>Sorry, no experience with the Toursacks...but I am interested in >hearing more about this kit.... As I understand it that subject might >be a bit off-topic, but if you get a moment I'd love to hear what >you're using off-list. I've just discovered ultra-light backpacking >(via Ray Jardine) and see it as a way I can get back into backpacking >*and* use the same stuff for S24O trips.
>Rob in Seattle Hey Rob, I'll send you a list of the gear in my kit. Its not my lightest kit, but one that emphsizes a bit more comfort on such a long tour. Ultralight gear is great for S24O's! Or 9,000 mile rides. It makes the use of saddlebags, baskets and even ordinary stuffsacks lashed to lighter top load racks a viable alternative to the standard "fully loaded touring" way. And lighter loads mean you don't need a full on touring bike. Check out Igor Kovse's site Losing Weight at ultralightcycling.blogspot.comto see a example of this philosophy taken to the bleeding edge in some pretty remote corners of the globe. After looking at his setup, you may start to consider a Roadeo as a viable third-world touring machine Greg -- 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.
