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lol ... I would not say pointless, because it was interesting to discuss. Have a nice trip!! Good point. Glad to have finally heard back from someone over there. I would use a Camelbak Mule or something similar. It has…
I forgot to update this. I got a rucking backpack, largely just because we had credit card points that scored me one for free. Then I finally heard back from a rental place that they include panniers with their rentals,…
Thanks to you both. This will be for short, overnight trips, staying at a B&B or hotel, so just a set of clothes and a few small toiletries, then returning to our vacation base. Nothing heavy or sharp in the backpack or…
Hi, My wife and I will be vacationing this summer and renting bikes that don't come with panniers or frame bags. I was thinking about a new backpack as a travel carry-on and for the rides we plan to do…
I use the larger size Specialized bottle which I think are around 28 ounces.. I ride with a hydro pack so I typically use the fork bottles to refill my pack at a stop. I agree the fork carried bottles don't really work…
I have cages on my fork and only use them when I do longer rides. I have never noticed any difference in handling or whatever when I carry bottles on my fork and I only use larger(heavier) size bottles.. During a longer…
My wife and I are pretty new to bikepacking. Did the Erie Canal Trail 2 summers ago. Doing the GAP/C&O this year. One thing I keep reading in my research on the GAP/C&O is that you can go very long stretches between…
Dennis, We are going late June to early July. Will post an update though, for sure.
Hi Dennis. I've had clipless pedals for years on my other bikes (road and mountain). I don't like them for riding with paniers, etc. It's probably from packing poorly to start my previous bikepacking trip, but my…
Zurichman wrote: Chris18. I actually was able to find my pic. This was only after a light 10-15 minute rain and happened on my 80 mile 40 out and back from Williamsport Md. They had only called for a slight chance of…
Thanks again! Great info. I figured PGH and DC to have packed trails on weekends. We leave PGH on a Thursday and get into DC on a Monday. We will be in Harpers Ferry Sunday-Monday. Oh well! Can't plan a totally perfect…
Zurichman wrote: Here's my take on the C & O Canal. If I was doing it I wouldn't do it without fenders. If it's dry it's fine. If it rains it's a mess. You have to know that the trail is completely flat so it has no…
Great info. Thanks! We had similar experiences riding the Erie Canal Trail- it's almost all downhill, until you get off for the hotel or a store. On our last full day we had one hellacious climb, a steep descent and…
RLB wrote: Pittsburgh to Cumberland on the GAP is all crushed gravel or asphalt so no mud just white splatter on any newer gravel sections. The C&O can get messy but most of the horror stories are outdated or…
My wife and I plan to ride the Great Allegheny Path (GAP) and C&O trail this summer from Pittsburgh to Washington DC. I've heard this trail is really muddy in general, despite recent precipitation, due to the "two ruts…
After riding 400 miles in 7 days, I can say I'm not a fan of the 45 degree sweep. It's too much. I found myself resting my hands in a position to try to straighten the bar a bit. My wife loved hers with a 22.5 degree…
We noticed those pretty early in our ride. I figured they were for the tour, so yeah, as you said long ago, we benefitted from it. I could make out some from previous years as well in places they haven't gotten to yet…
Finished the trip in 7 days, as planned. Some tips I'll offer to anyone planning to do it: SPARE TUBES IN BUNCHES. There is TONS of glass along the road sections of the path. We were about 8 miles into the trip, if…
Thanks! I drove through Syracuse a few weeks ago and checked the trail out a little. It's funny how in one area you're riding on city streets, behind what looked like light industrial buildings and the next minute…
Looks cool! Thanks!