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Forum: Touring
08-12-13, 06:35 AM
Replies: 4
Views: 676
Posted By ShortCircuit

Thanks for the advice, and give me a shout if you...

Thanks for the advice, and give me a shout if you come back this way, We'll grab a watered down Utah beer and talk about bike touring. Oh you should visit Park City in the summer also, the biking...
Forum: Touring
08-11-13, 07:11 AM
Replies: 4
Views: 676
Posted By ShortCircuit

Great video, thanks for sharing. I am planning a...

Great video, thanks for sharing. I am planning a trip to Scotland and Wales for 2014 and this area is a "must go" after looking at your videos.
Looks like you go in June every year...is that the...
Forum: Touring
05-11-13, 06:36 AM
Replies: 22
Views: 2,051
Posted By ShortCircuit

djb They were in just a small bubblepack that...

djb
They were in just a small bubblepack that came via regular mail if that is any help. Good LuckĄ
Forum: Touring
05-10-13, 07:01 AM
Replies: 22
Views: 2,051
Posted By ShortCircuit

DJB I just bought 2 from Amazon.com for $22 and...

DJB I just bought 2 from Amazon.com for $22 and there was no additional shipping charge.
Cheryl
05-08-13, 04:30 PM
Replies: 0
Views: 776
Posted By ShortCircuit

June 8 - 9 Overnighter Bike Tour in Northern Utah - Wasatch Mountains

Posted this in the Touring Forum this AM, but maybe I should post it here too:

The Seventh Annual June Bike Touring Overnighter to RockCliff at Jordanelle State Park will be on June 8 - 9 this...
Forum: Touring
05-08-13, 06:44 AM
Replies: 0
Views: 847
Posted By ShortCircuit

Announcement: Upcoming Overnighter in Northern Utah

The Seventh Annual June Overnighter to RockCliff at Jordanelle State Park iwill be on June 8 - 9 this year. Any local bike tourers or folks interested in starting to bike tour are welcome to join us...
Forum: Touring
02-24-12, 07:59 AM
Replies: 17
Views: 1,594
Posted By ShortCircuit

Utah - Your section between Hanksville and Green...

Utah - Your section between Hanksville and Green River = all gravel roads, zero water, zero anything else along the way either. You will have to take all your food and water with you. The water...
Forum: Touring
06-19-11, 06:17 AM
Replies: 12
Views: 574
Posted By ShortCircuit

Bike up to the tunnel, get off your bike, and...

Bike up to the tunnel, get off your bike, and wait for a pickup truck to come by, or even a motor home. Ask for a ride through. It's easy enough to do, as all traffic comes to a stop because it's...
Forum: Touring
06-17-11, 07:17 AM
Replies: 12
Views: 574
Posted By ShortCircuit

I have bike toured on all of those highways...and...

I have bike toured on all of those highways...and I always see many other bike tourers along the way...all these possible routes are beautiful but sometimes very remote and you will have to be...
Forum: Touring
06-16-11, 01:17 PM
Replies: 1
Views: 1,364
Posted By ShortCircuit

A week? Assuming you will be leaving from SLC?...

A week? Assuming you will be leaving from SLC? When you say East Mirror Lake Hwy do you mean from the Evanston side? Are you thinking of riding OVER the Mirror Lake Hwy from the Kamas side to get to...
Forum: Touring
01-24-11, 07:18 AM
Replies: 17
Views: 2,035
Posted By ShortCircuit

I have toured a number of times in Southern Utah....

I have toured a number of times in Southern Utah. Your proposed loop is a good one, well tested. Only issues in March is that indeed it might be pretty cold in the higher elevations. Leaving Cedar...
Forum: Touring
12-04-10, 07:46 AM
Replies: 6
Views: 1,254
Posted By ShortCircuit

I have done RAGBRAI for 15 years, all with a team...

I have done RAGBRAI for 15 years, all with a team bus. I like it because we are able to carry more than just one duffel bag with us. Especially nice are the coolers for food and beverages; we have a...
Forum: Touring
09-06-10, 05:46 AM
Replies: 2
Views: 560
Posted By ShortCircuit

Yes, and it was no fun! There were four of us,...

Yes, and it was no fun!
There were four of us, credit card touring in Southern France. Late May. Arrived at Cassis mid-day, and no hotel rooms. Continued on to dark, got to Toulon, which is not a...
Forum: Touring
05-26-10, 07:21 AM
Replies: 2
Views: 383
Posted By ShortCircuit

Hey, look who'se here! Hi Rob. So I've been...

