On Fri, May 14, 2010 at 3:32 AM, Jim Thill - Hiawatha Cyclery
wrote:
> I've been reading about these "fire trails" in Grant's writings for
> years. As far as I know, we don't have fire trails in Minnesota, but
> we have thousands of miles of rural gravel roads, and races/rides on
> these gravel ro
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Subject: Re: [RBW] the "fire trails" of the upper midwest
On Fri, 2010-05-14 at 05:08 -0700, Ray Shine wrote:
> Jim -- "Fire Roads" are just really the same as farm roads but are
> often very steep, hilly, rolly and unmar
On Fri, 2010-05-14 at 05:08 -0700, Ray Shine wrote:
> Jim -- "Fire Roads" are just really the same as farm roads but are
> often very steep, hilly, rolly and unmarked. Out here in the west,
> fire roads are cut as just that, fire breaks and for deep access for
> crews and equipment. They are almo
ly flatter, straighter, with more gravel and
washboard than Cal's true fire roads. Enjoy the ride. You'll do well.
From: Jim Thill - Hiawatha Cyclery
To: RBW Owners Bunch
Sent: Fri, May 14, 2010 1:32:10 AM
Subject: [RBW] the "fire trails" o
Also, weren't you supposed to have left about 14 minutes ago?
On Fri, May 14, 2010 at 3:44 AM, John Blish wrote:
> Best wishes for success in the race as well as clear sailing on the 130
> mile commute to and from it. Bacon-granola powered, huh? good luck.
>
> -jb
>
> On Fri, May 14, 2010 at 3
Best wishes for success in the race as well as clear sailing on the 130 mile
commute to and from it. Bacon-granola powered, huh? good luck.
-jb
On Fri, May 14, 2010 at 3:32 AM, Jim Thill - Hiawatha Cyclery <
thill@gmail.com> wrote:
> I've been reading about these "fire trails" in Grant's w
I've been reading about these "fire trails" in Grant's writings for
years. As far as I know, we don't have fire trails in Minnesota, but
we have thousands of miles of rural gravel roads, and races/rides on
these gravel roads have exploded in popularity. This weekend I, along
with several hundred ot
