And this may be heresy but you can have your cake and eat it too by joining supported tours. In a few weeks I'll start Sierra 2 the Sea. Rode it a couple of years ago and had a blast.
JimD (Mr. Wimpy) On May 31, 2013, at 3:22 PM, Anne Paulson <anne.paul...@gmail.com> wrote: > Dirty clothes every day? Hard, uncomfortable pad? Giving up the delicious > food I like? *Shakes head utterly baffled*? What's the point of being > uncomfortable and suffering? If I wanted to be uncomfortable, I wouldn't have > bought a Rivendell. > > I think I'd like touring with Kelly. We have the same touring esthetic. > Comfort, good food, hot coffee in the morning. I'm domestic about my touring: > I like to settle into my comfortable home under the trees every night. Not > for me the furtive after-dark sneak to the spot. > > > On Fri, May 31, 2013 at 9:59 AM, Deacon Patrick <lamontg...@mac.com> wrote: > Laundry? Change of clothes? Full sized sleeping pad? Food other than boiled > or grilled? *Shakes head utterly baffled* What's the point of leaving home if > you take it with you? Grin. > > For me, it was a revelation that I could, on the bike, bring a real tent and > my Kelly Kettle and enough clothing that I needn't huddle in the sleeping bag > at on cold evenings -- so we started at opposite sides of the spectrum. Have > a wonderful trip! > > With abandon, > Patrick > > > On Friday, May 31, 2013 9:13:17 AM UTC-6, Kelly wrote: > So the first car just left the driveway on their way to Norfolk. We'll get > out of here about 1pm when I get off work. > > Went for another loaded ride last night.. bike is just so sweet. I had my > wife hide the other camera and lenses so I wouldn't be tempted.. in my mind I > keep thinking "what's another 10 pounds at this point" > > The load is good.. I guess I just don't see how people travel much lighter, > and still cook / not just boil and such. It would be easy to cut say 10lbs > but it's stuff I would miss and that gets used. I"ve been on tours where I > set stuff home via ups because I wasn't using it, but this is the stuff that > gets used daily. > > I could save 2lbs with a smaller thermo rest... nope the comfort is much > better as is. > Save another 2 to 3 lbs with a smaller tent... .naaaa... much to nice on > stormy nights as is with two of us... oh.. off load 1/2 the tent on Dawns > bike! now that would save me 4lbs right there. > Save 2lbs with fewer days of clean clothes and do laundry more often... not > worth it. > Save 4lbs by not taking the large saddle sack... but what a loss for grocery > hauling and picking up things along the way. > Save a 2lbs by not taking coffee and french press.. NOT in this LIFE TIME > Save a couple of pounds riding smaller tires.. really I thought of that.. > sheesh > Drop a pound geting rid of the kickstand > > I think it's time to think about adding camera stuff.. it's only weight and I > have lots of gears. > > Kelly > > On Thursday, May 30, 2013 2:03:17 PM UTC-5, Kelly wrote: > We are headed for a week on the Cowboy Trail. Here is the Bomba after she > was loaded up and test ridden. > > Managed some high speed down hills, dirt, curbs, coffee and assorted > ramblings. She's ready for the ride. > > Here are some photos in front of the House. > > http://www.flickr.com/photos/tksleeper/8893702606/ > http://www.flickr.com/photos/tksleeper/8893054333/ > > The coffee shop -- > http://www.flickr.com/photos/tksleeper/8893701496/ > > So I tried to pack lighter this time around. Though I ended up with lots > more space / room the weight only dropped about 5 lbs. So in the photos is > 70lbs of gear including bag and pannier weight. That's ok I traveled a lot > of miles at 80ish pounds so why fight it. > > > > > On a side note I took the AHH to the Horsey Hundred this last weekend. > Carried about 15 to 20 lbs of camera gear and stuff both days and had a great > time. > > http://www.flickr.com/photos/tksleeper/8892736746/ > > Note the large saddlesack makes a great camera case with the addition of some > foam padding... > > http://www.flickr.com/photos/tksleeper/8603144807/in/set-72157632471917923 > > > Have a great week next week while I'm riding my bike... > > oops another side note..... of the 9 people going with me from St Louis for > this ride, there are four Rivs, all from the St Louis area. Not to mention > but a beautiful Bruce Gordon, 2 LHT, a Giant OCR Tour (my old one), and the > Holdsworth resurrected again as a loaner bike. > > > One more day of work and I'm outa here.. !!! > > Kelly > > > -- > 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?hl=en-US. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. > > > > > > -- > -- Anne Paulson > > My hovercraft is full of eels > > -- > 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?hl=en-US. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. 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