Hey, look who'se here! Hi Rob.
So I've been checking out the 'new' route in SE Utah...much more remote but doable. We'll have to travel with extra food and water somedays but we won't have Boulder...
Forum: Touring
04-01-10, 08:04 AM
Replies: 11
Views: 1,021
Posted By ShortCircuit

That was realy nice. I see a lot of hard work...

That was realy nice. I see a lot of hard work went into making it. Great job.
You have just verified for me though, why I don't bite off big mileage goals each day, that biking at night did not seem...
Forum: Touring
05-08-09, 07:21 AM
Replies: 0
Views: 304
Posted By ShortCircuit

Utah bike tourers: Weekend gathering in June 2009

A loosely knit group of local bike touring enthusiasts in Northern Utah have been organizing bike-touring weekend get-togethers for the last couple years. We load up our bikes and travel from our...
Forum: Touring
03-17-09, 05:45 AM
Replies: 5
Views: 635
Posted By ShortCircuit

I just got back from a Tasmania tour where I used...

I just got back from a Tasmania tour where I used those bags and they are WONDERFUL!
Actually, the vacuum bags I used did NOT have to have a vacuum cleaner to suck the air out.

I had a couple...
Forum: Touring
01-23-09, 07:25 AM
Replies: 12
Views: 915
Posted By ShortCircuit

I appreciate the advice. I researched this quite...

I appreciate the advice. I researched this quite thoroughly before booking my flight, and talked to them directly with my questions about this. In my case, the flight is leaving from Tullaarine, so...
Forum: Touring
01-22-09, 06:37 AM
Replies: 12
Views: 915
Posted By ShortCircuit

Right...that's pretty much what I did...my United...

Right...that's pretty much what I did...my United FF miles got me to Melbourne. Then it was only $100US for the Jetstar RT flight from Melbourne to Hobart. That beats the price (and time) of taking...
Forum: Touring
01-21-09, 07:24 AM
Replies: 12
Views: 915
Posted By ShortCircuit

Will do! Sorry to have missed crossing paths...

Will do! Sorry to have missed crossing paths with you over there. I've been enjoying reading of your adventures
Cheryl
Forum: Touring
01-21-09, 07:19 AM
Replies: 12
Views: 915
Posted By ShortCircuit

Yes, indeed their map came at the right moment! ...

Yes, indeed their map came at the right moment!

I was able to use the last of my frequent flyer miles on this trip, so it wasn't expensive this time. I think the standard round trip from the...
Forum: Touring
01-20-09, 07:41 AM
Replies: 12
Views: 915
Posted By ShortCircuit

Thanks, this comes just in time. I leave a week...

Thanks, this comes just in time. I leave a week from today for my 6-week cycle tour of TAS
Cheryl
Forum: Touring
01-10-09, 07:51 AM
Replies: 1
Views: 444
Posted By ShortCircuit

Thanks for the trip report. I'm sucking up all...

Thanks for the trip report. I'm sucking up all the good info on TAS for my 6-week bike/bushwalk tour there (which begins in 17 days 8 hours and 10 minutes, but who's counting :-)
Cheryl
Forum: Touring
11-03-08, 08:08 AM
Replies: 34
Views: 2,948
Posted By ShortCircuit

Did you do an out-and-back, circle, or one-way...

Did you do an out-and-back, circle, or one-way route on this trip?
Avoid the freeway? Camp or motels?
I'm looking to do another Southern Utah tour for beginning bike tourers in Utah. This last fall...
Forum: Touring
06-02-08, 06:44 AM
Replies: 7
Views: 662
Posted By ShortCircuit

I have been using a "rat sack" for a few years...

I have been using a "rat sack" for a few years now and sleep soundly at night knowing I will have food and intact panniers in the morning. It's a wire mesh bag with a big velcro closure; it comes in...
Forum: Touring
10-13-07, 05:23 AM
Replies: 10
Views: 2,095
Posted By ShortCircuit

It's a beaut! You'll love it. I've had my...

It's a beaut! You'll love it. I've had my Americano for 3 years now and have taken it twice to New Zealand, to Ireland and to Italy, as well as tours here in the USA. I've found that while it's...
Forum: Touring
06-16-07, 07:10 AM
Replies: 7
Views: 1,268
Posted By ShortCircuit

I also love being able to transport my CoMotion...

