Re: [RBW] Re: First ride with the Noodles

2013-07-18 Thread Curtis McKenzie
Hugh, Mission Trails has some nice fire roads and a camp ground. Maybe an overnight is in the future. A train into Old Town the a ride east to Mission Trails. On Tuesday, July 16, 2013, Andy Smitty Schmidt <54ca...@gmail.com> wrote: > Always nice to see another "Double Homer". > > --Smitty > > O

Re: [RBW] Re: First ride with the Noodles

2013-07-16 Thread Christopher Chen
Curtis: I wanted to see how it felt to carry a moderate camping load at a pace and distance in excess of what I've done or plan to do. I have to say it handled beautifully...My homer responds well to being loaded (I weigh about 145). Climbs well, descents stable, just a solid ride. I figure a dai

Re: [RBW] Re: First ride with the Noodles

2013-07-15 Thread Curtis McKenzie
Christopher, Sounds like a fun ride Seattle to Portland. What where you carrying on you bike? We will be in San Franscio for a few days of bike exploration. We will make a stop at Rivendell headquarters I am sure. After San Franscio we plan to go further north along the coast for a couple of da

Re: [RBW] Re: First ride with the Noodles

2013-07-15 Thread Christopher Chen
I love the noodles. I might try albas one day, but for now, they're incredible bars. I just finished a 2 day, 200 mile Seattle to Portland thing and other than some leg soreness, my wrists are fine (which are a problem for me, since I type a lot). I loved going into the drops for quick passing spri