Comments on: What I learned on my recent road trip http://eatsleepride.com/blog/2009/07/28/what-i-learned-on-my-recent-road-trip/ motorcycles are very addictive Mon, 12 Jul 2010 05:48:53 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9 hourly 1 By: Ezine Articles http://eatsleepride.com/blog/2009/07/28/what-i-learned-on-my-recent-road-trip/comment-page-1/#comment-354 Ezine Articles Thu, 10 Dec 2009 18:42:26 +0000 http://eatsleepride.com/blog/2009/07/28/what-i-learned-on-my-recent-road-trip/#comment-354 We are a group of volunteers and starting a new initiative in a community. Your blog provided us valuable information to work on.You have done a marvellous job! We are a group of volunteers and starting a new initiative in a community. Your blog provided us valuable information to work on.You have done a marvellous job!

]]> By: Alex http://eatsleepride.com/blog/2009/07/28/what-i-learned-on-my-recent-road-trip/comment-page-1/#comment-11 Alex Tue, 28 Jul 2009 22:45:35 +0000 http://eatsleepride.com/blog/2009/07/28/what-i-learned-on-my-recent-road-trip/#comment-11 On no account would I advocate ever leaving rain gear - my Joe Rocket jacket is goretex (or their equivalent) and waterproof as it is. The matching pants have a waterproof liner which is always in the jacket back pocket. I do however often leave behind all season gloves in favor or either a summer glove or my alpine stars GP. I've found that using a prophylactic glove for waterproofing and the heated grips can take me comfortably down to about 5-10C (about 40F I think). Anything colder and I'd want to use a heavier glove for sure. On this trip, while i had my GP gauntlets, I rode in summer gloves the whole time, even in the small amount of rain. The grips were however on. On no account would I advocate ever leaving rain gear – my Joe Rocket jacket is goretex (or their equivalent) and waterproof as it is. The matching pants have a waterproof liner which is always in the jacket back pocket.

I do however often leave behind all season gloves in favor or either a summer glove or my alpine stars GP. I’ve found that using a prophylactic glove for waterproofing and the heated grips can take me comfortably down to about 5-10C (about 40F I think). Anything colder and I’d want to use a heavier glove for sure. On this trip, while i had my GP gauntlets, I rode in summer gloves the whole time, even in the small amount of rain. The grips were however on.

]]> By: Alex http://eatsleepride.com/blog/2009/07/28/what-i-learned-on-my-recent-road-trip/comment-page-1/#comment-10 Alex Tue, 28 Jul 2009 22:39:14 +0000 http://eatsleepride.com/blog/2009/07/28/what-i-learned-on-my-recent-road-trip/#comment-10 We didn't actually ride the Blue Ridge. You may laugh but until I got down there, I'd never really heard of it. I tend to assume anything with the word parkway in it is some sort of "as fast as you can get there" road and light on the turns and the scenery, but I now understand this is somewhat different. I fully intend to return and would head down this road next time. In my defense, I did meet one rider down there who told me it took him 4 days to do the 600 or so miles, mainly as it was very trafficked. We didn’t actually ride the Blue Ridge. You may laugh but until I got down there, I’d never really heard of it. I tend to assume anything with the word parkway in it is some sort of “as fast as you can get there” road and light on the turns and the scenery, but I now understand this is somewhat different. I fully intend to return and would head down this road next time.

In my defense, I did meet one rider down there who told me it took him 4 days to do the 600 or so miles, mainly as it was very trafficked.

]]> By: Stacy http://eatsleepride.com/blog/2009/07/28/what-i-learned-on-my-recent-road-trip/comment-page-1/#comment-9 Stacy Tue, 28 Jul 2009 17:25:12 +0000 http://eatsleepride.com/blog/2009/07/28/what-i-learned-on-my-recent-road-trip/#comment-9 I have the opposite problem -- my load always seems to expand while on the road. I've found that I shouldn't leave home with my luggage stuffed completely full, so I'll have a little room left over for touristy things like t-shirts or trinkets that I'll pick up along the way. I think you can get away with not packing off-season gloves or rain gear, but it's always burned me. At least for me, the misery factor is very high when I guess wrong. I have the opposite problem — my load always seems to expand while on the road. I’ve found that I shouldn’t leave home with my luggage stuffed completely full, so I’ll have a little room left over for touristy things like t-shirts or trinkets that I’ll pick up along the way.

I think you can get away with not packing off-season gloves or rain gear, but it’s always burned me. At least for me, the misery factor is very high when I guess wrong.

]]> By: Mark Wisecarver http://eatsleepride.com/blog/2009/07/28/what-i-learned-on-my-recent-road-trip/comment-page-1/#comment-8 Mark Wisecarver Tue, 28 Jul 2009 14:22:32 +0000 http://eatsleepride.com/blog/2009/07/28/what-i-learned-on-my-recent-road-trip/#comment-8 Enjoyed following along, thanks for all the updates. I grew up in Detroit (1961), have biked all over the U.S. and Canada... Now live in Tennessee and was surprised you didn't mention the Blue Ridge Parkway. Did you? It is by far my favorite "sport" ride in the U.S. and Canada. Awesome ride. All the best, Mark Enjoyed following along, thanks for all the updates.
I grew up in Detroit (1961), have biked all over the U.S. and Canada…
Now live in Tennessee and was surprised you didn’t mention the Blue Ridge Parkway. Did you?
It is by far my favorite “sport” ride in the U.S. and Canada. Awesome ride.
All the best,
Mark

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