I also love being able to transport my CoMotion in a suitcase because of the S&S couplers. It has helped me avoid all the hassles of travelling with a bike box that my friends experience: like nob...
Forum: Touring
06-05-07, 06:11 AM
Replies: 6
Views: 9,831
Posted By ShortCircuit

When I went into a LBS in Ireland to get a new...

When I went into a LBS in Ireland to get a new tire, the guy there talked in psi language. Even though they may use 'bars', I think 'psi' is kind of universal?
Cheryl
Forum: Touring
05-01-07, 07:04 AM
Replies: 11
Views: 1,041
Posted By ShortCircuit

I've had the waterproof front panniers for...

I've had the waterproof front panniers for several years. I have taken them to Italy, Ireland and New Zealand on extended tours and they do just fine.
Cheryl
Forum: Touring
04-06-07, 07:24 AM
Replies: 15
Views: 702
Posted By ShortCircuit

The hostel system is fantastic in Ireland,...

The hostel system is fantastic in Ireland, especially for bike tourers with tents. The reason being, a lot of the hostels book up in advance for the inside rooms, but many of them allow camping in...
Forum: Touring
04-02-07, 05:50 AM
Replies: 25
Views: 1,321
Posted By ShortCircuit

Great photo jounal, Jur I enjoyed it very much....

Great photo jounal, Jur
I enjoyed it very much.
I am hoping that Tasmania can be my next long bicycle touring adventure...hoping for 2008 or 09. Having just viewed your pics, maybe I'll have to...
Forum: Touring
03-27-07, 07:14 AM
Replies: 7
Views: 551
Posted By ShortCircuit

Dave, I spent 6 weeks bicycling Ireland last...

Dave,

I spent 6 weeks bicycling Ireland last summer, one of my best self-supported tours of all time. The Irish are wonderful folks. Although the roads are narrow and winding, there are NO...
Forum: Touring
10-31-06, 08:16 AM
Replies: 15
Views: 809
Posted By ShortCircuit

I'm starting 2007 by spending February on the...

I'm starting 2007 by spending February on the North Island of New Zealand...my second tour to NZ. We gave it 2 months a couple years ago, thinking that would be a good length of time to see the...
Forum: Touring
10-25-06, 06:08 AM
Replies: 11
Views: 1,039
Posted By ShortCircuit

When I traveled in Ireland this summer, I stayed...

When I traveled in Ireland this summer, I stayed with two WarmShowers hosts. Wish there were more, these experiences were wonderful. So far, nobody's called to have me host them, but I'm waiting!...
10-07-06, 07:33 AM
Replies: 11
Views: 644
Posted By ShortCircuit

OK, I bit. Just sent in my bio.... ...

OK,
I bit. Just sent in my bio....
ShortCircuit
10-06-06, 07:13 AM
Replies: 44
Views: 1,235
Posted By ShortCircuit

I went to my 20th, hated it, vowed to never go to...

I went to my 20th, hated it, vowed to never go to another one again.

Then I was reading my Adventure Cycling magazine, they were talking about bicycling back home to your reuinion, and it put a...
Forum: Touring
09-25-06, 07:47 AM
Replies: 17
Views: 804
Posted By ShortCircuit

I just got home last week from 6 weeks of...

I just got home last week from 6 weeks of independent touring in Ireland. In and out of Shannon, and we tried to circle the island clockwise. Ran out of time but did get quite a bit of it in.

We...
05-17-06, 10:45 PM
Replies: 14
Views: 517
Posted By ShortCircuit

I just got back from the one in Salt Lake City. ...

I just got back from the one in Salt Lake City.
We had about 50 people as well, but no police or fire or anything like that for support.
It felt good to ride in a line like that in silence...only...
05-11-06, 02:16 PM
Replies: 1,914
Views: 510,217
Posted By ShortCircuit

56

Please tell us your age.
56

1. What type of bikes do 50+ folks ride?
Road: Cannondale Comfort Road R800
Touring: Co-Motion Custom Americano with S&S Couplers
Folding: Dahon
Mountain: ...
05-11-06, 02:01 PM
Replies: 562
Views: 100,912
Posted By ShortCircuit

Haven't seen mine, but there's a lot to see: ...

Haven't seen mine, but there's a lot to see:

Co-Motion Americano

What a great touring bike!
Forum: Introductions
05-11-06, 01:44 PM
Replies: 0
Views: 195
Posted By ShortCircuit

Saying hi from Park City, UT

Hi all,

Spring is finally slowly coming to the mountains of Utah, biking is great.

Me, I have followed the same path as so many -- rode a lot 30-40 years ago then let life get in the way.
For...
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