I am also making one of my goals for 2010 to try to do at least an S240 and focus on lighter touring as described here. I've also had a rough end of the year regarding time on the bike, so the fitness has lapsed and the weight control plans are on shaky ground. I also plan on joining as many local Rivendell rides as I can, assuming that I won't get dropped too far behind... :-D
Since I'm still quite heavy, my Bombadil is going to be my loaded touring bike for whatever I manage to pull off. René On Thu, Dec 24, 2009 at 9:23 AM, Tim McNamara <tim...@bitstream.net> wrote: > > On Dec 24, 2009, at 10:12 AM, Mike wrote: > > > This past summer I did two solo S24O's and one 8 day tour. The tour > > was probably the most enjoyable cycling experience of my life. I could > > have easily gone for another week or 5. Next year I don't think I'll > > be doing any touring but am hoping to do extended overnight camping > > trips riding 300k to 400k. Going the extended distance allows me to > > get deep into Gifford Pinchot National Forest and other areas outside > > of Portland. Should be fun. But man, if I could do another week long > > tour, or a month long tour... My dream tour would be to ride from > > Portland up into Canada and do the Dempster Hwy. > > > > http://www.crazyguyonabike.com/doc/?o=RrzKj&doc_id=1419&v=9JE > > There are several journals describing doing that ride (not my cup of > tea). The first CGOAB journal of riding the Dempster Highway was > written by Pat Rodden. It is well-written and the photos are > astonishing. IN awful news, though, Pat subsequently suffered > terrible brain injuries in a fall from a ladder at home: > > http://www.crazyguyonabike.com/forum/board/message/? > o=RrzKj&message_id=142119&v=9&term=dempster%20highway% > 20rodden&context=all > > Sorry to mention tragedy at Christmas. Hug your family and friends > and count your blessings! And a happy holiday of your choice to all. > > Tim (working on being snowbound in Minnesota like a bunch of other > RBW members. Bikes, skis and showshoes may be the only way to get > around by Saturday. 6" so far and 15" more expected). > > -- > > 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-bu...@googlegroups.com. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com<rbw-owners-bunch%2bunsubscr...@googlegroups.com> > . > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en. > > > -- 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-bu...@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.
