[RBW] Re: Tour 2011

2011-08-13 Thread Mike
He liked the Hunter well enough. He's friends with Rick (the builder) and got a good deal on the bike. The squishy fork wasn't really needed and he felt like the 26 wheels slowed him down on descents. Obviously we didn't maximize the carrying capacity of either of our bikes but I guess it was nice

[RBW] Re: Tour 2011

2011-08-12 Thread stevef
Jealous! I really miss riding in the Northwest--used to go out there every summer to visit family and ride, but they moved. I'd probably have to trim your route to 60 or so miles per day and take a little longer to enjoy it but man, sure the NW sure is pretty... Steve -- You received this

[RBW] Re: Tour 2011

2011-08-12 Thread Michael_S
Just finished looking at your trip photos... there were some beautiful sections and some scary. dry desolate sections. Some day I'm going to get up there and do some tours. Maybe next summer. That long Hunter looked like a bus, how did your friend like the bike after the ride was over?

[RBW] Re: Tour 2011

2011-08-11 Thread Mike
Heading out from Packwood and up to Cayuse Pass the traffic wasn't too bad. The road doesn't have much of a shoulder but everyone gave us a wide berth. Riding out of White River Campground there seemed to be more traffic. We had a close call with a truck and trailer that buzzed us but other than

[RBW] Re: Tour 2011

2011-08-11 Thread Esteban
Thanks for posting this. What a great trip - looks like some excellent dirt sections. The sunrise ride sounded the best. Esteban San Diego, Calif. On Aug 11, 6:23 am, Mike mjawn...@gmail.com wrote: Heading out from Packwood and up to Cayuse Pass the traffic wasn't too bad. The road doesn't

[RBW] Re: Tour 2011

2011-08-11 Thread Rick
That looks fantastic. Was just out that way about a month ago, but was unable to translate our trip into bike time. Nice outing. On Aug 11, 11:19 am, Esteban proto...@gmail.com wrote: Thanks for posting this.  What a great trip - looks like some excellent dirt sections.  The sunrise ride