Impressions from a newbie
09-05-04, 11:30 AM
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Impressions from a newbie
Hey all,
I've been reading posts for a while and recently got enough time to go for and overnighter. I decided to do it up right and mix in a bit of everything. I started on pavement and switched to dirt road to jeep road and even some real singletrack. For any western Carolinians, I started in Haywood Co and camped at Buckhorn Gap Shelter (Pisgah NF). I am quite pleased in what I found...
-My tires were Avocet Cross 26x1.25. They did everything great. Smooth and pavement and I was very impressed with the performance on singletrack, as they stuck to everything from mud bogs to rocks.
-I was pleased that the suspension fork did not bob on the road. Maybe this was because all the weight was on the rear wheel. If you want to turn a mt bike into a touring bike, then by all means switch it out, but if you are going to use it until you can buy a touring bike, then it won't hurt that much.
-Although I packed very lightweight, forgetting a spoon was a complete accident and made dinner more of an adventure than it should have been.
-I will never add more spice to a couscous concoction that I realy don't know its current contents.
-A good book is a good idea to pack.
-This if fun and I need to find more time to do more of it (especialy the offroad part).
Thanks for all the advice from this forum,
scott
I've been reading posts for a while and recently got enough time to go for and overnighter. I decided to do it up right and mix in a bit of everything. I started on pavement and switched to dirt road to jeep road and even some real singletrack. For any western Carolinians, I started in Haywood Co and camped at Buckhorn Gap Shelter (Pisgah NF). I am quite pleased in what I found...
-My tires were Avocet Cross 26x1.25. They did everything great. Smooth and pavement and I was very impressed with the performance on singletrack, as they stuck to everything from mud bogs to rocks.
-I was pleased that the suspension fork did not bob on the road. Maybe this was because all the weight was on the rear wheel. If you want to turn a mt bike into a touring bike, then by all means switch it out, but if you are going to use it until you can buy a touring bike, then it won't hurt that much.
-Although I packed very lightweight, forgetting a spoon was a complete accident and made dinner more of an adventure than it should have been.
-I will never add more spice to a couscous concoction that I realy don't know its current contents.
-A good book is a good idea to pack.
-This if fun and I need to find more time to do more of it (especialy the offroad part).
Thanks for all the advice from this forum,
scott
09-06-04, 01:10 PM
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Hey Scott, I have the avocet cross on my back country touring bike also, they have been on there since 1996 and still going strong, one great tyre.
09-07-04, 04:08 AM
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Originally Posted by photojtn
Hey Scott, I have the avocet cross on my back country touring bike also, they have been on there since 1996 and still going strong, one great tyre.
Same set of tyres for 8 years? What is the mileage?
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09-07-04, 03:09 PM
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Gosh, around 2700 miles on the back rodes bike, I do alot more hard surface touring then off road, believe it or not, I have not had to remove the tires in 8 years.....NO FLATS. I'll hace to figure out how to send you some pics, haven't done that yet on here.
