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Forum: Touring
10-06-07, 01:32 PM
Replies: 13
Views: 776
Posted By BlueTwo

I have race face evlove 46,34,22 with 11-32 rear...

I have race face evlove 46,34,22 with 11-32 rear cog . I found that any gear higher than 46/11 was never used when fully loaded touring . I had a 48 and the 11 and 13 cogs were never used but now...
Forum: Touring
09-24-07, 03:39 PM
Replies: 111
Views: 9,085
Posted By BlueTwo

Even though my bike is the least expensive in the...

Even though my bike is the least expensive in the Kona catalog 450 dollar smoke , ---the modifications only a cyclist would notice---- , The question drives me crazy with its frequency , so I just...
Forum: Touring
05-03-07, 02:55 PM
Replies: 28
Views: 4,255
Posted By BlueTwo

Hi Everyone, I was also thinking about sweaty...

Hi Everyone,
I was also thinking about sweaty hairs , so I ask how about shaving down under , maybe the hair is causing the friction
Forum: Long Distance Competition/Ultracycling, Randonneuring and Endurance Cycling
07-17-06, 03:19 PM
Replies: 39
Views: 3,650
Posted By BlueTwo

Eating during the ride mantains a base level of...

Eating during the ride mantains a base level of calories so that at the end of the ride you have enough energy to eat and sleep or your body will be to weak to recouver correctly ,, also you should...
Forum: Long Distance Competition/Ultracycling, Randonneuring and Endurance Cycling
07-10-06, 03:21 PM
Replies: 277
Views: 57,333
Posted By BlueTwo

177 KM fully loaded touring ----- once filly...

177 KM fully loaded touring ----- once filly loaded I did three 160km to 170km in conseculative days
Forum: Touring
06-29-06, 04:04 PM
Replies: 17
Views: 12,364
Posted By BlueTwo

no problem with my bike but they it was a 5 alarm...

no problem with my bike but they it was a 5 alarm fire with the tent even though it had only been used once since i bought it new
Forum: Touring
06-08-06, 12:36 AM
Replies: 24
Views: 902
Posted By BlueTwo

A old girlfriend of mine ,travelled from...

A old girlfriend of mine ,travelled from Vancouver to alaska on her bike and then flew to Vadislacov ( sorry about the spelling ) Eastern coast of USSR and took the train to Moscow and Paris ...
Forum: Touring
06-03-06, 10:14 AM
Replies: 24
Views: 902
Posted By BlueTwo

Katmandu to Shanghai is another trip I would like...

Katmandu to Shanghai is another trip I would like to do.
also
Nairobi to Cape Town
also
Katmandu to Frankfurt
(11,000 kms -meet someone this past winter who had just completed this journey WOW...
Forum: Touring
06-03-06, 01:01 AM
Replies: 24
Views: 902
Posted By BlueTwo

Yeah I know It is a minimum of $1000cdn a month...

Yeah I know It is a minimum of $1000cdn a month but more like $1500 with no worries; but the $7000 was so close that I just threw out my next dream trip . On the topic of airfare, it is down to...
Forum: Touring
06-02-06, 02:24 PM
Replies: 24
Views: 902
Posted By BlueTwo

Circumnavigate Australia for 8 months to a year...

Circumnavigate Australia for 8 months to a year with many excursions into the outback
Forum: Touring
06-01-06, 01:06 PM
Replies: 35
Views: 1,905
Posted By BlueTwo

Or you are a twelve year old boy !!!!

Or you are a twelve year old boy !!!!
Forum: Touring
05-31-06, 01:11 PM
Replies: 35
Views: 1,905
Posted By BlueTwo

The hairs just grow out and get beached white by...

The hairs just grow out and get beached white by the sun . Good for about a month.
Forum: Touring
05-17-06, 03:31 PM
Replies: 15
Views: 2,147
Posted By BlueTwo

Norway

Bring front and rear lights ,awesome daylight 24 hours but tunnels especially on secondary roads are dark or even unlit and at anywhere from 500meter to 24 kilometer tunnels you will want to be seen...
Forum: Touring
04-27-06, 02:01 PM
Replies: 64
Views: 2,852
Posted By BlueTwo

You have asked the question the wrong way round....

