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Re: [ultralightbiking] Urban Touring with a carbon fiber road bike?

    I heard this story about a guy who stopped in a small town to buy some groceries and when he came out half an hour later, his bike was gone. He went across the street to the police station to report the theft. The Chief of Police picked up the phone, called someone and said, "A man's bike was stolen from in front of the grocery store. I'm going to walk around to the back of the fire station in fifteen minutes and it has better be parked there just like he left it."
    He said they went around the fire station and sure enough, there sat the bike. The panniers were off and had been opened but they were laying on the ground beside it. Everything was there. The chief said he knew the kid who had taken it and if he hadn't, he would know who did and that was the easy way to get it back.
 
Jim
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Subject: Re: [ultralightbiking] Urban Touring with a carbon fiber road bike?

if you are traveling alone.......i would be taking that bike in the store with me......
i have a trek fuel   all out fitted with ultralite packs........that bike goes where i go.....
some time back a bicyclist on the great divide trail stop and took a nap......when he awoke he had no bicycle.....and that was in montana ..........i guess no matter where you are you have to keep your eyes open .....an not to trust others as much as you would want to.....
it is so much easier to be traveling in a group.....that way everybody can trade off when stopping for food...who stays and watches the bikes....good luck....


 



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Hello all, In two months I am leaving for a 7-9 day cycling trip around south florida. I will probably do the 100mile+ keys route there and back, then putter...
blue yin
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Mar 5, 2009
4:44 am

if you are traveling alone.......i would be taking that bike in the store with me...... i have a trek fuel   all out fitted with ultralite packs........that...
j.a. tackett
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Mar 5, 2009
12:18 pm

Blue.......it is hard decision to make....to go or not to go....because of the investment you have made....i am in the same boat as you are.....i live up north...
j.a. tackett
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Mar 5, 2009
1:23 pm

I guess if you want ultimate security you could put your bike on a trainer and ride it behind locked doors. Seriously, though, I've toured thousands of miles...
David Thofern
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Mar 5, 2009
3:18 pm

Blue, I don't think your crazy at all. My typical summer base pack  weight ( all my stuff sans food, fuel, water ) for backpacking is 4.8 lbs. Bike touring...
Greg Doggett
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Mar 5, 2009
3:14 pm

Just to be clear, this being a tarmac I'll assume you've got no rack mounts. First, I'd highly recommend a touring bike in the long term. The Tarmac is way to...
Mike Meiser
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Mar 7, 2009
6:47 am

I heard this story about a guy who stopped in a small town to buy some groceries and when he came out half an hour later, his bike was gone. He went across the...
Jim Foreman
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Mar 5, 2009
3:28 pm

Hi, blue-- I would not use a really good bike for a solo tour. If I were contemplating a tour like yours, I would take my beater bike, put good wheels and...
Ken Skier
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Mar 5, 2009
4:13 pm

Here's a couple of makers of small, light tents. http://www.tarptent.com/ http://www.warmlite.com/tents.htm ... From: Ken Skier To:...
Dana Kilalps
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Mar 6, 2009
12:49 pm

Hello Blue Yin, <<In two months I am leaving for a 7-9 day cycling trip around south florida. I will probably do the 100mile+ keys route there and back, then...
Miles Whelen
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Mar 5, 2009
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hey blue, I did a tour last June that included the entire east coast of Florida to key west. I was on my Specialized Tricross with panniers. Obviously not as...
bigaura
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Mar 6, 2009
12:29 am

Actually... I think the Specialized Tricross is probably one of the best touring bikes out there from the major brands. I highly recommend it. It can be gotten...
Mike Meiser
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Mar 7, 2009
6:47 am

That sounds like an awesome trip. No, you are not crazy. Seriously. You are part of the "normal" ones. Taking an expensive carbon fiber road bike for a road...
Iuliana and Adrian St...
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Mar 7, 2009
12:54 am

comments below On Fri, Mar 6, 2009 at 7:01 PM, Iuliana and Adrian Stingaciu < ... LESS IS MORE... this is above all the case with bike touring. Remember if you...
Mike Meiser
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Mar 7, 2009
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blue, Since you are going in two months, i.e. in May, and Florida is pretty warm to begin with, you might want to go without sleeping bag and tent. That's how...
Iuliana and Adrian St...
astingaciu
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Mar 7, 2009
5:42 pm

Hello again blue, Not trying to pick a fight here, just offer some perspective. I posted my earlier response to a friend and after reading the other responses...
Miles Whelen
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Mar 8, 2009
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"Never let equipment keep you from adventure. Life is to short and time too precious to put off a great experience" Best advice around here. A word about...
Mike Meiser
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Mar 12, 2009
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I agree with that last post 100%. Use what you have, bring light weight everything and have no regrets. My friends and I went on a 800 mile, 7 day tour of the...
Tom Clementi
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Mar 9, 2009
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