There is noi support car. We carry everything we need in a carradice saddlebag and a handlebar bag. For a detailed packing list see: http://www.geocities.com/choonpiaw/alps2005
We don't camp (or make reservations except the last couple of days). In europe this style of touring is feasible because everything is so close so you can always ride out to the next hotel. Richard Mylarik calls this style of touring "jobsting". It is fully detailed in Gary Erickson's "Raising the bar" (search my blog for the review of that book) On 10/14/08, Doug Peterson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Piaw: > > Great post & photos. Especially enjoy the food shots - cyclists seem > pre-occupied with this, can't imagine why. > > Question: In the photos, none of you appear to have much luggage on the > bikes. And with only 3, a support car doesn't seem practical. How did you > do it? Did you simply pare down to minimal street clothing & one set of > biking clothes? Travel light & move quickly? I'm interested as to how > light one can travel & still be comfortable. > > I just got back from a month in Croatia & Monetenegro, and froze my butt off > a few times because I chose to travel with too little clothing. But I could > not have gotten what I needed into even a very large saddle bag. > > Thanks in advance for your input on this question. > > Doug Peterson > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Piaw Na(???) > Sent: Tuesday, September 30, 2008 12:46 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: {BL} Tour Across France trip report > > > http://piaw.blogspot.com/2008/09/tour-across-france-2008.html > > -- > Piaw Na > http://piaw.blogspot.com > > > > > > > > -- Sent from Gmail for mobile | mobile.google.com Piaw Na http://piaw.blogspot.com --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Bicycle Lifestyle" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/bicyclelifestyle?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
