Good Morning,
Originally Posted by
Doug64
Can you borrow a set of larger rear panniers from your your tour leader to try out? It sounds like a great opportunity, and it seems like you've thought things through really well.
That's an excellent idea! He has a set of Ortliebs of some sort. I don't know how large they are. But I can use them to take some on-bike measurements and compare them to what I want to mount. I hope to have his Ortliebs tonight.
I wouldn't get too hung up on the exact definitions of purity here. Sometimes having a SAG vehicle can be nice... and the bigger metric for me was whether folks had a good time and whether I piqued some curiosity from some others on what it might mean to do a more extended tour.
Agreed. Fast, slow or broke, I tend to strive for self-sufficiency. Sometimes I lose sight of the fact that not everyone rides that way. As you said, his goal is to pique interest. Heck, my own wife may drive SAG someday since it's the best way to get her to a campsite with us if she so desires. So I cannot dismiss the idea. I had included my "purity" comment as a bit of a disclaimer in case this group has a purist bias. However, I'm discovering that this section is a very diverse, accepting and supportive bunch. It's a nice change from the "this way only" mindset of other forums.
Scott