I don't cook and might not even have time to even buy groceries for myself, so I hope you two aren't expecting me to bring anything besides my sunny personality... :o
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I don't cook and might not even have time to even buy groceries for myself, so I hope you two aren't expecting me to bring anything besides my sunny personality... :o
Nah, I assume we need to bring whatever we want for lunch, but we're all on our own.Quote:
Originally Posted by Kalidurga
I assume that if anyone else was interested in joining us that they would have chimed in by now, but I'll ask anyway...
Anyone else interested in meeting this Sunday at 10:00am at Williamsport, MD for a 25-30 mile ride on the C&O? The more the merrier, especially since we'll be missing our Big Buzz.
i would love to go but this MCAT deal...
Dingster? F8th?
New kids whose names I don't know offhand?
That's right.Quote:
Originally Posted by Kalidurga
Someone's gotta keep this motley crew on track!! ;)
Sigh. It sounds like fun. I'm still in northern Michigan for a few more days. If anyone gets stranded on Sunday, I'll be driving thru that area on Tues - I'll give you a ride home. The "story" behind any potential strandings will be worth it!Quote:
Originally Posted by Zen
Have a great time!
Martha
Well???????
It was good. But that first day is going to be a killer. We did 26 miles loaded (well, Zen was half loaded) and it was work. 60 miles will be a challenge. Zen's thinking of starting a day earlier and splitting that first day into two more manageable days, but we don't have that option since there aren't any motels between Cumberland and Little Orleans.Quote:
Originally Posted by 7rider
But it was a nice ride, and I think the Xtracycle will be ok. It's not as comfortable as my commuting bike, but I don't want to have to get a front rack and panniers, so I'll make it work.
Hope you're having a nice time in Connecticut.
Holy Moley, that's hard work when you're loaded. I started drinking at 6 AM:p
On that home stretch I could feel a cramp coming on. I get cramp alerts like people with migranes get auras. I stopped for those ClifBloks and managed to stave it off. I got home around 5 and got my first paralyzing cramp at 9, another at 10.
I don't think I drank enough, guess I'll have to get a bigger camelbak.
What size is you guizes?
I think I'll need to buy a case of Bloks, too :o
I have the Camelback Dream (though I wish they'd had this nice subdued grey color when I bought mine :rolleyes: ). It holds 72oz, or 2 liters, which is a lotta water. I don't think I've ever emptied it.
I hope you're feeling better today, Zen!
http://media.rei.com/media/923404.jpg
Front and back? How much do you plan on packing?? Hmmmm...methinks I need to evaluate how much stuff those Ortleibs can carry. I was thinking of adding a trunk rack and with my Daystar Camelback, I think I'd have plenty of hauling capacity.Quote:
Originally Posted by divingbiker
I'm thinking we may have to add bananas to our moring b'fast shopping jaunt however....
Was nice. The one day we had to do a long ride, however, it rained. :(Quote:
Originally Posted by divingbiker
Now...breakfast and on the road for MD.
Zen, I've got the same Camelback as Regina, I think. Looks the same anyway, and I know it's 70-72 oz.Quote:
Originally Posted by 7rider
Regina, remember that I have to take food along, too, because I'm not likely to find vegan food along the trail. I'll have to do a real trial run packing and see if the panniers and trunk bag and handlebar bag will be enough. If so, I may take the Glorius.
And bananas are a good idea.
And you have to take peach jam. That's stuff's awesome. I had it for breakfast on walnut bread. Thanks again, Janice! :D
And I looked at the Camelbak site just now. They make reservoirs from 28oz all the way up to 100 oz (3 liters). Since there are so many places you can re-fill once you make it to Little Orleans, I'd think a 2 liter would get you through each day. The Dream might be good if you're not used to having something on your back, since it's basically just a reservoir with a couple of small pockets. Janice, isn't that what you were using yesterday? It looked just like mine, aside from the different color.
Glad you like the jam!
I'm feeling better now. I just looked, and the first day is 44 miles, not 60. The second and third days are around 40 miles, and the last two are shorter. So I think I can do this after all.
Your REI link shows that at $50.Quote:
Originally Posted by Kalidurga
Price Point has it for $35 (+5 for shipping).
This cramp is only in my left quad, the side I clip in on :confused:
Well, I wasn't suggesting you buy it at REI, they just had the best description and photo :rolleyes:Quote:
Originally Posted by Zen
I didn't notice yesterday, did you do any stretching during yesterday's ride? I remember that you stretched at one point during the ride we did from Brunswick to Antietam Creek, did that help to loosen things up mid-ride? I wonder if applying an analgesic would also help. I often get cramps in the sartorius on my left leg just next to the knee, and I find that either Biofreeze or Merry Hempsters Cool Muscle Rub (I get that at Common Market) helps a lot.
Stretching would no doubt help, I've been having such tightness in the hip flexors I rarely stretch the rectus femoris.
i think my problem is about 70% physiological though, because of potassium loss in diuretic use :(
One more reason for those bananas...
...or seasoned roasted taters.
I ordered a Dream but now I'm looking at the FlashFlo :rolleyes:
And I secured my early transportation last night :o
The FlashFlo doesn't look much different than what you used on Sunday, and it's only 45 ounces.Quote:
Originally Posted by Zen
Grrr
So you're going to camp solo that first night?Quote:
Originally Posted by Zen
Me, my harmonica, and pepper spray :D
why not an accordian?
I'm going to drive from Cumberland to Oldtown to meet everyone for the ride through PawPaw Tunnel. If you camp at Pigmans Ferry, Potomac Forks, or Town Creek, I could swing by your camp to wait with you for the rest of the guize.
If it were me, I'd talk DB into strapping the accordian to her skateboard.
Not sure the Xtracycle is going to make the cut. I'm thinking now that I'll take the Glorius with the red panniers and a big trunk bag. It's much more comfortable, and I'm sure I can go faster on it than I can on the Xtracycle. Zen will have to haul her own accordion.Quote:
Originally Posted by Kalidurga
Dang!
That means no blender! :(