Joined: Aug 2010
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From: Madison, WI
Bikes: 1961 Ideor, 1966 Perfekt 3 Speed AB Hub, 1994 Bridgestone MB-6, 2006 Airnimal Joey, 2009 Thorn Sherpa, 2013 Thorn Nomad MkII, 2015 VO Pass Hunter, 2017 Lynskey Backroad, 2017 Raleigh Gran Prix, 1980s Bianchi Mixte on a trainer. Others are now gone.
It was my recollection that the C&O had a lot of puddles from rain when I rode it, but I was surprised how solid the ground was under the water, rolled right through without any of that sinking feeling.
One of my buddies, that was the last bike tour he ever did without fenders, his bike is in the first photo. The other two of us had fenders.