Re: [RBW] Re: 3 Days of Riding in the Northern Sierras - Ride report

2018-11-28 Thread Collin A
Patrick, that's just where the panniers fit on the rack. The combination of the small bags and the long wheelbase really send them back there. Bigger panniers, the likes of Arkel or ortleib, would probably look a little more normal. Marc, I'm bummed I didn't come across Chuck's maps during my

Re: [RBW] Re: 3 Days of Riding in the Northern Sierras - Ride report

2018-11-28 Thread Tony DeFilippo
Congrats on the successful trip and thanks for sharing, the report and the photos! Your Clem looks ready for more action. Anything you'd change on your packing list? It looks like you were pretty well dialed in. Tony -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Grou

Re: [RBW] Re: 3 Days of Riding in the Northern Sierras - Ride report

2018-11-28 Thread Marc Pfister
On Tuesday, November 27, 2018 at 2:28:07 PM UTC-7, Collin A wrote: > > Here is the USGS quad maps with some more annotation, on the gravel/forest > service road sections. > For adventuring in the North end of NorCal it's worth tracking down Chuck "Bodfish" Elliot's books. He runs a small shop

Re: [RBW] Re: 3 Days of Riding in the Northern Sierras - Ride report

2018-11-26 Thread Collin A
Keith, I mapped it out on mapmyride here: https://www.mapmyride.com/routes/view/1961576156. It doesn't include some of my detours or any of the detailed markers (food, campsies, etc.), but I have a scan of some USGS quad maps with some more detail somewhere on one of my hard drives; I'll go di

Re: [RBW] Re: 3 Days of Riding in the Northern Sierras - Ride report

2018-11-26 Thread Joe Bunik
I've found my pair of Klean Kanteen 1L / uninsulated bottles -- paired with Widefoot Designs liter-cages indispensable for overnights or field trips. Thinking of adding some fork bosses and doubling up on those. =- Joe Bunik Walnut Creek, CA On 11/26/18, Keith Weaver wrote: > Collin, > > That's

Re: [RBW] Re: 3 Days of Riding in the Northern Sierras - Ride report

2018-11-26 Thread Keith Weaver
Collin, That's a great write-up, I definitely would be interested in getting a detailed route from you. I'm in Reno, and have been wondering how to get some more touring in locally, preferably with less traffic. I have a Surly Disc Trucker with panniers front (lowrider) and rear. I currently have