okay, let's see if I can answer everyone's questions - I was out
talking to a guy who does long distance trips more or less for a
living, I spose. Very enlightening (and yummy, there was food as well!)
sobriquet said:How heavy is your tent?
Please post pictures when you have found a way to get your tent on that
beast.
It does look very nice.
What kind of pack is that on the back?
And how do you get it on there?
The pack on the back is just a seatpost rack from canadian tire, made
by schwinn, and then a cheapo rack pack from the same place strapped on
top.
The tent is a few pounds, it's a two man tent and is fairly light.
Right now, assuming I don't get annoyed with weight and go the tarp
route, I'm going to be putting it underneath the front rack, which I'm
gonna go buy today.
mornish said:
does it have a brake?
nope, but the mounts are there and I got the wheel machined so the
option is there. The plan currently is to do some highway riding, and
see if I can handle the downhills comfortably. I'm thinking a brake may
be in my future however.
Ricky W said:
I love the hair but i love the uni way more
I feel the same way.
steveyo said:
Nice cycle. I once rode a Stockton 36er, and liked it. You're
psyched!
Newfoundland isn't a big enough ride for you? You hafta go all the way
to NS? Why not ride from St. Johns to Gros Morne (it's very lovely),
then down to Port aux Basques?
Of course, if you do NS, you have to check the Bay of Fundy, right?
Make sure you camp near the ocean, as the tide changes are
unbelievable.
I'm doing this ride in perhaps the worst way possible, which is with a
time limit. Right now I've got a couch reserved at a friend's house in
halifax, and I'm going to be riding from n.s. to halifax to catch some
of the buskers' festival. That's sort of the secondary reason for the
ride, aside from the ride itself.
manon1wheel said:
By they way, how tall are you?[image: images/smilies/tongue.gif]
I'm only 5'9" or so, but when the picture was taken my mom didn't want
to come down into the wet driveway without shoes 😄
joemarshall said:
.. a lot of useful advice heere
Thanks for the heads up about the pedals. I'm going stocking up on
repair toosl today as I just got the storage space on yesterday. I
intend to carry gear while I'm training to be used to the weight
somewhat.
The plan right now is to carry water on my back and nothing else, as
past that the weight makes my lower back start to hurt. The handling of
the unicycle is not so important as the hills, although I am likely
going to want some 150s after the damn thing is fully packed. I intend
to test this out early to avoid headache.
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