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Forum: Touring
06-29-13, 08:54 PM
Replies: 22
Views: 1,922
Posted By aprilstarchild

Adventurepdx's girlfriend here. The one the...

Adventurepdx's girlfriend here. The one the mosquitoes will follow for several miles in order to feast upon. They will fly past my boyfriend to eat me instead. I dunno if I just taste better or what....
Forum: Touring
02-17-12, 12:27 AM
Replies: 28
Views: 2,484
Posted By aprilstarchild

I really don't understand how it would limit your...

I really don't understand how it would limit your spontaneity to have a couple of panniers.

And I agree with a few other people here--in my experience, people are way more likely to offer you...
Forum: Touring
01-08-12, 11:51 PM
Replies: 60
Views: 3,837
Posted By aprilstarchild

I carried a U-lock on my 3,800 mile tour--the...

I carried a U-lock on my 3,800 mile tour--the same one I use at home, a big honking Kryptonite. And it wasn't like I was riding a super-nice bike, but I didn't want to be stranded in, say, rural...
Forum: Touring
12-30-11, 08:08 PM
Replies: 21
Views: 1,226
Posted By aprilstarchild

I have ADHD and I take Adderall while touring....

I have ADHD and I take Adderall while touring. For those of you who don't have ADHD: It doesn't work on me the same way amphetamines work on you. I don't suddenly have this burst of energy or...
Forum: Touring
12-21-11, 12:58 AM
Replies: 4,817
Views: 2,611,240
Posted By aprilstarchild

My Novara

So, I have to use a link: http://www.flickr.com/photos/urbanadventureleaguepdx/5940556671/in/faves-7309141@N04/ because it's my boyfriend's picture and flickr won't let me post it.

My boyfriend...
Forum: Touring
12-08-11, 07:10 PM
Replies: 17
Views: 4,040
Posted By aprilstarchild

First of all, OMG! Iceland! I lived in the USA...

First of all, OMG! Iceland! I lived in the USA military base in Keflavik from 1989 to 1991. I was twelve when we left. Visiting Iceland again is on my "things to do before I die" list. Haven't...
Forum: Touring
12-08-11, 06:56 PM
Replies: 31
Views: 3,698
Posted By aprilstarchild

I admit, I carry the same U-lock touring that I...

I admit, I carry the same U-lock touring that I carry at home. My boyfriend does too, in addition to a beefy cable. Most nights we "hobbled" the bicycles--we U-locked the front wheel to the frame,...
Forum: Touring
05-07-11, 12:13 AM
Replies: 68
Views: 3,740
Posted By aprilstarchild

YIKES! Good to know!

YIKES! Good to know!
Forum: Touring
05-06-11, 07:21 PM
Replies: 68
Views: 3,740
Posted By aprilstarchild

The perfect wardrobe of clothes that's comfy on...

The perfect wardrobe of clothes that's comfy on the bike, looks good off the bike (jerseys and padded shorts are comfy but god are they ugly), all matches, doesn't take up much space/weight, and...
Forum: Touring
05-03-11, 07:24 PM
Replies: 27
Views: 2,913
Posted By aprilstarchild

My boyfriend and I tour with a U-lock for each of...

My boyfriend and I tour with a U-lock for each of us and a cable. When we camp we loop the cable around something (picnic table leg? tree?) and then between that and our U-locks, our bikes would be...
Forum: Touring
05-03-11, 07:03 PM
Replies: 75
Views: 8,822
Posted By aprilstarchild

Niles H., as a former pet-rat owner, I would...

Niles H., as a former pet-rat owner, I would never take one on tour.

They're tiny, and the bouncing of a bike or trailer over road surfaces would throw them around and make them pretty unhappy. ...
Forum: Touring
04-24-11, 01:22 PM
Replies: 52
Views: 7,142
Posted By aprilstarchild

My boyfriend and I are vegetarians (and I'm...

