[RBW] Re: Unicycle Touring... (Rivendell News 7/29/2010)

2010-07-31 Thread Beth H
Up here in Portland, we have regular appearances by unicyclists at local brevets, and ten or more show up to race in a Unicycle category at Cross Crusade every fall. Still, I don't see them very often out in traffic. Beth -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google

[RBW] Re: Unicycle Touring... (Rivendell News 7/29/2010)

2010-07-31 Thread Eduardo Rosas
Guys that tour on uni's don't usually carry their own luggage. Not saying some don't but 2 good friends have toured the Swiss Alps, Tasmania, Africa, India, 1 of them is actually in Mongolia now with a touring group and they haven't carried anything but maybe a camelback. these guys ride 36in

[RBW] Re: Unicycle Touring... (Rivendell News 7/29/2010)

2010-07-30 Thread cm
About 10 Readers back Grant mentioned a special run of lugged Rivendell unicycles. They were going to be made by Toyo and possibly have 650b wheels. Maybe this was a joke? I would love to have one. While I dont think unicycling is great transport, it is fun. It is a totally different feeling than

[RBW] Re: Unicycle Touring... (Rivendell News 7/29/2010)

2010-07-30 Thread doug peterson
Depending on the type of tour, my Atlantis usually gets loaded up with 20 to 35 lbs of stuff. Last summer I met a college age young man on a ferry from Victoria, BC, to Port Angeles who was starting a tour with a giant messenger bag that he said weighed 31 lbs, and by the size of it I didn't