Re: Getting ready for the long-haul.

Fixed gear touring: If only I dared! Keep us informed with excruciating detail.

Patrick "all fixed, all the time, but short distances" Moore

On Sat, Feb 12, 2011 at 7:31 PM, Wendell Poole <[email protected]> wrote:
> Well, I just got back from my first day testing my new bike (and myself) for
> its touring capabilities.  Just took a 12 mile loop around Seattle, trying
> to tackle some hills and seeing how the gearing would work.  Today I rode
> with a 73.5" fixed gearing and 50-60lbs of gear, though once I actually set
> out on my "Manifest Destiny American Tour" (a planned 5k mile trip) I am
> sure I will be riding primarily with a single speed cog.  I definitely took
> the wind advisory in to account, but - as this was my first bike with
> panniers - perhaps I did not fully figure in how much of a wall I would make
> to cross winds.  I made it home in one piece, atleast, and had a blast
> stopping at Gasworks Park to get out of the rain and make some trail soup
> for myself and some of the day laborers who make their nights in the
> sheltered buildings of the park.  Great fun.  I can't wait 'til April rolls
> around and I roll out.
>
> One peddle at a time.
>
> http://www.flickr.com/photos/2oo/5439824813/
>
>
> --
> ~Wendell~
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Patrick Moore
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