Pictures of your loaded rigs?
06-08-17 | 08:46 PM
#4005
Ozark Hillbilly
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From: Show Me State
Bikes: Long Haul Trucker
I always though that the average rock had more smarts than any politician. I usually travel solo, I can understand Rocky much better than the ducks and geese. Rocky loves craft beer and I'm fine with that!
06-12-17 | 09:49 AM
#4007
Newbie
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Nice to see this thread still alive!
Here's a little contribution from my trans Am trip in 2015.
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Here's a little contribution from my trans Am trip in 2015.
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Last edited by mnfl; 06-12-17 at 01:54 PM.
06-21-17 | 09:59 PM
#4008
Share the road.
Joined: Jul 2008
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From: Marysville, CA
Bikes: 1992 Rocky Mountain Fusion, Yuba Mundo, Specialized Venge
Van Dessel WTF repacked for the trip back
06-22-17 | 07:18 AM
#4010
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From: Montreal Canada
I remember bumping into an American guy on one of these here in Montreal a bunch of years ago, noticed the bike right away not just because he had panniers on, but more cuz of the neat looking frame. Has a very nice aesthetic look to it with the frame tubes like that.
He said it was a little noodly loaded, but who knows, could have been his racks, how much he had in his bags.
Unique looking bike thats for sure.
I too have recently am very happy with touring with wider tires, I used 2inch Supremes that would have a similar ride quality to these, although more puncture resistant, so not as nice feeling as these, but worked great on my latest trip.
He said it was a little noodly loaded, but who knows, could have been his racks, how much he had in his bags.
Unique looking bike thats for sure.
I too have recently am very happy with touring with wider tires, I used 2inch Supremes that would have a similar ride quality to these, although more puncture resistant, so not as nice feeling as these, but worked great on my latest trip.
06-23-17 | 06:26 PM
#4013
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From: Vancouver, BC
Bikes: Surly Ogre
Surly Ogre. All stock except tires (replaced many times, now Marathons), new Deore crankset, Brooks Imperial saddle, crappy stem to shorten reach. Surly racks that weight as much as a bike itself.
06-26-17 | 08:55 PM
#4016
Sunshine
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From: Des Moines, IA
Bikes: '18 class built steel roadbike, '19 Fairlight Secan, '88 Schwinn Premis , Black Mountain Cycles Monstercross V4, '89 Novara Trionfo
Confluence AND Cumming Tap stickers?! Cool.
Funny since you enjoy the higher quality of beers in life- the Whistlin Donkey bar in Woodward was having its 6th annual NattyFest over the weekend. Gotta love the mkx of cyclists and townfolk intermixing there.
07-13-17 | 06:31 AM
#4017
No Breaks -- Never Stop
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From: Toronto
Bikes: Trek 520
07-13-17 | 02:14 PM
#4018
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the fellow in question here unfortunately passed away during his trip from a health related problem, but was at least visiting immediate family out east when this happened.
07-17-17 | 09:53 AM
#4020
Word.
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From: Rural New England
Bikes: Surly Disc Trucker, Orbea Oiz XCountry Bike, Specialized Roubaix, Borealis Echo Fat Bike for Winter, many others out in the barn.
At Panamint Springs last Sept ('16). About to head out over Townes Pass and across Death Valley. (From Sebastopol to Grand Canyon via Zion)
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07-18-17 | 11:33 AM
#4022
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From: Spain
I filled the saddle bag to see how it fits on the bike, did not have it on this one before. next tour from hostal to hostal, no tent, no sleeping bag, crossing Spain. Bilbao - Cantabria - Asturias - Leon - Salamanca - Jaen - Denia and back home with the ferry. drinking lots of cold beer every night!
something like this:
https://www.strava.com/routes/9545581
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07-22-17 | 01:21 PM
#4025
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From: St Paul MN
Bikes: Schwinn Collegiate, Schwinn LeTour
On my leg home after my first tour. 3-day from St Paul to Montrose via Excelsior Bay in the Minnetonka area, Victoria, Waconia, Minnetrista, on and on. 1990 Schwinn Le Tour. Since it has 'Tour' in its name.
https://www.dropbox.com/s/0p366fakfy...33.57.jpg?dl=0
https://www.dropbox.com/s/0p366fakfy...33.57.jpg?dl=0