Originally Posted by RollCNY

C&O/GAP trip was absolutely amazing. I can see why people do it multiple times. It was nothing like I expected, and absolutely amazing scenery. I will post some pics when the guys send me their collection. It was five days of stepping into a totally different reality.

Riding with loaded panniers is interesting, and I learned the ever valuable lesson of "Don"t use a bike rack when loaded". I had the front wheel of the Lotus in a bike rack, tipped the bike over, and ended up tweaking the front wheel and fork. I then had to ride the next 150 miles with a wild tilt to the front end, but it worked fine.