I'm 5'8", and four of the five guys were shorter than I am. I'm
guessing the short guys were in the 150 pound range. We started out
the ride as a loaded tour, but three weeks in, there was a revolt
because the majority of us thought the ride was just too hard. So
Adventure Cycling ended up sending
On a related note, how big we're your riding companions? The popular online
tire drop calculator indicates 85 psi in a 37mm rear tire for a 225 lb rider
with 75 lbs of bike and gear.
My LHT actually rides much nicer with a good load on it. I always assumed it
did so because that's what's it was
On Aug 5, 2012, at 4:05 PM, rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com wrote:
> Anne Paulson Aug 05 01:16PM -0700
>
> > What tire pressure are they using?
>
> That's my guess, that they were inflating their tires too much. But
> the bizarre thing is that my suggestions that they reduce their tire
>
Hi Ann,
Them simply complaining about the dirt roads is not enough to get an answer
to your question. Find out what it is about riding off pavement that
bothers them? Know what I mean? Saddle discomfort, neck and shoulder
strain, feeling of being less in control, requires too much attention to
On Sun, 2012-08-05 at 13:16 -0700, Anne Paulson wrote:
> > What tire pressure are they using?
>
> That's my guess, that they were inflating their tires too much. But
> the bizarre thing is that my suggestions that they reduce their tire
> pressure went unheeded. They imagined that they would go f
I believe you, and even sympathize. Would have liked to participate
vicariously via photos, though.
Anecdote: once, long, long ago in a galaxy far, far away, on a
cross-country auto trip with four guys (biggish) in a 1972 Toyta
Celica (small), we'd rotate drivers every 2 hours, clockwise. One guy
>
> Can you post photos of your tour?
I don't take photos. I love seeing other people's pictures of tours,
but I don't take pictures myself. (So I guess I can't prove the tour
happened.)
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> What tire pressure are they using?
That's my guess, that they were inflating their tires too much. But
the bizarre thing is that my suggestions that they reduce their tire
pressure went unheeded. They imagined that they would go faster with
harder tires, though I think that's incorrect on roads
My guess is that they don't like riding on rough roads. I know plenty
of people who would rather die than ride on a gravel road. Me, as
long as I'm riding my bike I don't care.
On Sun, Aug 5, 2012 at 1:00 PM, Steve Palincsar wrote:
> On Sun, 2012-08-05 at 12:57 -0700, Anne Paulson wrote:
>> I'm
I get acceptably comfortable tire performance from skinny, little
650Cx22 mm Michelin Pro Race 3s (or whatever) at roughly 85/90 under
my 175 lb on smooth-down-to-mediocre roads. The 559X32 mm Kojaks on
another bike are extremely plush at 50/60, 55/65 or so under grocery
loads. My fattest, 60+ mm B
On Sun, 2012-08-05 at 12:57 -0700, Anne Paulson wrote:
> I'm at a loss to understand what I'm missing. This was a loaded tour.
> I was riding my Atlantis with 26 x 1.5 Panaracer Paselas, which should
> be comfortable tires, by my companions were riding fine touring bikes
> (Surly LHT, Co-Motion Ame
I just last week got back from a 2500 mile tour, Mexico to Canada via
the Sierra and the Cascades. Once again, as often happens, my riding
companions sometimes complained that about rough roads. And once
again, in the main I didn't notice the roads being rough, although the
dirt detours that I too
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