If you have decided on the trailer there is one for $125 in Northern Utah http://saltlakecity.craigslist.org/bik/1319050454.html
On Aug 11, 11:44 pm, JL <subfas...@gmail.com> wrote: > Thank you all for the excellent tips! > > On Aug 11, 1:46 pm, Ray Shine <r.sh...@sbcglobal.net> wrote: > > > You're right about that. I took my bike and BOB trailer on Amtrak to > > Oregon. very big hassle. > > > Ray > > > --- On Tue, 8/11/09, Dave Craig <dcr...@prescott.edu> wrote: > > > From: Dave Craig <dcr...@prescott.edu> > > Subject: [RBW] Re: Touring with a trailer vs full load on the bike > > To: "RBW Owners Bunch" <rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com> > > Date: Tuesday, August 11, 2009, 1:30 PM > > > I'll weigh in for panniers - in terms of versatility for the type of > > touring I do, I prefer them. > > > On all of my recent long tours (3 @ 800 miles each or more) I have > > made use of public transportation when and where it made sense. In my > > 20's I would never have consider taking a ride in a car, bus or train > > and "diluting" the purity of my bicycle ride from point A to point B. > > Now that I'm 50, I've become quite a bit more flexible and realistic > > about my travel goals. > > > Using public transportation seems a lot easier with panniers. On our > > most recent tour, for example, my wife and I took a commuter train > > (BART) from San Francisco to the East Bay and back in order to visit > > family. This involved putting our bikes into small elevators to reach > > the platforms and then wheeling our bikes into relatively full train > > cars. We probably could have coped with the logistics of doing this > > with trailers (BOB or otherwise) but it sure was easy with the > > panniers. We've also made use of local and city-to-city buses on our > > tours. It is relatively easy to wheel up to the bus stop, pop off the > > panniers in about 10 seconds (we use Ortlieb and Carradice), put the > > bikes on the rack on the front of the bus and hop on board with our > > panniers. Admittedly, we pack light enough that all of our gear fits > > into our 4 panniers each. I can't imagine carrying a loaded BOB > > trailer onto a bus as easily due to the length and unwieldy nature of > > the trailer. > > > DC > > > On Aug 11, 9:57 am, JL <subfas...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > In the most recent which-bike-should-I-choose post a couple people > > > mentioned touring with a BOB trailer. Does anyone have insight about > > > the pros/cons of using a BOB trailer on extended tours? I assume it > > > is a matter of riding style and preference but it would be nice to > > > hear from some people with experience. As background the specific > > > touring rig is my 54cm Saluki - do all bike. I have carried heavy > > > loads both on a BOB trailer and with racks and panniers on this bike > > > but only for day trips or occasional errand runs. How might my either > > > method translate over, say, three weeks? > > > > Jason --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