My boyfriend and I are vegetarians (and I'm vegan, just to make things nice and complicated, ha ha), and he's not as into pasta as I am....so when we find a well-stocked grocery store, we buy...
Forum: Touring
04-24-11, 01:12 PM
Replies: 53
Views: 12,054
Posted By aprilstarchild

I'm a bit with Newspaperguy, except that I'll be...

I'm a bit with Newspaperguy, except that I'll be typing instead of writing! When I know that I plan to tell other people about it later, I notice more stuff. And then by the time I'm done riding I...
Forum: Touring
03-14-11, 09:12 AM
Replies: 11
Views: 9,552
Posted By aprilstarchild

Pyze-guy, thanks for the photos! The first...

Pyze-guy, thanks for the photos!

The first time I saw dirt drops was on a woman's bike parked in front of where I go to yoga. She was arriving as I was leaving, and I just about went nuts over...
Forum: Touring
03-14-11, 09:01 AM
Replies: 11
Views: 9,552
Posted By aprilstarchild

The Nittos just always looked huge to me. Long...

The Nittos just always looked huge to me. Long reach, deep drop. I'm fairly short with the arms to go with that. I used to have old-fashioned randonneuring bars, and even on a tall stem I almost...
Forum: Touring
03-13-11, 10:19 PM
Replies: 11
Views: 9,552
Posted By aprilstarchild

Salsa Woodchippers? FSA Compacts? Help!

So I'm trying to figure out a handlebar setup that I won't hate on tour. Last summer I did a bunch of touring on Mustache bars, and while I love them around town, they're really not that great on...
Forum: Touring
01-09-11, 06:15 PM
Replies: 75
Views: 5,340
Posted By aprilstarchild

I'd been commuting/riding socially/meeting people...

I'd been commuting/riding socially/meeting people in the bike scene in Portland OR, when I heard about bike touring. I wasn't sure if I wanted to do it...I'd done a longer (long to me at the time,...
Forum: Touring
01-09-11, 02:10 PM
Replies: 16
Views: 10,168
Posted By aprilstarchild

shoulder pain vs handlebars

I currently have mustache bars, with the brakes at the ends, on the bike I use for all my riding, including touring. I love (love!) the mustache bars around town, but on tour....not so much.

I...
Forum: Touring
08-13-10, 05:07 PM
Replies: 4,817
Views: 2,611,240
Posted By aprilstarchild

I actually don't know if I'll be able to move the...

I actually don't know if I'll be able to move the rack to a newer bike. It's an awesome rack, I bought it last summer, totally touring grade. The problem is that the Miyata had 6mm holes in the...
Forum: Touring
08-12-10, 07:08 PM
Replies: 4,817
Views: 2,611,240
Posted By aprilstarchild

http://www.flickr.com/photos/7309141@N04/484204239...

http://www.flickr.com/photos/7309141@N04/4842042393/in/set-72157624612919480/
This was for my first "real" tour, nine days in the Olympic Peninsula with my boyfriend! He's been bike-touring a few...
03-28-08, 04:12 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 801
Posted By aprilstarchild

Oh man, my old bike (the three-speed) is really...

Oh man, my old bike (the three-speed) is really heavy. It's a '61 lady's Raleigh--lots of steel everything, including fenders.

If I *really* wanted to make bystanders laugh, I could leave the...
03-28-08, 02:06 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 801
Posted By aprilstarchild

Total Newbie!!

I've never even seen a cyclocross race in person, but recently I met someone who races cyclocross, and was fascinated, and since then I've looked at many youtube videos and read a few websites, and...
Forum: Introductions
03-18-08, 04:29 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 250
Posted By aprilstarchild

I do know about the women's forum! I haven't had...

I do know about the women's forum! I haven't had a chance to look around the site much yet--that whole "work/school/social life" thing.

When I get around to putting fresh batteries into my...
Forum: Introductions
03-18-08, 02:30 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 250
Posted By aprilstarchild

Hello from Portland

Hello everyone, my name is April and I live in Portland, Oregon. Matter of fact, I live with one of the moderators, which is how I heard of this site.

I've ridden bikes off and on my whole life...
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