Love the report and the bike! My fortunate chance that I can ride that trail from my front door. Apologies, locally, for the bad signage and way from Point State Park to the First Avenue and Grant Street beginning of the trail, locally known as the Jail Trail. PNC may have even had the entry blocked while they resurface the part around their building on that corner. The new structure to keep riders out of traffic detailed here: http://www.post-gazette.com/news/transportation/2017/04/22/Switchback-Smithfield-Street-Bridge-trail-connection-Point-State-Park/stories/201704210221
A couple favorites from my July trip in the rain: West Newton Lunch at Trailside: <https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-G_pNyMFY900/WVhF1EOjf_I/AAAAAAAAIiU/tiX7vCQ-tSA-2N6Sw8H8DVUbfYf3D4h4wCL4CGAYYCw/s1600/20170701_120923.jpg> Arriving at Connellsville: <https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-SRv1bmJHaIE/WVgwa1d1PhI/AAAAAAAAIhg/2cNHCQlH07wAvx865wxv5V6OQOMvP0fagCL4CGAs/s1600/20170701_141500.jpg> I always stop and buy Gatorade from the bike shop on the trail, just across therein drag in Connersville. She loves to chat with riders and can let you know who's ahead of you. Andy Cheatham Pittsburgh On Sunday, July 23, 2017 at 7:21:13 PM UTC-4, WETH wrote: > > Ride report/ first tour on Cheviot > > After commuting 1500 miles since October on my 60cm Cheviot, I figured it > was past time to undertake a tour with it. My ride report on the credit > card tour is here: > https://lightofferings.wordpress.com/2017/07/23/gap-trail-july-2017/ > > The Cheviot of course lived up to my expectations. Loaded with a large > Saddlesack on the rear and a basket with a Shopsack on the front, it was > steady, quick when needed, and comfortable. My daily commute is 8 miles > each way with stops about every 2 miles for traffic lights. I did need to > tweak handlebar height and angle so I was comfortable for longer distances > without a break. I circumvented the single set of bottle mounts on the > Cheviot by carrying a bottle in the front basket and one in the Saddlesack, > a workable solution. The Shopsack held my clothes and toiletries, and the > Saddlesack housed tools, snacks, extra sandals, raincoat, and 1st aid kit, > with plenty of room to add a tent and sleeping bag for when I camp. I look > forward to more touring on this great bike! > > -- 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 https://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
