For me it's psychological. It's important for me to know that I have more gears, even if I don't use them. I rarely use the granny gear, but it's just nice to know it's there. I was fine, physically, on Skyline Drive over two days with my compact, but I spent alot of my energy on worrying that I would need another gear or two. Therefore, I will be taking my triple bike to this event. Everyone is different in terms of fitness and psychology, so go with what works for you.
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05-18-2010, 11:41 AM #1
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05-18-2010, 12:12 PM #2
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You're absolutely right, and I'm continuing to weigh the psychological element of all this. The scientist in me often defaults to the empirical data (gear inches) and ignores the feelings (what will make me happy?), sometimes to a fault.
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05-18-2010, 12:30 PM #3
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How big a tour is it in terms of number of people? On Cycle Queensland we were looking at about 1500 people all up. That's a LOT of tents to go searching in for yours if you get up for a walk in the middle of the night!
My "must bring" was a small set of personal fairy lights (the ones powered by two AA batteries) which I pegged onto my tent with clothespegs. This made it really easy to find our tent. Until the next year when half a dozen other people did the same!
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05-18-2010, 02:02 PM #4
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OMG, that's brilliant! I love it! Originally Posted by pinkbikes
My "must bring" was a small set of personal fairy lights (the ones powered by two AA batteries) which I pegged onto my tent with clothespegs. This made it really easy to find our tent. Until the next year when half a dozen other people did the same!
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