Front loaded touring
03-28-17 | 04:02 PM
#76
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Google "custom tent poles"
Many suppliers:https://www.google.com/search?q=cust...m+tent+poles&*
Many suppliers:https://www.google.com/search?q=cust...m+tent+poles&*
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Stuart Black
Dreamin' of Bemidji Down the Mississippi (in part)
Plan Epsilon Around Lake Michigan in the era of Covid
Gold Fever Three days of dirt in Colorado
Pokin' around the Poconos A cold ride around Lake Erie
Dinosaurs in Colorado A mountain bike guide to the Purgatory Canyon dinosaur trackway
Solo Without Pie. The search for pie in the Midwest.
Picking the Scablands. Washington and Oregon, 2005. Pie and spiders on the Columbia River!
03-28-17 | 04:04 PM
#77
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03-28-17 | 05:41 PM
#78
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Bikes: Surly LHT, Trek 2100, Trek 7000 (1995 or so) Trek 7000
03-28-17 | 06:35 PM
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I agree. Quite a few years ago I spent a week credit-card touring, including a lot of climbing and descending, with only front panniers. They're nice. Bikes are generally rear-heavy with just your body on them, so front-only panniers tend to improve balance a bit.