You have asked the question the wrong way round. It is actually harder to find cycle tourists who are under 30 , most of us travelling the world are over 40 or even 50 , however I have noticed in the...
Forum: Touring
04-25-06, 02:14 PM
Replies: 47
Views: 3,503
Posted By BlueTwo

Critical Mass. Pittsburgh’s Critical Mass rides...

Critical Mass. Pittsburgh’s Critical Mass rides have a number of bikes along for the spin sporting racks and panniers, piloted by today’s twenty something punk rocker hippy blends. Trends typically...
Forum: Touring
04-22-06, 10:37 PM
Replies: 41
Views: 2,653
Posted By BlueTwo

When you plan the big tours it sometimes feels...

When you plan the big tours it sometimes feels like the rest of your life,, as it is so hard to invision what life will be like at the end of the tour. When I got divorced I finally left with only...
Forum: Touring
04-22-06, 07:57 PM
Replies: 41
Views: 2,653
Posted By BlueTwo

Machka... sounds like you are ready for a world...

Machka... sounds like you are ready for a world tour , I have also followed your frugal path and have discovered that all I want is what I have on a cycle tour and money of course ,I just returned...
Forum: Touring
04-17-06, 02:50 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 467
Posted By BlueTwo

tubius racks

Does anyone know if you can purchase Tubius racks in Canada ?
Forum: Touring
04-11-06, 02:42 PM
Replies: 12
Views: 1,276
Posted By BlueTwo

Which ferry are you asking about, Nanaimo to...

Which ferry are you asking about, Nanaimo to Horseshoe Bay .. or .. Schwartz Bay to Tsawwassen ?
Forum: Touring
04-09-06, 04:29 PM
Replies: 26
Views: 3,229
Posted By BlueTwo

we are talking about a kilo or two for the bike...

we are talking about a kilo or two for the bike but the most important weight is the loaded bike with water and one day of food .. my rule is --able to pick the bike off the ground with one hand, and...
Forum: Touring
12-31-05, 05:49 AM
Replies: 580
Views: 470,435
Posted By BlueTwo

Always tie evreything to the bike frame when...

Always tie evreything to the bike frame when transporting in a cardboard box on an airplane , that way if the box opens up during transport it all falls out in one big mess. We lost a thermareast...
Forum: Touring
12-13-05, 02:50 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 1,146
Posted By BlueTwo

Norway is great but even though there is 24 hours...

Norway is great but even though there is 24 hours of daylight you will need to bring quite good front and rear bike lights - for the tunnels , expect to travel through a few hundred sometimes 10 a...
Forum: Fifty Plus (50+)
11-19-05, 01:37 PM
Replies: 54
Views: 2,829
Posted By BlueTwo

Did you camp during the six weeks ,I am really...

Did you camp during the six weeks ,I am really asking as I have been interested in Cuba but I am more of the pull over and camp on the beach type more than hotels all the time?
Forum: Touring
11-07-05, 05:35 PM
Replies: 2
Views: 593
Posted By BlueTwo

Fairfield bike shop...

Fairfield bike shop (http://www.fairfieldbicycle.com/)

The best all round shop inVictoria and dedicated long term staff ,, shopped there for years
Forum: Touring
10-30-05, 04:58 PM
Replies: 13
Views: 1,144
Posted By BlueTwo

When I was travelling in Finland a compass was a...

When I was travelling in Finland a compass was a life saver a few times as the sun just circled so high in the sky ,, you can not tell if it was noon or midnight from the pictures I took !!
Forum: Touring
08-06-05, 04:28 PM
Replies: 31
Views: 3,138
Posted By BlueTwo

The thing that appealls to me about the Kona is...

The thing that appealls to me about the Kona is you can upgrade the parts as they slowly wear out,so you end up with the bike you really want ,always adding the latest part,, I've done a couple...
Forum: Touring
08-06-05, 02:05 AM
Replies: 31
Views: 3,138
Posted By BlueTwo

I assume you mean only the bike as a cheap...

I assume you mean only the bike as a cheap tourer ,,not including the price of racks and bags..etc...

I have a Kona Smoke $450 cad ,, I added $50 shimano 520 pedals , $10 dollar barends mounted...
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