kelly
I never saw the streets clear... :)

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[RBW] Re: Mackinaw Island -

2013-08-27 Thread Anne
Nice trip! Great place to get away from things. It's a great place to visit 
and do some riding too. Would Bar Harbor in Maine be similar on the bridal 
trails?

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[RBW] Re: Mackinaw Island -

2013-08-27 Thread eflayer
Did you notice that when the streets were clean of horse droppings, fudge 
was available at sales prices in the fudge shops? :)
On Tuesday, August 27, 2013 11:09:21 AM UTC-7, Kelly wrote:
>
> Well I'm home and grateful for another great tour.   I'm still attempting 
> to figure out what to do with photos but that will happen in time. 
>
> One thing I found interesting was Mackinaw Island and the bicycles there 
> as well as the people riding them.   I didn't get to do a complete expose 
> on it but I did ride through town shooting photos of different bikes and 
> people on them as I rode.  
> One thing that stood out was the lack of carbon fibre bikes... though I'm 
> sure that is or would be different on weekends or other times of the year 
> maybe.. Have no idea just that on this trip we saw very few there and come 
> to think of it, very few throughout the trip. 
>
> Here is the set... 
>
> http://www.flickr.com/photos/tksleeper/sets/72157635248024906/
>
> Later
>
> Kelly
>

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[RBW] Re: Mackinaw Island -

2013-08-27 Thread Deacon Patrick
Beautiful! Did you get out to any of the park areas?

With abandon,
Patrick

On Tuesday, August 27, 2013 12:09:21 PM UTC-6, Kelly wrote:
>
> Well I'm home and grateful for another great tour.   I'm still attempting 
> to figure out what to do with photos but that will happen in time. 
>
> One thing I found interesting was Mackinaw Island and the bicycles there 
> as well as the people riding them.   I didn't get to do a complete expose 
> on it but I did ride through town shooting photos of different bikes and 
> people on them as I rode.  
> One thing that stood out was the lack of carbon fibre bikes... though I'm 
> sure that is or would be different on weekends or other times of the year 
> maybe.. Have no idea just that on this trip we saw very few there and come 
> to think of it, very few throughout the trip. 
>
> Here is the set... 
>
> http://www.flickr.com/photos/tksleeper/sets/72157635248024906/
>
> Later
>
> Kelly
>

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