I month ago I found this group. I've just browsed through the archive, and it seems like a good time to introduce myself. I have been seriously backpacking...
Is the GDR (Great Divide Route) the same thing as the CDT (Continental Divide Trail)? ... __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? ...
The CDT is a hiking only trail. The Great Divide Route often runs close but is seperate(mostly) mountain bike trail. Pedal plenty Craig ... Get your own web...
Here is a yahoogroup http://groups.yahoo.com/group/GDMBR/?yguid=152251006 but has not been very active of late.Maybe you could jump start it.It seems alot of...
Well it seems many(but by no means all)ultra-lighters on this list try to eliminate or minimize as much of category 1) as possible(in particular racks and...
... find light and convenient(particularly when I needed two wrenches the same size to make a wheel hub adjustment). Do you have a part number (or even better,...
Looks like my original reply didn't go through so I will try again... The adjustable wrench is 6" 150 mm forged steel(made in China) with a jaw opening of...
I've found a 4" adjustable wrench to be plenty for the usual bolts and nuts. For the cones I carry an old multi-tool with ground-down adjustable wrench jaws...
There are no such thing as ultralight bags and racks as of yet. Supposedly, there is a circular titanium rack that mounts to the seatpost, I've been told but...
The 25th Infantry Bicycle Corps of 1895 carried all their personal gear in a roll tied across their handlebars. The food and their share of the unit's gear was...
Hello everyone, I just joined the group. I noticed in another post that there is a way to do a trans-am tour without rack, panniers, trailer or backpack. This...
Moots makes a ti seatpost rack that comes with an expandable bag. I don't know how much it costs, but it is very nicely made. Dick Adrian noted: There are no...
That's the one. Thanks. Not a bad rack at 5 oz. Including the bag it is probably 10 oz total. That's about the same weight as the 2 extra water bottle...
... Hi all I'm new as well. I'm 48 and have bicycled all my life of and on but no touring experience at all...zip...none. Anyway....Ive decided Id like to do...
Leave the tent at home. You can use a bivy sack instead. I recommend the 7.2 oz Montbell UL Sleeping Bag Cover. In place of the 2+ lbs Carradice SQR Tour bag,...
You can probably do a long ultralight tour with just a large handlebar bag and a lightweight dufflebag of stuff secured behind the seat. No rack is necessary....
This is what I did the first 3 years of long distance bike touring. I got a cheapo, 15 speed, steel, $60 Mall-Mart mountain bike. If anything really big went...
Subject: Re: [ultralightbiking] Long camping tour without rack or panniers ... For touring, you need a touring bike. If you wanted to haul some sheets of...
Well first the lightest way with least amount of drag is via credit card. If you want to camp and carry a laptop with minimum drag stuff everything into a...
Your body will generate far more drag than panniers, especially on the rear where they ride in already "dirty" air. Jim Foreman Subject: [ultralightbiking]...
Jim Foreman wrote: Subject: Re: [ultralightbiking] Long camping tour without rack or panniers For touring, you need a touring bike. If you wanted to haul some...
... From: Richard Levenberg To: ultralightbiking@yahoogroups.com Sent: Tuesday, October 17, 2006 2:27 PM Subject: Re: [ultralightbiking] Long camping tour...
I also always tour on my road bike...everything from light touring to fully loaded...i like my load to be light and it makes for the best choice for ...
You don't need a 30+ lbs touring bike to do a bike tour. If you have a lighter bike use it. You can even use a carbon fiber race bike if you have one. I did...
... If your idea of touring means hauling over 30 lbs. of gear I agree. I'd venture to say anyone on this list is planning to haul significantly less than...
... Tried a bivy bag and hated it. My tent is a must. ... No, that won't work. I have other things to carry besides a sleeping bag! Where do you imagine my...
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