I remember riding tree-lined rail trails late at night while in grad school in Western Mass. I couldn't get the headless horseman out of my mind.
Wonderful photos! Esteban San Diego, Calif. On Jun 21, 10:39 pm, Michael_S <mikeybi...@rocketmail.com> wrote: > yes, very nice bike and excellent ride! I 'm so jealous of you > northerners and your big rivers and green lined trail. All I see now > is dead grass and dry arroyos. > > ~Mike~ > SoCal > > On Jun 21, 9:38 pm, cyclotourist <cyclotour...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > > An excellent outing and observations! Those Pari Motos are establishing a > > real solid reputation! > > > On Mon, Jun 21, 2010 at 9:24 PM, Ted Durant <teddur...@sbcglobal.net> wrote: > > > An item on my bucket list for a while has been to ride from here > > > (Milwaukee) to my alma mater, Carleton College, in Northfield, MN. It's > > > just > > > shy of 600k, and it can involve any mix you'd like of gravel and pavement. > > > It took me a while to assemble the equipment and the courage, but I > > > finally > > > did it. A week and a half earlier I had done a 9 hour 200k and felt pretty > > > good about it. So, I mounted my new front wheel from Peter White, plus a > > > set > > > of tan Pari Motos from Sean at Rawland Cycles (located, not > > > coincidentally, > > > in Northfield, MN). A couple of commutes confirmed that the Pari Motos > > > deserve their reputation. They feel lots faster than the Fatty Rumpkins > > > they > > > replaced. Mostly I've been riding Maxy Fastys, but I wanted more volume > > > for > > > this trip. > > > > It was a memorable experience. I was able to complete the ride in 28h 30m. > > > I'm working on a full report with pictures, but I need to figure out the > > > best way to put them on the web. It was a long ride. It's a long report. > > > If > > > you want to see just the pictures, they're at > > >http://gallery.me.com/teddurant#100040 > > > > Main take-aways for this group are: > > > Pari Motos are da bomb. Close to half of the 600k was on gravel/crushed > > > limestone, and they flew over it, had no flats, and show no sign of wear. > > > The Travelo, a Bleriot Protovelo, is a fabulous bike for this sort of > > > thing. > > > Vaseline is your friend. Don't spare it. > > > Tevas are good, but I'm not sure they're a good idea for that much > > > distance. > > > Home-made fruit&nut bars with a bit of candied ginger (and chocolate, of > > > course) seem to work really well for me. > > > Riding on a tree-lined rail-trail at night is creepy and boring and not > > > really much fun. > > > The Hardees on the UM-Winona campus is open 24 hours and has very > > > interesting people in it at 2am. > > > > Happy riding! > > > > Ted Durant > > > Milwaukee, WI, USA > > > > -- > > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > > > "RBW Owners Bunch" group. > > > To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bu...@googlegroups.com. > > > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > > > rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com<rbw-owners-bunch%2Bunsubscrib > > > �...@googlegroups.com> > > > . > > > For more options, visit this group at > > >http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en. > > > -- > > Cheers, > > David > > Redlands, CA > > > "Bicycling is a big part of the future. It has to be. There is something > > wrong with a society that drives a car to workout in a gym." ~Bill Nye, > > scientist guy- Hide quoted text - > > > - Show quoted text - -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bu...@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en.
