Anybody have any ride reports? I only did one pseudo overnighter this year. The report has a few photos of the bike setup. It isn't really ultralight, mostly...
John's message about things having been quiet on the list lately had me thinking about the fact that I've had nothing to report (I've pretty much only been a...
I havent been planning anything at all. Not in the cards for a while with work, family and all the sort of business you mention. What I as able to do during...
Maybe you could fit in some S24O (sub-24 hour overnight) trips? http://adventurecycling.org/resources/Petersen_S240s.pdf I've done a few around the Seattle...
I'm ashamed to admit I only did one bike trip and one backpack all summer. I rode tons and did a lot of car camping but not nearly enough overnight self...
I did an over-nighter over Thanksgiving weekend. I wanted to test out my legs for long-mileage days, and see how well I do carrying a sleeping bag, warm...
... From: "Iuliana and Adrian Stingaciu" <astingaciu@...> Subject: Re: [ultralightbiking] Re: How to get out more? ... That's about the only type of...
What with buying a new house and moving in the spring, and getting married a couple of months ago, I've not really had time for touring this year either! The...
Wassup my ultralight biking homies? Jeff here. Just Checking in. I saw Gary's note and thought I would let everyone in on what's happening with Carousel Design...
I did a lot of riding this year, maybe not unrelated to the fact that I bought 2 new bikes. The major 1 month tour was in Australia ( Darwin to Perth, 4700...
Hi. On another message board I heard many cyclists are using the Fenix L2D CE as their only light even for nighttime. I'm surprised I have not seen this...
Good post,it is really motivating reading others trip reports as well as seeing pictures of light/ultralight or unconventional touring setups in action or even...
My cold weather clothing consists basically of three layers: short- sleeved cycling jersey, fleece top and a rain/wind jacket. The rain jacket that I have has...
... Hi Igor- The mesh liner is pretty common for non ultra-light rain gear, I think. It helps with air flow and breathability. If you are happy with the ...
I find my goretex jacket to be overkill when bicycle riding. On group ride, i use a wind jacket (in fact only front is windproof). On touring trip, i bring a...
... From: Gary Blakley <gcblakley@...> To: ultralightbiking@yahoogroups.com Sent: Tuesday, February 19, 2008 7:02:00 AM Subject: Re: [ultralightbiking]...
... Hi Mac- So, have you found something light and waterproof that is also more compact than the Propore jacket? I have a Red Ledge I've used for backpacking...
I have another very light sinylon jacket, 100g or 3.9oz, which is water/wind proof, and packs very small, easily stored in the jersey pocket when it's...
http://www.bike-europe-ultralite.com/indexalt.htm Anyone take the plunge and buy this? If so what do you think? It appears to be worthwhile if you're...
I did cut off the mesh liner, saving 140 g (28% of the original jacket).There is no particular comfort difference, maybe the jacket feels a bit cooler now, not...
... Before I ... just to ... end ... required ... And two years later, I thank you. The archives are why I joined. The subject is very interesting to me. I...
I seem to have evolved into a lightweight bike tourer throgh purchases for an upcoming tour. I want to do the Great Parks tour this summer and have the...
I'm curious what kind of bicycle most of you all have for ultralight touring? Do you use a standard 700c touring bike? A mt bike converted for touring? A ...
I just got a Trek 4300 mountain bike. It's aluminum but it's not the lightest. It does have a solid, strong frame though. I got it w/ the intention to tour...
I'm sure there are almost as many answers to this as there are list members, but to me the bike for ultralight touring would be whatever bike you'd ride...
I have an aluminum frame mountain bike (Rocky Mountain) that I replaced the suspension fork with a Chro-mo rigid fork. It's probably a couple pounds heavier...
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