06-28-2004, 10:25 PM
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#208 (permalink)
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On Mon, 28 Jun 2004 12:56:54 GMT, "Per Löwdin" <Perlowdin@hotmail.com>
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>> Yesterday was my first time (now that she's outgrown the t-b)
>> pulling a BOB. It was quite a bit of fun. I rode some of the same trails
>that
>> I rode last week with no load, and did about as well. The BOB is looking a
>> little worse for the wear, it got smashed a bit on rocks and trees.
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>Last year we toured in Colorado, looking for singletrack
>http://www.lowdin.nu/MTB/Colorado/Singletrack.htm, using BOBs, a lot of the
>Americans adviced us to go off-road, or going back roads with them, but we
>never did that seriously, as we felt it would not be any fun with a fully
>loaded BOB with tent, stove, and all the rest. Feel that on 4WD or dirt
>roads it may be OK, but off road would be far too strenuous, at least with
>all the gear we had, simply not any fun. We met some guys who were touring
>backroads with BOBs in Frisco and they had a good time, however they had
>much less luggage to pull than us and did not do singletrack. For serious
>singletrack I don´t think it would work. Come to a step or a drop or a rock
>garden and you would have to unhinge the BOB, lift, carry, push, pull, etc.
>Why bother: better camp, take the BOB off and ride without it.
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>Per
>http://lowdin.nu
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Michael J. Klein mklein@mousepotato.com
Dasi Jen, Taoyuan Hsien, Taiwan, ROC
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